I keep doing push-ups by my window.。Even when it's hot or windy、Dressed like this all day and night。The original one is already withering 1、It's been 2 years。However, the tip continues to grow diagonally upward without withering any further.、Eventually you can't stand the gravity and put your hands on the floor? I hit it。In most cases, it gradually deteriorates from there.、It's been in this state for over a year, just a little bit of withered color at the edges.。
I don't know what kind、I'm sure it's not uncommon。About 5 different types of cacti are planted in small pots.、5 years ago 4、I bought it for 500 yen.。The green one doesn't get any bigger、For some reason, only the ones that seem to have withered the bottom half grow.。Is it because of the difference in the size of metabolism?。in the same pot、Only the cactus in the photo almost withered in the winter of the year I bought it.。In my experience so far、Most of the time it just rotted away.、He recovered the following summer、And it grew a little。In the winter, I feel like I'm going to be useless again.、The following summer, the number increased to two (the third one is visible in the photo).。in this little pot、This is the only one who shows such dynamic movements.。
I surprisingly like cacti。Not only is it convenient because you don't have to worry about watering.、I've only recently come to think that I like thorns.。
childhood、Cacti are extremely rare on the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture.。In my mind, a cactus is an image of a tropical country.、It was a symbol of the hot rocky desert.。The cactus was planted (maybe it was in a pot) next to the small entrance of the elementary school principal's official residence (as it was called in the countryside).、I found it in the middle of the road。
There is no doubt that it was a fan cactus.。On the surface of the fan cactus, there are large, 1 cm radial lines.、Several long needles are attached to each other.。The space between the clusters of spines looks like a smooth surface.。Why do children want to touch smooth things?。Be careful of large clusters of thorns、I casually stroked its smooth, ``visible'' surface.。
Another deep meaning of danger、Only then did I know。The parts that appear smooth are so minute that you won't notice them unless you look carefully.、The spines that are easy to fall out are not lumps.、一面にかなりの頻度で突き立っている。長い針の目立つ危険の陰に、本当の危険が潜んでいることを子どもなりに意識させられた瞬間だ。ひりひりした、繊細な痛さに泣きながら家に帰った記憶は今も強く残っている。
そんなわけでサボテンが天敵のような存在になったのは当然だった。天敵だからうっかり触ったりしないよう、特に注意するようになったのかも知れない。いつの間にか、花が（滅多に）咲かないということも、人の肥育をほとんど要しないことも、厳しい環境に育つことも、人の手を刺すことも（サボテンが意図的に刺しているわけではないが）好ましいと思うようになったのは不思議な気がする。私のへそ曲がりな気性に合っていたのかも知れない、サボテンがへそ曲がりだとは全然思わないけれど。
