Just when I thought winter was nearing its end, a big storm came through and dumped a bunch of snow. I took an hour and half drive north and took some pretty pictures. I was wearing my boots that I’ve only worn two times since I bought them four years ago! I rarely have anContinue reading “Winter Wonderland”
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Desert Vegetable Garden
I used to want to be an urban farmer. Heck. I just told a lie. I still want to be an urban farmer, but the reality that I live in a desert has finally set in. (Water, Or The Lack Thereof) I always knew that water was a precious resource, but I figured a smallContinue reading “Desert Vegetable Garden”
Local Scenery
I live near the edge of civilization. Sort of. At least, I like to think that I do. In reality, I live near the edge of the Gila River Indian Reservation which comprises 583,749 square miles of desert goodness. The Gila River is an amazing string of water that branches off the Colorado River andContinue reading “Local Scenery”
Gem Show Finds
Part of the fun of going to the Tucson Gem Show is discovering what comes back home with you. We had no craft projects in mind when we went this year, and that made me kind of sad because last year we went there with a mission to find and decorate animal skulls. We hadContinue reading “Gem Show Finds”
Tucson Gem Show
Every year for 16 days, a massive Gem Show rolls into Tucson to sell everything from tiny rocks to dinosaur bones. I used to avoid attending this gigantic production, thinking I wasn’t interested in seeing a bunch of stones. It was on a complete whim one year that I decided to see what all theContinue reading “Tucson Gem Show”
Newest Acquisition
Pictured above is what a mature Cascalote (caesalpinia cacalaco) looks like. Pictured below is what my three-year-old Cascalote looks like now: And here’s what it looked like when I first planted it last year: One of the greatest joys of gardening is watching trees grow. I planted all of the trees in my yard asContinue reading “Newest Acquisition”
Tales From the Garden
My yard is my happy place. I have learned a lot by watching my garden grow. A new theme for me this year is to document the change of seasons as they occur in my garden. Pictured above is an African Daisy I grew in my garden last spring. It was one of the survivorsContinue reading “Tales From the Garden”
Welcome to Miami
No, not that one. This one: Welcome to Miami…Arizona. This is what Miami looks like when it lives in the desert. There is a “river” there, but no beach. I put “river” in quotations because it’s usually dry. Well, I say it’s “usually” dry, but it hasn’t been dry lately, but I’m getting ahead ofContinue reading “Welcome to Miami”
Scared of Summer
WILDFIRES IN THE AMERICAN WEST The above photo is an image of a burned cholla cactus. I took this photo after the Sears fire ripped through its habitat in September 2020. The Sears Fire burned through nearly 14,500 acres (22.65 sq miles) over the course of a week. It’s hard for me to conceptualize whatContinue reading “Scared of Summer”
Cool Cacti
The world is heating up, so now is a good time to become familiar with the wonderful world of cacti! Living in the American Southwest has made me appreciate the tenacity of these amazing plants and has led me to learn more about them. I amassed a small online collection of favorite specimens that IContinue reading “Cool Cacti”
Krista Marson 