Hobo Jungle

[webenda]

Pete,

Ya-got the greenest beer cooler in the world.

[webenda]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

And you have a hoot of a good time yourself there, pardner, and all those you love. May you be blessed w/ good times, good health, and great happiness in the coming year, Wayne. It's nice to have met you.

[rogruth]

Wayne,

Is that frost?
I remember being told when I visited the Phoenix area 20+ years ago that it did not freeze where saguaros grew.I know that frost can happen without freezing but is that saguaro/freeze stuff true?

[webenda]

Not frost, it is snow. The saguaro/freeze stuff is a True-Lie.

Cold weather and frost can kill the saguaro. (True.) That is why they do not grow above 4,000 feet. Saying it does not freeze where saguaros grow would be a lie for it does freeze in the lower desert. In that case the great, mostly aqueous bulk of larger plants protects them from temperature extremes. Heat absorbed through the surface during the day is stored in the mass of interior tissue, resulting in a fairly small temperature rise that doesn't reach a lethal level. The heat is slowly radiated and conducted back into the air during the cooler night. The same thermal inertia usually keeps the tissues above freezing on cold winter nights.

The freeze that accompanied the snow in the christmas photo I posted did not kill or damage any large saguaros. It warmed up to about 50 °F that day, the snow melted and the saguaros soaked up the sun's heat to get ready for the next night's freeze.

Reference: http://www.desertmuseum.org/visit/exhib ... ptrail.php
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/onli ... chap6c.htm

[rogruth]

Well.Another old wives/codgers tale shot down.

Looking forward to more info from you.

[hev52]

Well........another Christmas is here again Bo's....................................
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[The Dirt]

Hey Junior, outstanding Christmas card!! It's a definite absolute keeper, and going in my book. Thank you much!

[MartyE]

Merry Christmas my friends!

[Tramp]

Merry Christmas, hobos! Photos to follow. If they will post.

I'm buying a round for all of you. Anything you want. What the h . . . it's Christmas.

I know our pal Dennis is going good. Phone to follow, buddy.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

BTW Wayne, I wished you a "...hoot of a good time..." due to the owl in the cactus - that is an owl, right, in that hole?

[Daisy]

Merry Christmas to all hobos from up Down East!

[Daisy]

And from the inside . . .

[Daisy]

and from the long end of the pool parlor . . .

[The Dirt]

Gorgeous!!

I can't decide which angle I like the best. That one from the billiard room is awesome!