Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Complicated Intersection

I find giant saguaros fascinating. Lately I've been taking photos of the details of these huge plants.

Here is a complicated intersection of a main trunk and an arm. Apparently the weight of the appendage has caused stress on the main trunk as shown by the wrinkles below the join. The joint itself is scarred and toughened, maybe from from drought or wind damage. There are scars on the surface of the plant. The spines have been abraded away by storms or age or frost.

This tall sentinel of the desert has seen decades come and go. Wind, weather, humans, insects, birds, snow -- much has passed by its strong arms and sturdy trunk.

Saguaros stand like oaks in the desert. Strong, persistent, pointing to the heavens, saguaros command attention, even with their complicated intersections that invite our contemplation of nature's ways.

Copyright 2012
Wanda Hayes Eichler

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