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Sharing a Fond Memory of Mexican Jumping Beans. What’s Yours?

When I was a child, my parents bought me a package of Mexican beans, frijoles saltarine. I was fascinated to learn why the beans moved.

Button and Me

Mesquite Trees and Horses: Incompatible

When I moved to the Sonoran Desert, I learned about mesquite pods. I knew about the mesquite wood used for barbequing, but not the seed

Birds

Sharing the Morning Routine

As I watched the birds on the beach at sunrise on a recent trip, I noticed their actions reminded me of my own morning routine.

Adventure!

Saved: Dragonflies vs. Gnats–No Contest!

One major difference between the hot, dry weather of a desert (Tucson, AZ) and the hot, humid weather of the Gulf of Mexico (Ft. Myers,

Tales From Elaine

Scientists Love Their Scat! And I Am One!

Scientists have long been using scat as a valuable tool in figuring out what animals have eaten. The indigestible parts pass through and are excreted.

Button and Me

Ergot: A Fungus and a Tissue Protuberance–Geez!

My favorite bread flavor is rye. Given a choice, I will always choose rye. So, growing up, I wondered why rye hadn’t been more popular

Iguanas

Prize-Winning Size Found in My Kitchen!

Have you eaten your leafy green vegetables today? You should! Vegetables are important for a healthy lifestyle. My family members would agree – they are

photo of female blue-throated mountain gem hummer

Birds

An Unusual Visitor Stopped By

The Sonoran Desert is home to many species of hummingbirds. The first things I installed in my yard when I moved in were hummingbird feeders.

Adventure!

My, That’s a Really Big Tongue You Have!

I have learned a lot about horses in the past two years. But there is one ability that continues to amaze me: the agility of

Event

A Spectacular ‘Bloom Night’ 2021 at Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens

The Night-blooming Cereus had to bloom all alone in the summer of 2020, but this year, they opened in all their glory for the visitors

Adventure!

How About a Big Bug Snack? It’s High in Protein!

Every seventeen years, the Brood X Cicadas emerge from the ground in the northeast US. They climb and fly, singing their mating call, mate and

Event

Come Out and See Me at a Book-Signing on Cereus Bloom Night

On a recent walk in a Sonoran Desert wash, I came across the plant pictured above. I think it may be a night-blooming cereus, Peniocereus

photo of greater roadrunner in AZ desert

Birds

Who Was Observing Whom?

I was exercising my young horse when he suddenly turned away from me to look at something outside the ring. I discovered my horse enjoys

Living with Reptiles

Ecdysis: It’s Time to Grow!

Reptiles are characterized by having scales covering their bodies. That means when a reptile needs to grow bigger, it must shed the scales. The process

photo of head of red-footed tortoise, Rose

Tales From Elaine

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Prettiest Head of All?

Red-footed tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria, are popular pets. These natives of Central and South America are easy to care for and don’t get too big, growing

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Sharing a Fond Memory of Mexican Jumping Beans. What’s Yours?

Mesquite Trees and Horses: Incompatible

Sharing the Morning Routine

Saved: Dragonflies vs. Gnats–No Contest!

Scientists Love Their Scat! And I Am One!

Ergot: A Fungus and a Tissue Protuberance–Geez!

Prize-Winning Size Found in My Kitchen!

An Unusual Visitor Stopped By

My, That’s a Really Big Tongue You Have!

A Spectacular ‘Bloom Night’ 2021 at Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens

How About a Big Bug Snack? It’s High in Protein!

Come Out and See Me at a Book-Signing on Cereus Bloom Night

Who Was Observing Whom?

Ecdysis: It’s Time to Grow!

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Prettiest Head of All?

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