The gray weather of the approaching cold front has left your photos
lacking in contrast. They could do with a little boost.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/14/2015 10:43 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
Yesterday was free entry day at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden, so I
ventured there to give my newly acquired Samyang 28-200mm lens a workout. Very
few of the plants were in flower, but there were a couple of interesting
specimens.
We normally think of aloes as being short plants with thick, narrow
leaves and flowers at the end of long stalks. This one, however, a Quiver Tree
(Aloe dichotoma), native to Namibia and South Africa, is in the form of a small
tree:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/16093371879/
and was in full bloom:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/16091955108/
Nearby there was a nicely arranged plot of succulents but without any
herbarium tags. This one was particularly interesting:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/15657101474/
A cold front was rapidly approaching:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/16092120690/
and I made it back to my pickup just as the rain began to fall.
Next month there should be more plants blooming.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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