Two Adventurous Bloggers: A Human and a Lizard!

Conservation

R.I.P. Little Mariana Fruit Bat

The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a list of 21 species formally declared extinct. And while any species extinction is distressing, it was

Bully the bull looks through the bars of his stall.

Tales From Elaine

Adventures of a Bully

Recently, I boarded my horse at an interesting barn in Overgaard. My horse enjoyed his stay, I’m happy to say. But what made it particularly

A roadrunner mid-stride running across an asphalt surface.

Living with Reptiles

Fast Food: Roadrunner Edition

After writing a couple of books about reptiles (Don’t Call Me Turtle! and Don’t Make Me Rattle!), I wrote a book about roadrunners. I’m not

Science Education

How to Make a Monsoon

Here in the Sonoran Desert, changes in the weather occur before the monsoons arrive. Humidity and dew points increase. Replacing our comfortable dry heat –

Conservation

Celebrate Snakes!

Snakes often make the list of least understood and disliked animals. But since World Snake Day is on July 16. I think it’s time we

Turk and Caicos the tortoises, wondering together in Elaine's back yard.

Living with Reptiles

Tortoise Emergency? Max to the Rescue!

When a friend needed help with her dog, I offered to foster him as long as he got along with my reptiles. I was very

illustration of curtis curly-tail lizard

Curtis Tails

Summer Fun with Curtis Curly-tail!

Hey, kids, it’s me Curtis Curly-tail! I know I haven’t blogged in a long time, but hopefully, you’ve been keeping up with my activities on

Snakes

What is the Color of a Snake’s Tongue?

Have you ever thought about the color of a snake’s tongue? I hadn’t until recently when a snake flicked its tongue at me. Let me

A brown grasshopper sitting on a wood plank.

Birds

Excuse Me, is This Chair Taken?

I was outside recently and went to sit down in a cushioned chair as I often do, but this morning, I found the chair occupied!

Plants

Yellow is the Color of Spring!

Growing up in Illinois, I knew the blooming of the forsythia bushes meant spring had arrived. The bright yellow flowers of the large bushes added

A private investigator searching the jungles for Elaine.

Adventure!

Where’s Elaine?

“A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark-pigmented squiggles. One glance at

Conservation

It’s Not Our Planet, It’s WePlanet

Older generations are known for disparaging the younger generation. Even Aristotle complained about youth in the 4th century BC, stating “they think they know everything

Elaine smiling from her booth at the 2019 TFOB

Book Stories

Join Me at TFOB!

The festival is coming! The festival is coming! On March 4 & 5, 2023, the best book festival in the country, the Tucson Festival of

Tales From Elaine

Love is in the… Cactus?

Ah, the heart! ❤️ The symbol of romantic love. An appropriate topic for February 14th is Valentine’s Day. It was in the fifteenth century that

Science Education

Hare, There, Everywhere!

Hares! Here, there and everywhere. I seem to be finding hares everywhere. I live in the Sonoran Desert with the very large rabbits known as

Elaine A. Powers, Author

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BLOG: Tales and Tails

R.I.P. Little Mariana Fruit Bat

Adventures of a Bully

Fast Food: Roadrunner Edition

How to Make a Monsoon

Celebrate Snakes!

Tortoise Emergency? Max to the Rescue!

Summer Fun with Curtis Curly-tail!

What is the Color of a Snake’s Tongue?

Excuse Me, is This Chair Taken?

Yellow is the Color of Spring!

Where’s Elaine?

It’s Not Our Planet, It’s WePlanet

Join Me at TFOB!

Love is in the… Cactus?

Hare, There, Everywhere!

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