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The Historic Ol’ Guajolote
I think what I love most about finding all the relics of the past, from old ranch trash, old military cartridge brass, to ancient...

Amen Anemone
Desert anemone (Anemone tuberosa) is in the Buttercup Family. Buttercups are the genus Ranuculus and so the family name is Ranunculaceae. It’s probably just...

Tyto alba
I’ve known barn owls since I was a kid in Kentucky and I always saw them in barns roosting or nesting up high in...

Collared Peccary
I have a bunch of javelina stories, most happier than this one, but listen, I suspect you have stories too. I’ve noticed that if...

Black Bear in the Juniper Nation
Black bears are Ursus americanus and they are found in much of North America. In Arizona they are found in the eastern half of...

A Petey Reminiscence
One day several years ago I sat down and wrote this story about growing up in Kentucky. I still sit and hand write my...