Senecio Rowleyanus, aka String of Pearls

String of pearls is a popular senecio variety that people like to add to their succulent collection. They really do look like a string of pearls, or, as my friend, John Gulley saw them, a string of English peas. Sometimes called string of beads, all these names fit...

Christmas in Muleshoe

We had a nighttime Christmas parade this year, all bright and twinkly. Several floats and lots of tractors were all decked out in lights of many colors. A parade is just not a parade without horses, and we had several riders who braved the darkness, but it was kind of...

A Bright Spot for Winter

This cactus bloomed September 9th, and I will admit it, I can’t identify it right now. It wasn’t marked when I bought it, and rather than mis-identify it, I will leave it unmarked. But I thought it would be a nice spot of color, considering the current dead grass, the...

Christmas in the Country Concert

I was invited to attend Muleshoe’s Trinity Church’s Christmas in the Country concert on December 3rd, and I am so glad I went. For the past 16 years this concert has become a Christmas tradition at the church, a way to celebrate the coming of Christ and raise money...

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