Where from?

[Ani Tefillah]

38 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

I live in the wild west of Arizona. Until last year I lived in the Phoenix area, cactus and tumbleweed. Now I live in the mountains of Arizona. 

Really? How is it to live there? 

[Ani Tefillah]

14 minutes ago, other one said:

Not high ones.   The eastern part of the State has low mountains and the east rolling hills and the Southeast flat planes.   The northern central is/was grasslands before statehood.    So we have a little of it all.  We also have a lot of lakes scattered around.

 

My favorite, where we keep a boat to fish with.

Thank you for the photos, it's stunning! 

[Ani Tefillah]

14 minutes ago, Sower said:

I love fish and one of the first things I taught my kids was to learn was how to fish.
This stuff ain't no fish from the Gulf at Texas coasts. (Norwegian sushi ?)

The Great Lutefisk Misconception

Every Advent we entered the purgatory of lutefisk, a repulsive gelatinous fishlike dish that tasted of soap and gave off an odor that would gag a goat. We did this in honor of Norwegian ancestors, much as if survivors of a famine might celebrate their deliverance by feasting on elm bark. I always felt the cold creeps as Advent approached, knowing that this dread delicacy would be put before me and I'd be told, "Just have a little." Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot.

Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days

https://transplantedbaker.typepad.com/.a/6a011570a57b4b970b0147e0e7cad3970b-800wi

 

It does not seem tasty, I think. We also have something called "Rakfisk", but I have never dared to taste it, as it is kind of "rotten". 😅 

[Ani Tefillah]

15 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

I would say that New Mexico is perhaps the most unusual state I've seen. It's home to the nastiest cacti I've ever encountered: cholla.

Cholla cacti are festooned with fruit pods bristling with thousands of hooked barbs approximately the width of a human hair. Those barbs are coated with a mild phytotoxin which, when one of those wicked barbs bites into the skin, burns like fire.

They're virtually impossible to extract outside of an ER but fortunately, they only burn for a half-hour or so. 

I've never heard of a cholla cacti 🌵 before, and I assure you that you will not find one in Norway 🇳🇴. 

[Marathoner]

30 minutes ago, MonicaWife said:

I've never heard of a cholla cacti 🌵 before, and I assure you that you will not find one in Norway 🇳🇴. 

There's different kinds of cholla. The one I'm thinking about is known as tree cholla, which grows all over the geographical region called the Estancia Valley. That runs from the Manzano mountains in the center of New Mexico all the way east to Texas. They also grow in the Manzanos. 

There's a peak in the Manzanos where you can look east all the way to Texas. There's another peak facing west where you can look down on the Isleta Pueblo and the city of Albuquerque. Very breathtaking view. I've watched thunderstorms from hundreds of miles away up there.

[Marathoner]

1 hour ago, Sower said:

I love fish and one of the first things I taught my kids was to learn was how to fish.
This stuff ain't no fish from the Gulf at Texas coasts. (Norwegian sushi ?)

The Great Lutefisk Misconception

Every Advent we entered the purgatory of lutefisk, a repulsive gelatinous fishlike dish that tasted of soap and gave off an odor that would gag a goat. We did this in honor of Norwegian ancestors, much as if survivors of a famine might celebrate their deliverance by feasting on elm bark. I always felt the cold creeps as Advent approached, knowing that this dread delicacy would be put before me and I'd be told, "Just have a little." Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot.

Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days

https://transplantedbaker.typepad.com/.a/6a011570a57b4b970b0147e0e7cad3970b-800wi

 

Lol! Why do folks think I started a topic in the Humor forum about my tastes in food? 

Take gefilte fish, for instance. Love it! I had sashimi for the first time as little kid in Okinawa, and I've been "hooked" on fish ever since. 

Escargot? Yummy. Gimme some with melted butter. 

I draw the line where balut and century eggs are concerned. If Marathoner won't eat it, that says something, boy howdy!

[ayin jade]

1 hour ago, Marathoner said:

I'll never forget the time I spent along the highway through the Saguaro forest area. Pretty lonely out there, I loved it. 

What I remember most about Phoenix: the hottest city I've passed through. Like a microwave!

I lived through 123 degrees and in an act of defiance, I opted to take a short walk (very short) one time when it was 120.

[ayin jade]

1 hour ago, Marathoner said:

I would say that New Mexico is perhaps the most unusual state I've seen. It's home to the nastiest cacti I've ever encountered: cholla.

Cholla cacti are festooned with fruit pods bristling with thousands of hooked barbs approximately the width of a human hair. Those barbs are coated with a mild phytotoxin which, when one of those wicked barbs bites into the skin, burns like fire.

They're virtually impossible to extract outside of an ER but fortunately, they only burn for a half-hour or so. 

We have cholla too. My husband is a cholla magnet. Tweezers are an essential tool in our car. 

[ayin jade]

1 hour ago, MonicaWife said:

Really? How is it to live there? 

Its beautiful, and wild. Wide open spaces. Dramatic thunderstorms. Gorgeous spring flowers. Folks from around the world come here to see the spring blooms. 

[Marathoner]

5 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

We have cholla too. My husband is a cholla magnet. Tweezers are an essential tool in our car. 

I was only skewered once. Once was enough. Ooooooooooo, it smarts! 

Here's what freaked me out, sister:

Goats eat cholla, barbs and all.