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Garden Report #5: Watermelon!

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
 
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I’ve learned how to tell when a watermelon is ripe, and I’m sharing the infor in this Garden Report. There are three things to look for …

Everyday Arizona

Saturday, July 5th, 2008
 
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Last year around this time, I made a video showing rain evaporating off the sidewalk. Ru liked it and reminded me of it recently. So when I found myself on the same porch stoop with some light rain falling, I made another video. Just for you, Ru.

Monsoon Arrives

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
 
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A little video moment recorded with my iPhone. Horrible audio – you probably want to turn the volume down. If you can’t understand me, I’m basically saying that the arrival yesterday of our first monsoon storm of the year began with a lightning strike that ignited a brush fire on the Gila Indian Reservation southwest [...]

Montezuma Well

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
 
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Montezuma Well is a limestone sinkhole in central Arizona, but it’s much more than that. It’s a constant source of water in the desert, for one. The Yavapai people believe they emerged into this world from within the Well. It is their ancestor. It reveals some of the history of previous civilizations. It harbors a [...]

Thunderstorm

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
 
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It’s monsoon season here in Phoenix, and last night I was awakened by an incredible ka-BOOM! I ran out to the back porch and encountered a number of things: a terrified cat meowing piteously; rising water threatening our wash room; a sopping wet husband clearing a drainage hole with a two-by-four; and the most stunning [...]

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