Taken during a hike in March 2008 on one of the Piestewa Peak area trails (Nature Trail Loop #304).
This was a quick shot at the top of the draw, after a short rest and snack. This trail is probably our family’s favorite and is great in wintertime – think January 1st – what a [...]
I like making muffins. I like eating muffins. I don’t like washing muffin tins. And I hardly ever remember to buy those paper liners (besides, they cost extra). My baby just wouldn’t eat this mixed banana baby food, and I hated to see it go to waste. Hence my very recent [...]
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Pink-Flower Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus fendleri var. fasciculatus)
Cactus Family (Cactaceae)
The intense Arizona desert sun makes daytime photos very contrasty between light and shadow. I tried to salvage this picture by cropping some of the shadows out, although the colors are still more washed out than I’d like, and I’m not sure the cropping helped [...]
The kids and I made a little gingerbread house again this year. We used the following Gingerbread Recipe with a few alterations: I increased the margarine to about 1/3 cup, reduced the molasses to about 1/4 cup, and the flour to about 2 3/4 – 3 cups – just until it felt nice to [...]
Chuparosa, Hummingbird Bush (Justicia californica)
Acanthus Family (Acanthaceae)