Petey can’t get to the mountains, but the mountains come to him. Lucky dude.
Monarda menthaefolia or bee balm is a spectacular wildflower. Well worth a trip into a pine forest to find it. And, by the way, an excellent nectar plant for butterflies, if that is of interest to you. Anyway, I feel so fortunate that I found one growing way downstream from any pine forest and it made my day.
Petey talks about cactus wrens and his poor hearing too. Hmm, we better listen.
Petey thinks that being out in the wild is good for children and adults as well. What?!
Arizona white oak is Quercus arizonica. I’ve come across some magnificent ones over the years of living near them in southeastern Arizona. We also...
