Xeric Max's Xeric May
The Case of the Overturned Opuntia
Who killed our horticulturalist? How did Xeric Max find out? Who figured it out before the end of the month from the clues available? Were there really clues in the title graphic? May is answer month for: The Case of the Overturned Opuntia.
May's Review
Fulcrum Publishing's three year Garden Journal is reviewed - Yeah, I know: How do you review a journal before someone's written in it?
May Poem
The High School calls it's students "Rattlers." My run in with the other type is described in this month's poem.
Tacky Xeric Personals - Colorful Personalities Seeking Companionship
Next! - What's sprouting at Xeric Max's.
Colorful Personalities Seeking Companionship
Remember Me? We sat together near the Basket of Gold at Lauren Springer's. I wore my striped pajamas; you wore a beard. Since we're the same species, maybe we can get together?
Can You Be Loyal? Hi, I'm going with Stella now, but from what I hear there were lots of guys going with Stella before I got here and there'll be lots of guys going with Stella after I'm gone. If you're around late June, give me a call.
July we'll report on our first summer crop of native corn.
August we'll look at weather forecasting.
The Title Graphic:
Upon entering the room and seeing the plant and the outline drawn, Xeric Max knew or deduced the following, most of which can be deduced from the title graphic:
1. The top-most blade has a horizontal strip of spines missing (above the wrist and below the broken line on the arm)(BARELY VISIBLE AT THIS RESOLUTION). The plant is near the hand drawn on the carpet. The dieing person may have grabbed the opuntia as he died.
2. The top-most blade has been broken, consistent with the plant falling from a height, but not consistent with the direction (UP!) in which it has "fallen" according to the blade's upward tilt and the upside down flower. The plant fell elsewhere or was turned over at some time. Most likely, the plant has been moved!(VISIBLE AT THIS RESOLUTION.)
3. The plant's the brightest thing in the room (and on the page) suggesting it's in a room inappropriate for it to grow in. When Xeric Max looked around the room only one plant, the dwarf lemon tree, could also thrive in bright sunlight and it was distant from the cactus and under the only window in the room. Xeric Max saw this as additional evidence that the opuntia had probably been moved.
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