Great-Tailed Grackle

This spring while sitting under my favorite tree at the Desert Botanical Gardens I noticed a female Grackle guarding her nest in a tall saguaro. As I watched I noticed a male Grackle (black) guarding the area nearby. What happened next was quite the show. Another male grackle decided to get too close to the … Continue reading Great-Tailed Grackle

Finding Beauty Anywhere …

In this week's edition of Finding Beauty Anywhere, which means to me maybe unusual places, or things you might not normally think of as beautiful, are some plants(?) that I found this Spring. Amongst all the flowers of Spring, that I will post this week sometime, were these cute little dried flowers or buds. To … Continue reading Finding Beauty Anywhere …

Happy Sunday!

"Science, or para-science, tells us that geraniums bloom better if they are spoken to.  But a kind word every now and then is really quite enough.  Too much attention, like too much feeding, and weeding and hoeing, inhibits and embarrasses them."  ~Victoria Glendinning Until next time, sit and take a load off!   LAF