Living Crystals, Part 2

Is subjective delight justification enough for making a metaphorical connection between the disparate realms of botany and minerology? Or must there be some instrumental value?

Living Crystals

Post-Gila journal extract: A meditation on the similarities between plants and crystals.

Desert Staples: Lichen

Look at just about any cliff or boulder around the American Southwest, and you’ll probably see at least one variety of lichen clinging to the surface, adding a splash of psychedelic color.

Desert Staples: Prickly Pear

Like cholla, genus Opuntia is a plant that’s specially-designed to inflict pain.

Desert Staples: Cholla

If you’ve done any bushwhacking around the Southwest, chances are you’ve had at least a couple unhappy collisions with one of the many species of cholla that thrive out here.

Farther Still