tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post7705674456965431347..comments2024-03-28T10:06:01.257-07:00Comments on Oddball Observations : A PRICKLY PRESENCECatalysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-81089623109726725652015-09-06T02:03:39.494-07:002015-09-06T02:03:39.494-07:00Nice photos.Nice photos.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353373844105134032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-28753444602636751812015-09-05T15:12:41.375-07:002015-09-05T15:12:41.375-07:00Ranchers planted patches of those in tight formati...Ranchers planted patches of those in tight formation to create a kind of cattle fence. We still see them in evidence. They look very nasty!Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-72492446330796016462015-09-05T14:11:36.872-07:002015-09-05T14:11:36.872-07:00I remember touring Frank Lloyd Wright's estate...I remember touring Frank Lloyd Wright's estate in Scottsdale and when we were outside the guide told us to stay on the path because everything we'd encounter, plants and animals, were armed.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-62646903571898831582015-09-05T14:07:50.217-07:002015-09-05T14:07:50.217-07:00You don't have to preach to this choir-member!...You don't have to preach to this choir-member! I fell butt-first into a potted one at my grandma's house when I was a toddler. It's my earliest memory.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-44980510762127148632015-09-05T13:37:51.134-07:002015-09-05T13:37:51.134-07:00I would not want the job of "needle removal&q...I would not want the job of "needle removal"joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-27489834329388966142015-09-05T11:57:00.189-07:002015-09-05T11:57:00.189-07:00I've also heard them referred to as 'pan c...I've also heard them referred to as 'pan cactus' since they are usually friend in a pan. I've seen them for sale at some local grocery. De-spiked. There is a wonderful foodie movie, 'Tortilla Soup', that shows them being expertly cooked. LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952752325170210470noreply@blogger.com