Space Aliens in Tucson

When friend Debbie is here, she packs up my walker,
 tosses it in her electric car and we go on walk about. 

While we check out all the great things to do in Tucson,

there is always shopping, lots of shopping and eating.

Tucson is a foodie town and has fabulous restaurants.

We are working our way through them one great dish at a time.

Or many great dishes at a time ?

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While we are out and about, I always keep my eyes open for 

Space Aliens that have visited Tucson eons ago and left their mark.

What you outsiders think are just cactus... well I know better !

Just check these little space cuties out !

I like all their alien space names better than their plain
 English names.

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Spruce Cone

or Opuntia Papyracantha
Better right ?

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 Red Barrel 

or Ferocactus Gracilis
So exciting.

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 Lady Slipper

or Pedilanthus Macrocaepus

Best name ever.

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 I know this is an Agava but this one is a very hard to find and I have no idea 

what it's space name is.

Bummer.

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Barrel Cactus

or Ferocactus Wislizeni
Ack,  fabulous name !

This barrel has a lovely growth of smaller barrels growing off to one side.

Aliens, Space Aliens !
(Twilight Zone music )

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Here is your mid-week pretty.

John from the blog Going Gently, is always talking about Scotch Eggs.

I haven't had one since I was in the UK about what seems like 500 years ago.

There is a English Pub not to far from where I live.

This is how they serve their Scotch Eggs when we had dinner there.

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They were very tasty.

Beer optional.
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alien. . . parsnip

music. . . Good,  Ezra