Very, very pretty. Echino = spiny? The word "echinoderm" keeps coming to mind, for some reason--spiny-skinned?
The cactus itself looks like the model for the geodesic dome we have in Vancouver. It's a science centre and theatre inside that shoes those special movied screened in the round, and I can't for the life of me think what they're called right now?
Today is David's 65th birthday. I took him out for dinner and I had a dry, alcoholic cider. The first drink I've had, probably in years (oh wait, I had Bailey's Irish Cream at Christmas). Anyway, I think I'm about to fall fast asleep...hee!
Good etymology! Barrel cacti used to all be classified echinocactus. But they've decided most were a little different from the original ones described, so they became Ferocacti, ferocious-thistles literally.
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The cactus itself looks like the model for the geodesic dome we have in Vancouver. It's a science centre and theatre inside that shoes those special movied screened in the round, and I can't for the life of me think what they're called right now?
Today is David's 65th birthday. I took him out for dinner and I had a dry, alcoholic cider. The first drink I've had, probably in years (oh wait, I had Bailey's Irish Cream at Christmas). Anyway, I think I'm about to fall fast asleep...hee!
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Hard cider is good! I hope David enjoyed his day.