Desert Reflections

A few posts back, I was reveling in the large crop on my orange tree.  Now, I revel not.  The oranges were worthless: lots of seeds, lots of...

A pleasant memory of growing up in rural northern Minnesota, was seeing the northern lights. They appeared rarely but when they did, we'...

Trish started it.  She said she was reading a book I might enjoy, said the setting was New Guinea.  I'm no geography expert but vaguely ...

December, 2011. The 1-year old tree yielded 9 oranges. It's an Algerian Clementine Mandarin Orange. Decem...

Arches, balanced rocks, petroglyphs, slot canyons and magnificent colors abound here.  Here are a few of the best sights. Atlatl Rock...

The visitor center blends in nicely. Trish on the rocks. A member of the Hole in the Wall Gang? Valley of Fire, an h...

Three days ago I bent over to get a T-shirt from the dresser drawer when, suddenly, my back seized up.  This happens every few years for no ...