Lonesome Saguaro
by Robert Bales
Title
Lonesome Saguaro
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
While spending a little time in the Sonora desert I found this beautiful lonesome Saguaro .
The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti.
The skin is smooth and waxy, the trunk and stems have stout, 2-inch spines clustered on their ribs. When water is absorbed , the outer pulp of the Saguaro can expand like an accordion, increasing the diameter of the stem and, in this way, can increase its weight by up to a ton
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December 3rd, 2015
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Thanks for sharing this popular beauty! Congratulations! Your wonderful work has been featured on the home page of the Over 3000 Views group. Please make it available for future viewing by posting your feature in the Featured Images Archive discussion thread and any other appropriate discussion threads-- ie sales of your group images etc.
Robert Bales replied:
So sorry I missed this one, Barbie!! Thanks for the nice feature, congrats, invite, comments, and promotion!!
Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks don for the nice feature, congrats, invitation, LTw and the nice promotion!!