Portrait of a Tumbleweed

The other day, while walking down the dirt road here on the mesa at sunset, I came across a tumbleweed that had ensconced itself in the middle of the road. After my walk, it was still there despite the heavy winds, so I gingerly picked it up and carried it home for a photo shoot on the roof of the car with the setting sun behind......Looking at it, I wondered about where it had been, where it would go next, and what stories it could tell about its travels.