Friday, January 06, 2006

The more you know...

















The Joshua Tree:
-Found primarily in the Mohave Desert (Southern Cali!)- endemic to this region
-Member of the LILY family!
-Leaves made into Sandals and baskets by natives
-Flower buds and seeds as food- raw or roasted... very healthy!!
-Named by mormons after Joshua the prophet "limbs outstretched in supplication, guiding the travelers westward..."
-no growth rings.
-B E A Utiful to look at

2 Comments:

At 3:36 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

- Released in 1987, it topped the Billboard album chart for nine weeks, spending 58 weeks in the Top 40.
- Earned a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
- Two of its singles ("With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For") reached Number 1 on the Billboard Top 100.

 
At 2:52 PM, Blogger jana said...

Melissa!! I agree- they have that ability to bring on heaps of memories!

 

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