One Tree, One Plant

Photos from my retro photo album titled: Cave Creek, April 2008 Above is a photo of what used to be my favorite tree before it got washed away by a flash flood. It was an American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.), and it was always beautiful no matter what season. I would visit it when I would hikeContinue reading “One Tree, One Plant”

The Wonderful World of Succulents part 3

One of my pandemic pastimes has been learning about succulents. I started with cacti and now I have moved on to succulents (to be clear, all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti). All succulents are defined as water-storing plants, for the word “succulent” comes from Latin word “sucus,” meaning juice or sap.Continue reading “The Wonderful World of Succulents part 3”

The Wonderful World of Succulents part 2

One of my pandemic pastimes has been learning about succulents. I started with cacti and now I have moved on to succulents (to be clear, all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti). All succulents are defined as water-storing plants, for the word “succulent” comes from Latin word “sucus,” meaning juice or sap.Continue reading “The Wonderful World of Succulents part 2”

The Wonderful World of Succulents

One of my pandemic pastimes has been learning about succulents. I started with cacti and now I have moved on to succulents (to be clear, all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti). All succulents are defined as water-storing plants, for the word “succulent” comes from Latin word “sucus,” meaning juice or sap.Continue reading “The Wonderful World of Succulents”