Change of scene
I have been working hard all week, packing boxes for the local Humane Society thrift shop. My sister suggested weekends were for fun, too, so...
Read moreWest Fork, Oak Creek Canyon, R.I.P.
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Read moreSlide Rock Arizona Fire Loss
I’ve lived in Arizona for over 50 years, and for most of that time Oak Creek Canyon has been my haven. I rode down the switchbacks in...
Read moreA walk on the wild side
This past Sunday I took an early morning hike looping around Courthouse Butte. Do you know why it is a butte and not a mesa? Because it is taller...
Read moreTaming the wild thistle
Ah, the mighty artichoke! According to legend, it was created by Zeus when he turned a rejected lover into one. (Zeus had a habit of doing this)...
Read moreBorrowed beauty
My neighbors are winter visitors, coming here only when their Chicago jobs permit. they miss so much! Today one of their cactuses was in glorious...
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