Prickly shrubs

These prickly shrubs (trees?) prevented me from hiking one of the trails this past weekend. The trail looked shady and inviting from distance but these thorns are sharp! – Tecopa, California

Laundry day

This ordinary looking top loaders are as high tech as they can be. You can download an app and pay with your smartphone and the app even notifies me when it’s done! – Pahrump, Nevada