March

Greetings from the Sonoran Desert!  Here are some of the colors observed here this month:

Wherever you are, Dear Reader, I hope you are able to get outside and enjoy nature too. :)

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Yellow and Green

While many trees haven't seemed to recover from the deep freeze last month, and native grasses and wildflowers did not make an appearance yet, this rangy shrub stands out because of its springlike coloring.

A member of the Mormon-tea family, Ephedraceae, this plant has long green stems with tiny brown cones and yellow flowers.

Small birds such as this verdin are attracted to it,

and deer nibble on it.

Spring seems to be coming later than usual to this corner of the desert, but it is coming, and it's exciting to see new signs each day.

No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.  ~Guinean Proverb

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Cooper's Hawk

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Supermoon

Here are some snapshots of the full moon rising over the Sonoran Desert on March 19, 2011...

and setting the next morning:

 

Have a wonderful week!

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Roadrunner

in a tree...

"Some days, doing 'the best we can' may still fall short of what we would like to be able to do, but life isn't perfect -- on any front -- and doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else." ~Fred Rogers

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Skywatching Fun Clouds

“How did it get so late so soon?” ~Dr. Seuss

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."
~Dr. Seuss

“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
~Dr. Seuss

These are some of the clouds from my walk yesterday morning.
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Fiery Sunrise

Looking east the morning of February 19th.  Check out more skies from around the world at Skywatch Friday.

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Lots of Sunshine

My grandson Tyler Jet and his parents visited Tucson at the end of February.  When they arrived, Little TJ and his dad were sick.  One by one, all eight family members and some of their friends had caught "the bug."  Some of us still have it.  Nevertheless, it was great to see them!

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