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Mock Mock Orange
I sure talk about a lot different flora and fauna. From three species of quail, to canyon wrens, to Yarrows spiny lizards, to bristlehead...
Penstemon Season
Well, I was a little worried, but I was pretty close on the number of Penstemon species in Arizona. There are close to forty....
Quercus, Tree of Life
There are 13 species of oaks found in Arizona and they range from 3,000 to 8,000 feet in elevation across the state. The only...
A Creek for Sleep
We are so lucky to live near a creek that will sometimes flow for weeks from winter rain and melted snow runoff. Everyday we...
The Gila Topminnow Returns
I have had the Gila topminnow going around in my brain for months and this poem may be a work in progress, but I...
Black Swallowtail
The scientific name of the black swallowtail is Papilio polyxenes. Papilio is from the Latin for butterfly and the specific epithet polyxenes is from...