Any reason to sling an axe

So I was working in the yard today when I noticed one of our cacti was dead. So I immediately knew that this was a great reason to use my axe and chop it out (anybody who owns an axe knows exactly what I'm talking about).



Dead cactus

So I chopped the cactus off at the base and it flipped over and I thought it looked really neat, like a flower almost. This led me to run in and get my camera and take some pictures and share it with you all. I guess the moral of the story here is that you can encounter beauty anywhere, you just have to keep your eyes open for it... and have an axe ready to chop up the rest!