Jumpin’ Dusky Desert Chollas 30x40 inches still life We always buy a permit

We always buy a permit to do this

This bluff is in our Michigan house’s backyard

” Do you ever write down your own dreams so you won’t forget them

Little paper-like pedals blowing around in the wind—very soothing

This is a tiny painting of my tiny studio in Arizona

Jumpin’ Dusky Desert Chollas 30x40 inches still life We always buy a permitThese pretty cacti look like theyre soft and fluffy and people have given them the nickname, Teddy Bear cactus. But, they're proper name is Jumping Cholla because if you touch one its thorns will jump onto you. Once the sticky thorns enter your skin they're very difficult to remove. If you try to use your fingers to remove them the spikes will jump into them and continue to prick you. So, some people carry a small toothed comb with them while hiking