Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Featured photo.

A desert plant I found on a walk with my brother and dad in Alamogordo a couple years ago.


Remember how when you were in kindergarten and your teacher asked you to describe a picture? Maybe not. I had to describe a bear once.  I said things like it was fuzzy, and lovable and such.  I didn't really understand that it could potentially kill me.  Probably because of my ideal plaid teddy bear that my grandma let me play with.  Anyway, here is my 23-year-old attempt at a photo description 18 or so years later.

There's nothing special about it, it's beautiful.

It has purpose.

It has meaning.

It's got style.

It has eyeliner.

And borders.

It defines itself and its environment.

It could stab me and you.

It's not invisible.

It's not serving Tea.

It doesn't have insomnia.

And it's not in Alaska.

It does say something about its maker though.


2 comments:

Clara said...

That's a great picture. I would borrow it for my desktop background, but I don't want to give up my slideshow of Star Wars screenshots. Then again, the agave is alien-looking enough to blend into the rotation.

Unknown said...

oh yeah! it's a tequila plant! I can send you a bigger one if you like. :)