Month: April 2023
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Reintegrating with Nature: (Sub)Urban Edition + A Key to Happiness
How do we begin a relationship with the Earth? I make an inquisitive approach, but Kimmerer rightly points out that the first step is to plant a garden. What are your strategies for reconnecting with the natural world?
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 35: Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)
These spiny “weeds” have gorgeous flowers!
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 34: An Unbelievable Prickly Pear! (Opuntia Stenopetala)
Never have I ever seen a prickly pear (Opuntia) that put out flowers like this!
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Stop Blaming Biden for his Age: Blame him for his Real Problems
Every story I hear about Biden’s bid at re-election focuses on his age—this despite (or because of) real substantive problems.
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 33: Red Cholla! (Cylindropuntia)
These cholla are so incredible, and this is only the beginning of the bloom!
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 32: Prickly Pears!
The prickly pears are starting to bloom, along with the cholla and it is more spectacular than I’d imagined it would be.
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 31: Palo Verde Trees!
The Palo Verde are starting to bloom in Tucson and it is breath-taking!
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 30: Hoffmannseggia glauca
Hoffmannseggia glauca, the 30th flower I’ve posted in as many days. The biodiversity here in this stretch of the Sonoran Desert is stunning!
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 29: Huisache (aka Sweet Acacia, aka Vachellia farnesiana)
Native ‘many thorned’ #trees with gorgeous yellow puffs for #flowers, called Sweet Acacia. #Tucson #Spring #photos
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 28: A Pomegranate Tree
Pomegranates start out as the most incredible flowers on short trees!! 😍
Another Neurodivergent Queer Writes A Blog! 