Cactus

"It is the plant of patience and solitude, love and madness, ugliness and beauty, toughness and gentleness. Of all plants, surely God made the cactus in his own image."

-Dr. Von Vollenstein from The Power of One, by Bryce Courtenay

I say "cactuses", not "cacti", and I think I'm allowed to do that. Pictured here are the cactuses that I started from seed. They have been growing for one year!!! [matches for scale]

Pictured here are the members of my little succulent garden, including moon cactus, alpenglow, elephant bush, Echeveria 'Dondo' and 'Ramillette'? - I could be wrong about these names, but that's what I think they are. And as long as they continue to be so enchanting, I'm thinking it doesn't matter what they're called.