David Maynard said:
Huh?
Naw, I still cant hear you now. For some reason I don’t get good reception anymore…
Rent a bigger dish!
As many times as I have posted that picture over the years, no one has commented that there are trees growing in front of the dish.
Very interesting tour and great group of photos. Thanks for posting.
We have an SD&AE boxcar on the HO layout:
Plate and brochure:
Cool!
I’m sorry, but to my Colorado eyes these things look really freaking weird!
LOL! They ARE pretty weird, but also very cool.
John the fat ones are no problem, the ones with the fuzzy “heads” are known as Jumping Cactus, brush up against one and they snap and stick to you, somewhere on the internet is some dumb guy that didnt believe it and had about 50 of them all over him, I am taking everyones word that they will attack for no apparent reason and keeping my distance!
Yep, and those particular “jumping cactus” (aka chollas) are called “Teddybear cactus” due to their stubby, fuzzy-looking limbs. But they are far from cuddly! The teddybear chollas are in fact the worst of all. Like all chollas, the spines have microscopic barbs, so they really latch onto you. And the limbs break off from the slightest touch. Each limb is basically a ball of spines, with no way to grab hold of it without getting stuck even worse.
The spines are pretty nasty, and you can see why they are hard to pull out:
If you are lucky enough to pull out a needle, brittle, they can easily break, the burning itch stays with you for too long…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cry.gif)
BTW, I have a couple teddybear chollas in the cactus garden next to our driveway. A few years ago Cris bent down to pick up some trash that had blown into the garden, and ended up with one of those spiny limbs stuck to the top of her forehead!
I have too many of them here, but since they host many critters, I’ve learned to tolerate them, but I don’t let them spread. When I find unattached segments carried in by Javalinas I use needle nose pliers to pick 'em up.
I like them as my fences though!
Here’s my newest video! I really put a lot of work into this one…
This is the first in a short series of documentary videos on the historic, scenic Carrizo Gorge and the San Diego & Arizona Railway line that runs through it. This video explores the northern end of the gorge route.
Here’s the link, in case you can’t get the video to show up on the page:
Coming soon:
“Carrizo Gorge Part 2: The Seven Sisters Trestles”
“Carrizo Gorge Part 3: The Goat Canyon Trestle”
Music for this video provided by:
“Sunrise” by Eric Matyas, courtesy of SoundImage.org
“Inspiring & Uplifting Acoustic” by Den Bass
Licensed through AudioJungle
https://audiojungle.net/item/inspiring-uplifting-acoustic/19383890
Very good Ray. Looking forward to the next one!
Great video, Ray. That is some beautiful landscape. It is so different from what I am used to here in the south that it almost looks like you’re on another planet. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. I can certainly appreciate the time and effort it took to shoot the video and then do such a fantastic job of editing to make a fine movie. Impatiently waiting on the next one (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-smile.gif).
Regarding Jumping Cholla, if you’re in the outback hiking at get snagged by one here’s a very handy tip to get it off of you, keep an Afro style haircomb or large plastic comb with a handle in your kit. You can get the brush side under Cholla and either brush it off or if its on deep using a lever action lift the Cholla up off your clothes or skin.
Ray Dunakin said:
Here’s my newest video! I really put a lot of work into this one…
You’ve outdone yourself. Excellent!