With so many concerns about the direction our society is taking, and with so many concerns about the economy, foreign relations, and upcoming elections, it’s also worthwhile to consider how societies go into decline, fail, and even disappear in many cases. Yes, it’s correct that most of us don’t believe...
KURRAJONG
Where I grew up in Pasadena, our street was lined with stately and aromatic camphor trees, with their oval-shaped leaves that perfumed the air with camphor when you crushed them. The fruits were little globose fleshy fruits about a quarter inch in diameter, with one seed inside. There was one...
PRICKLY PEAR
Growing up in Southern California, we saw various cacti all the time – in people’s yard, in fields, in the deserts, in the mountains. They are everywhere! By far the most common cacti are the prickly pears, the oval flat pads which can grow into huge clumps.