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A Chicken Love Song
I think I revealed most of my chicken history in this show. It is an ongoing saga, though I am much more in control...
Tageticula yuccasella (Tageticula elatella)
Initially it was frustrating to read about Tageticula yuccasella as the moth that pollinated all of our native yucca species, when I knew from...
Western Soapberry Tree
Western soapberry is Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii and is in the Sapindaceae. In that family there are around twelve species of Sapindus. I say...
Sky Island Excitement
The concept of the mountain ranges of the southwest as sky islands goes back to at least 1943 when Natt N. Dodge wrote that...
Black-tailed Jackrabbits, Mexican Elderberry and New Age Cowboys
For goodness sake, I forgot to mention the black-tailed jackrabbit’s ears. The large iconic ears are magnificent parabolic reflectors that keep them well informed...
Berberis fremontii
Berberis fremontii is in the Barberry family or Berberidaceae. If you look up barberry plants in a field guide, a flora or on line,...