Ever since traveling through a CA desert in the spring and seeing it bloom, I have wanted to live in the desert. It's beautiful.
The desert that is quite an unusual place to stay living conditions is very hostile.
I was also influenced in my interest by Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitude" and Louis L'Amour's "Haunted Mesa." The made the desert sound romantic.
I can understand the inspiration but the temperature and the weather can be a big deal.
Yes, I'm sure it's all a challenge. Have you traveled to any desert areas or lived in them?
Never lived there and once when me and my husband went on vacation we was going to tour a desert but there was a downpour alert and those can cause flash floods so we never made it.
I keep cactus as a memory of my interest in the desert.  The blooms certainly do not disappoint!
drought. Many live in extremely dry environments, even being found in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth. Cacti show many adaptations to conserve water. Almost all cacti are succulents, meaning they have thickened, fleshy parts adapted to store water. Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti where this vital process takes place. Most species of cacti have lost true leaves, retaining only spines, which are highly modified leaves. As well as defending against herbivores, spines help
why I was being held and interrogated in this manner", he added. He said the fact that Irish people are still being treated this way on their way to Britain is very "saddening". "I had hoped to deal with this matter out of the public domain. But seeing as it has become a news item, I feel the need to offer my side of the story. I found the whole affair quite frightening."
Memorable events "Desert Island Discs".
In June 2007, Moore was a