Project 365

Vin: It's like a fellow I once knew in El Paso. One day, he just took all his clothes off and jumped in a mess of cactus. I asked him that same question, "Why?"
Calvera: And?
Vin: He said, "It seemed to be a good idea at the time

The Magnificent Seven, The Mirisch Company, 1960

TIME:  4:05 PM
PLACE:  The National Shrine of Our Lady of The Snows
SUBJECT:  Cacti & Flower

I spent my day attending Genealogy seminar held at the Shrine.  On the way out to the highway, I passed this clump of cacti.  It looks like they have been enjoying the heat we’ve been experiencing this summer.

What is this beast, she thought, with muscles on his arms like a bag of snakes? What is this moss on his legs? What prickly plant grows on his cheeks? What is this voice as deep as a dog?

Anne Sexton (1928-1974), U.S. poet. "Rapunzel."

TIME:  3:36 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Cacti

I needed a new water pump for a small fountain that I keep on my porch during the summer months.  DramaQueen accompanied me to Home Depot to search for one.  While we were there, she decided that she NEEDED a cactus for her room.  Why?  I don’t know.  Maybe because it’s a bit prickly, just like she can be sometimes.  Ha!

“I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.”

Morris K. Udall (American Congressman, 1922-1998)

TIME:  8:20 PM
PLACE:  DramaQueen’s bedroom
SUBJECT:  Cactus

This is DQ’s cactus, which she purchased from Home Depot last year and named “Bob” <= why?  I don’t know…because she could I guess.  All that green – the wall, pot, cactus flower and cactus rind – is natural.  So are the shadows.  The one on the left is from a piece of MonkeyBoy’s furniture that is temporarily residing in her room while I’m painting his and the one on the right is from a display case that sits next to the cactus on the top of the bookcase.  I like serendipitous surprises when I take pictures.  I couldn't have colored/lit it that way if I tried.