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Behold!
It’s true that life in southeastern Arizona is full of “behold!” moments. It is so exciting to live in such a diverse land, both...
Horehounds and Spotted Ground Squirrels
There is a large batch of horehound (Marrubium vulgare) under a mesquite in our yard. Well, along a fence line that defines “our yard”....
Bouvardia and Senticolis
“Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!” I know, often overused, but that line from the Rubaiyat fits the way I’ve always felt about getting out...
Petey In His Biome
It is nice to have a yard full of native plants. Most of the time I have an idea what and where I want...
The Autumnal Borderlands
I was incorrect about the species of Acalypha in this show. The correct name is A. phleoides (the former A. lindheimeri), not neomexicana as...
Mexican Campion
Sometimes the setting of the moon is as spectacular as the rising. As it slides down toward the mountains in the horizon it appears...