This cactus came from the King Ranch in South Texas...it was only about 2 years old when this was taken...It's about 8 years old now and is huge...The stems or paddles that are quite small here in this photo are now as large as dessert plates at least 6 inches across...and it is covered in a mass of blooms when it is time for it to bloom...It is an amazing site to see...This year, I am going to divide it and put it into a couple more places on the property. This post was edited by ruthieg__tx on Sat, Dec 7, 13 at 10:20

Going through some of my very old photos, and this was one of the few I'd forgotten. This dachshund was quite a character; exhibiting a typical dachshund's idea of fun.

Beautiful pictures, as usual. :) Dawn, those trees look like they are wearing hairnets! So perfectly shaped. The Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

That's a female you can see some of the red seeds that come from the inside and fall to the ground and make baby sago palms. Extremely poisonous plant by the way will kill a dog with in minutes if they chew on it. I have a huge one I really want to get rid of to close to the driveway.