Scared the poo out of me
Sep 17, 2023 16:51:58 #
Sep 17, 2023 17:04:24 #
Sep 17, 2023 17:22:10 #
That stick has its mouth open and all three eyes are looking at you. lol
Sep 17, 2023 17:27:28 #
Saguaro cactus “bones”. I’ve seen them while hiking behind Apache Junction. I seem to remember that people have used them for hiking poles, but where I was hiking you were not supposed to pick them up.
Sep 17, 2023 17:28:12 #
Sep 17, 2023 17:29:38 #
Mike D. wrote:
That stick has its mouth open and all three eyes are looking at you. lol
It doesn't look quite as intimidating in the photo but it must have taken me three seconds to come down again
Sep 17, 2023 17:32:05 #
Day.Old.Pizza wrote:
Saguaro cactus “bones”. I’ve seen them while hiking behind Apache Junction. I seem to remember that people have used them for hiking poles, but where I was hiking you were not supposed to pick them up.
Thanks for looking and commenting Pat. Actually this is a Cholla cactus skeleton. Saguaro ribs are solid and often used as walking sticks.
Sep 17, 2023 17:48:27 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
It doesn't look quite as intimidating in the photo but it must have taken me three seconds to come down again
The adrenaline dump from that fight or flight response gets us older folks all excited.
Sep 17, 2023 18:19:54 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Thanks for looking and commenting Pat. Actually this is a Cholla cactus skeleton. Saguaro ribs are solid and often used as walking sticks.
I stand corrected. I knew that but had them reversed. I have learned (personal experience) to stay away from a chola cactus or any parts of one that happen to be paying around on the ground.
Sep 17, 2023 19:36:53 #
Sep 17, 2023 19:44:30 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
At first glance I thought I almost stepped on a Rattlesnake
I’m laughing. I can imagine the feeling.
Sep 17, 2023 20:10:45 #
kpmac wrote:
That probably would have gotten me, too. I hate snakes.
Thanks Ken
Sep 17, 2023 20:11:15 #
Bluefish wrote:
I’m laughing. I can imagine the feeling.
Not a good one but I got over it once I came down
Sep 17, 2023 20:59:03 #
MosheR
Loc: New York City
Curmudgeon wrote:
At first glance I thought I almost stepped on a Rattlesnake
Maybe it was a snake, and Moses turned it back into a stick.
Sep 17, 2023 22:09:59 #
MosheR wrote:
Maybe it was a snake, and Moses turned it back into a stick.
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