#2 is actually a cactus. One of the epiphytic varieties.

Greenocactus brainius?

I found it pretty quickly - with the first cat pic, it took me ages to find it.

The first one is Echinopsis chamaeocereus.

Although we live in SA, my family celebrates Thanksgiving as well. We had a lovely meal (no turkey though, just chicken).

The second one's a bromeliad (of the dyckia genus, I'd say), and the first probably is as well.

Yep. I'm sure that's a golden barrel.

I was watching Star Trek: Insurrection with the commentary on a while back, and noticed a pencil tree on the alien planet Ba'ku. Since then I have been unable to take the movie seriously (not that I took it too seriouslu to begin with - it's no First Contact or Wrath of Khan). Here's a bad quality s...

Mine would probably be venus flytraps.

Lovely photos, Angie. It looks like your plants are happy. But if you want to get more views, you should probably create a topic in the "Member Topics" board. More people will see your pictures there.

I think it's possible that certain sounds/frequencies/vibrations/whatever may have an effect on plants, but I certainly don't believe they "conscious" in any way. I don't talk to my plants, because that would just be silly (ignore the fact that I talk to animals, especially cats, all the t...

Well, bobcats climb saguaros, don't they? So it's no surprise that their little cousins can as well. I hope the cat got home safely.

Hi, welcome to the forum! Don't worry, your English looks fine to me.

Owls are great. Such fascinating birds. I love the pics!

I'm pretty sure it's a cactus, but I can't get much more specific than that.