Saturday, February 22, 2020

Cactus Forests in the Desert

Hello again my imaginary friend,

I got my tablet PC back from the repair shop last night. Took them a week to replace the touchscreen that broke when I dropped the tablet climbing out of the van at one of our campsites. That slowed me down a bit. Now to do some catching up on documenting our journey.

I had poor connectivity when I posted about our visit to the Desert Museum and Saguaro National Park, so no photos were included. Here are a few:



The saguaro can start growing their 'arms' at around 75 years of age, and can survive till about 250. They are as essential to the ecology as trees are in Ontario. Food, water, home, to a variety of animals.



The variety of cactus was amazing, and the wildlife would be too - but much harder to spot in the wild. Maybe it was the season - I think spring was just beginning and many critters were still holed up waiting for warmer temperatures.

We did see a few animals during the trip and I'll highlight some of those another time.

It's good that my first week back at work was four days. I need to adapt...

In anticipation of spring, maybe snow outside still, but some seeds are getting a head start indoors:


stay warm,
j

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