Boojum tree

This photograph by Eliot Porter, entitled Cirio Near Las Tres Virgenes Volcano, Baja California (1966) is from the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I'm in a hurry today, so you'll have to read about the species on your own, at Wikipedia or The University of Arizona Arboretum. (another pic here). You can also go here, and find lots and lots of elsewheres to explore, some of which refer to these famous terminal verses from the eighth fit: "It's a Snark!" was the sound that first…

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Boojum Tree

Boojum trees near Cataviña, December 2012. A bit grainy, I know ... I took this at dusk w/o tripod, but I still think it's a pretty shot.

Mexico’s peninsula state, aptly named Baja (lower) California, is always a delightful destination, but February might be the best time to visit. Amazing birds are seen at any time of the year, as a…

The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona has a huge collection of desert plants. It is a lovely place to visit especially in the cooler parts of the year. Over the past few years, the garden has been improved and beautified. One addition that I noted was that there are now several boojum trees growing in different parts of the garden. Here is a short explanation of these plants. Fouquieria columnaris, the Boojum tree or cirio (American Spanish: [ˈsiɾjo]) is a tree in the ocotillo…

Sculptural cacti #2: A cactus ignoring gravity in Baja California, Mexico.

Boojum Tree (Fouquieria columnaris) in Sonora Desert, Sonora Mexico. April 2017

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