Boojum moon
“In the dark was a boojum, you see,” to paraphrase Lewis Carroll.
The javelinas, bats, and skunks get to see it like this all the time. But before last friday night, I’d never seen a boojum in the moonlight.
Turns out waxing gibbous is a good look for the strange tree.
(Boojum, Fouquieria columnaris, or cirio in Spanish, “candle”. Photo A.Shock, Boyce Thompson Arboretum)
Looking at the moon Friday night, I could not help being envious of you in paradise, out stalking in the night. I’m a fan of the boojum and it’s magnificence shines in this photo – nice job!