The Bristlecone Pine realizes that it arrived late in an aging civilization. This may well be the most disquieting trait of this disquieting plant, and the one most disturbingly seductive to a contemporary soul.
More on the beauty of nature at horticultural horror and ugly plants.
The picture makes me think of Philemon and Baucis.
You haunt me with beautiful words. I had to blog Jahsonic.
Thanks so much for your write-up on Jahsonic.
Jan