“The lyrics identify the singer with the drifting tumbleweed, rolling through these empty western spaces. That visual dimension of the rolling tumbleweed through desert space is so poetic.” ...

So if you see a tumbleweed rolling by, you better roll the other way. Coming in at number 4 is Cedar. This family of trees has 70 species pollinating at different times, but spring is the worst.

Here are six things Hollywood gets wrong about the Old West. Tumbleweed rolling through a deserted street is a common sight in classic Hollywood westerns, but in reality, seeing the wind-blown ...

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