Always surprises me how I am tempting to touch one of these even though I know how incredibly sharp the needles are. The points are so fine as to almost appear pine needles (and not so painful).
Wicked looking spikes. We have some small cacti growing wild at the end of our property — not somewhere you want to be walking around in flip-flops as I have discovered.
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Always surprises me how I am tempting to touch one of these even though I know how incredibly sharp the needles are. The points are so fine as to almost appear pine needles (and not so painful).
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Yes, they can be deceiving, but are as sharp as razor blades.
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You said it–beauty masking pain–
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So often the case!
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They sure know how to protect themselves! 🙂
My grandmother used to grow them as a hobby.
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Yes, cacti don’t mess around.
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Wicked looking spikes. We have some small cacti growing wild at the end of our property — not somewhere you want to be walking around in flip-flops as I have discovered.
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Yes, they are well armored and waiting to find unsuspecting fingers or toes.
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You can look but you better not touch.
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Amen to that!
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Well done! I was “ouch-ing”, just to look at it!
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I’m glad you got the point!
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Haha–yep 🙂
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Wonderful post for the daily prompt!
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It was the first thing that came to mind!
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