Spring is well underway here in Tucson. The saguaros are blooming, along with so many other plants. I don’t yet know the names for some of them—but that doesn’t keep them from blossoming nonetheless! Children are blossoming also. A friend of ours is a fourth grade...
Our backyard is awash in yellow on this Easter resurrection morning. The palo verde trees are scenting the air with their fragrant blossoms, while the tan landscape rocks beneath are covered in a mix of yellow flowers from both the palo verde and mesquite trees. As I...
I have a series of favorite songs, mostly electronic dance music, that I listen to in the car to help keep me alert on my long drives through New Mexico. Occasionally, a particular song will stick with me, and I’ll repeat the song over and over, singing along…and...
One of the things we did while our son and his family were visiting a few weeks ago was work on the garden. Our son and I added compost to the soil and pounded support posts into the rock-hard clay (he actually did the work; I just held the posts upright!), and our...
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