This episode is a reminiscence…something I seem to be doing a lot of lately…and also a plea for getting our children and grandchildren out of doors, be it a back yard or out to the desert.
The photos are mine. The Boy’s Book of Frogs, Toads and Salamanders came out in 1957. I got it as a present when I was 9 or 10. The duded up Sonoran Desert Toad was the logo of the country band The Dusty Chaps.
Petey smells a wonderful odor while driving down the highway to work. “Devil’s Claw!” he shouts and decides he will be late for work....
I grew up in Kentucky and the state flower of the state is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea....
I could have jabbered on forever (you probably noticed) and still not have mentioned all the wonderful things happening now in the uplands as...
