The loose rock fandango can get pretty elaborate with elements of modern dance, hokey pokey, ballet and of course some jazz hands thrown into the mix. The expression “dance like no one is watching’’ comes to mind and I certainly hope so.
The photos are mine. I thought you’d like to see the fraction of the Galiuro Mountains (Galuros!) I poke around in. Shin daggers are Agave schottii and the photo is of just a few of them. Multiply those by several hundred thousand and you get an idea of what you’re hiking in on many mesas and slopes. Yikes and ouch!
But listen, walking slowly and observing the flora, fauna, geology and distant vistas is the most wonderful thing and life is beautiful. Yeah, it is.
Though I didn’t talk about it in this episode, some of the great things about gathering acorns out in habitat are the encounters with...
Petey says it is the year of the Desert Cottontail and tells us all about the furry little rascals that breed like rabbits.
Quercus toumeyi Arizona Sonora border foothills oak The photos are mine.