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A blog by Elaine A. Powers and Guests

Not My Grackles!

On a recent trip, I immersed myself in a lunch of seafood nachos on a restaurant balcony overlooking the harbor in Punta Gorda, FL. I

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photo of a tortoise native to Sonoran Desert

Brumation Time!

The summer of 2023 was hotter than usual, even for Tucson in the Sonoran Desert, known for its ‘dry heat.’ Usually, around July and August,

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Me, a Hacker?

A statement in an online article I read recently really got my hackles up! No, it didn’t make the hairs on the back of my

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