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Forbidden Fruits of the Desert



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Aren't these Monarch caterpilars the coolest thing ever?



I picked up this pod on my first desert walk in November last year.   It was as light as a feather.   Riyadh had just had the first rains in many months.   The wadi was green with new growth, and  the air was clean and fresh.   The light was just perfect.


When fishes flew... The Arabian Desert was once ocean
http://www.poetseers.org/the-great-poets/misc-2/when-fishes-flew/ 
 Signs of running water




Time.

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