Cacti on the Move

Reach out into space. It'll hold you up, if you let it.

Crawl out of and into improbable places. Bask. Repeat.

These prickly pics were taken in the Cactus Garden on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The garden, full of unexpectedly personable creatures, was designed by César Manrique, an artist and architect whose work was and is a major influence on Lanzarote. I came across these photos in my archive and they made me smile, and so did all the shots of Manrique's signs for restrooms. Come on in, the water's fine!