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Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

A hot October afternoon on October 27th, 2007 at the Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Saguaro cacti and high-voltage power lines.
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The branch of a bush that provided us with some shade.
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Fences made from local building materials.
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Hill and cacti.
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At the right time of the day this probably provides some good shade. Now the fence is in the shade.
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Corral.
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Mesquite Corral This corral is typical of those built by desert ranchers to contain their livestock. Corrals in this area were generally made of mesquite timbers. Mesquite was also used in other new ways after the Spanish arrived. Its wood was used for wheels, millstone fittings, handles on new metal tools, and even for saddles.
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Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica). Wax for food and industry.
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Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica).
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Prickly Pear.
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Sign for the Prickly Pear.
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Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla).
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Saguaro.
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Description of the living spaces offered by a Saguaro cactus.
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Soaptree yucca.
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Some of the rare shade.
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