A Raven’s Call
August 5, 2023
While riding my horse, a single raven landed on a tall saguaro. For an hour, the raven, Corvus corax, had a variety of vocalizations, most
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Hey! That’s Not a Stick
July 21, 2023
I recently saw what I thought was a clump of dried grass stuck to my window. I couldn’t maneuver to see it more closely, so
Hummingbird Facts You Probably Don’t know!
July 15, 2023
Even though I have many hummingbirds of several species, both males and females, hanging out in my yard, I haven’t found any nests. They must
What?! You want me to eat poison?
July 5, 2023
Growing up in central Illinois, I am very familiar with Sumac. The sumac growing in central Illinois was Toxicodendron vernix, commonly known as poison sumac.
The Poetry of a… Rug?
June 14, 2023
Did you know I’m the President of the Tucson Poetry Society? I got this job through my rhyming picture books and my willingness to say
Dust Devil Season in the Desert
May 29, 2023
In between the winter rains and the summer monsoons of the Sonoran desert, is dust devil season. Smaller than haboobs, these dust tornadoes are quite
