Doesn’t four weeks sound like a long time? It did to us when we made our plans to stay in Ohio for roughly a month this summer. But, as they say, time is relative… Especially when we are surrounded by relatives that we usually only see once a year. This summer our family immersion time [...]
For our first stop of this summer’s road trip we didn’t have that far to go. We left Tucson Thursday evening—it was still in the triple digits as we headed out at 7 PM. We figured it would be better to drive through the low, hot depression that is Phoenix at night rather than during [...]
Wow! It’s been a while since our last update. Some of you have wondered what happened to us, well, everything is fine—we’ve just been extremely busy (more about that soon). I’ll pick the story up right where we left it, the end of Spring. We took advantage of the last of the coolish weather here [...]
Though Spring is winding down here in southern Arizona, it’s not over yet and we’ve been enjoying as much of it as possible. It is a time of year to savor since May ushers in the start of another of this area’s five seasons1, Dry Summer. It has been an unusual Spring so far, one [...]
I was really looking forward to Saturday, March 28th. Not only was I signed up for a free, in-depth tour of Romero Ruins at Catalina State Park (near where I grew up) but I also had family from Ohio flying in to town. Now, you may be wondering where Lance has been during the last [...]
The day after hummingbird banding found me embarking on yet another road trip, this time to see something equally as colorful but completely different. My sister, Desiree, is a glass artist who primarily works with stained and fused glass, though she has an avid interest in all glass art. Desiree heard that the Desert Botanical [...]
It was early Monday morning when fellow bird lover Alison and I left Tucson. The sun was already peeking over the Rincon Mountains as we drove south on I-10. The view was less than spectacular since it was incredibly windy the day before which stirred up tons of dust. Through the haze we could make [...]
The first part of March was very birdy for us. Returning from running errands one afternoon we noticed some odd shapes in the desert scrub of an abandoned field. Intrigued, we turned around and drove slowly by the spot again. We were thrilled when we realized our funny shapes were actually Burrowing Owls. The next [...]
It was a short month and we were busy, so get ready ‘cause here we go. The month kicked off with a game, a very big game, one might even say a “super” game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even though the Cardinals are the oldest professional football team (they began as [...]
Well, well, well, it has been quite a while since I’ve posted an update on our activities, apparently we’ve been busy. Clearly I have some catching up to do! Briefly, I’ll tackle a rundown of January’s events to be followed later by a recap of February. We started the year off with a hike—sunshine and [...]
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