Category: Nature
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 2: yellow and purple meadows
What an astonishing show being put on in the Sonoran Desert right now! An explosion of yellow (Gordon’s Bladderpod [link to swbiodiversity.org]), punctuated by a purplish flower (Phacelia distans(?) or else Phacelia crenulata(?) [both links to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center]), all the more precious for its sparing presence. Robin Wall Kimmerer has a chapter…
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Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 1: Silver-Leaf Cassia
Silver-leaf Cassia, a common bush across Tucson’s urban landscape.
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Homeric Hymn 30: To Earth Mother of All
Text and translation of Homeric Hymn 30 to Earth Mother of All, with a commentary on our extractive relationship to the earth and our mothers, plus remarks on the language of the hymn.
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Favorite Cacti: The Crooked Finger-Crossing Saguaro on the hill behind my house
Appreciation for the leaning saguaro with their fingers crossed on the hill behind my house.
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Fouquieria columnaris (‘Boojum Tree’): It’s like a tree and a cactus got together with some ocotillo and made this thing
Check out this whimsical Ocotillo from Baja!
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An Oceanside Notmas (Port Aransas, TX)
Sooo this being the third trip to an Ocean on (or around) xmas, I’ve named my xmas-alternative: Oceanside Notmas!
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Fasciation is Fascinating: Barrel Cactus Edition
Fasciation is a particularly fascinating mutation, here it is in a barrel cactus.
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Saguaro, Opuntia and Other Cacti are Permanent Carbon Sinks
Cacti are essential allies in carbon capture, turning atmospheric carbon into calcium carbonate.
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