Happy Birthday Julius, Farewell Achilles, and New Paying Jobs for Young Tucsonans
Can’t let July come to a close without giving a shout out to Julius Caesar. This month was named for him, after all, and this …
Category: Nature in Tucson
Hey, Look! A Dogwalker in Midtown Tucson
He is the first Dogwalker I’ve seen since moving here. Around him were eight dogs, mostly small and medium, tied to a belt around his …
Navajo Wash doesn’t look like a park to me
The continuing legal action by the Hedrick Acres Neighborhood Association (HANA) against the City of Tucson about the trash created by homeless people living in …
Happy Birthday Tucson and hot weather stuff
Have a bite of this huge cake to celebrate 250 years since Tucson was founded at the Presidio. Although, in reality, the Tohono O’odham and …
I have news! My book ‘Javelina Cousins and the Magic Compass’ published
Javelinas are wild animals that live in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, but not only out in wilderness areas. In Tucson, where I live, they …
Mechanical butterflies, model trains and–oh yes–lots of cacti
The Tucson Botanical Garden has been selected as one of the best “secret gardens” or small gardens in the United States more than once. In …
Project 2025 would kill 75,000 wild horses
[NOTE:Just introduced in Congress: a new bill regarding killing horses. See details at bottom.] Both free-ranging horses and burros captured in the wild by the …
A glimpse into Tucson’s past and present
Saturday was such a beautiful, warm (not hot) day that I took a walk along the bike trail along the south side of the Rillito …
$5 tree is waiting for you
As I have posted before, Tucson Electric Power provides a selection of trees for their customers to plant in their home gardens. The good news …
Orchids, Frida and a dragon
The Tucson Orchid Society held their annual show way out at the Mesquite Valley Growers Nursery. It was quite a drive but I decided to …