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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Tarantula in the Rocks
August is tarantula month. This is when we see them wandering around, heading for . . . well, wherever they go to meet up with other tarantulas. They get out into the streets and just meander along. When we see … Continue reading
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Tagged Arachnid, Arizona, Backyard, Dusk, Rocks, Sierra Vista, Spider, Tarantula, Twilight, Weeds, Wildlife
12 Comments
Mediterranean Pizza
This is the final appearance of this delicious pizza du jour. A new pizza surprised us for lunch today. Not sure what to call it. Here’s what I used: slow sauteed Vidalia onions with tarragon, the last of the breast … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Muenster Cheese, Pizza, Sauteed Onions, Sierra Vista, Smoked Paprika, Spinach, Vidalia Onions
2 Comments
Perfect Water Fountain
He looked at his watch, then tapped his little foot. The sprinkler is supposed to come on at 5:15, but it was a minute late. All was forgiven very quickly. He got water all over his cute little button nose, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Carport, Rock Squirrel, Sierra Vista, Sprinkler, Squirrel, Wildlife
16 Comments
Real Men Don’t Eat Fruit & Fresh Paper
I’ve heard this old saw right in my own home, but in recent years it has changed to “What? Only four different fruits for my cereal this morning?”. I’ve created a monster! You’ll recognize the items in the bowl, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Food, Fresh Paper, Fruit, Produce, Sierra Vista, Spoilage, Vegetables, Waste
27 Comments
Cloud Volcano
The other morning DH called me out onto the deck first thing in the morning. Hey, I’m still making my coffee . . . but I grabbed my camera and ran out. The reward was a vision that looked for … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Clouds, Mexico, Mountain in Mexico, San Jose Peak, Sierra Vista
17 Comments
Spotted Squirrel
The spotted squirrel – so named because it is rare to spot one around here, and he has spots, which I’ve never seen before. Have you? Note the cactus wren advising him on how to choose his next meal. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Bird House, Mammals, Motel 7, Sierra Vista, Squirrel, Tasty Morsel, Vine
20 Comments
Escher Aster
At the entrance to the office of our storage room complex is a small planter that has a plethora of various flowering plants in it. The first pictures I took were unsatisfactory because the wind was blowing them just too … Continue reading
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Tagged AAA, Arizona, Aster, Escher, Flora, Flowers, Sierra Vista, Storage Room
16 Comments
Roadrunner Redux
So what do you think? I think this is the female roadrunner – no bright blue and red patches on her face like Lazarus sports. She was running like a champ (hence the lousy portrait of her), so I’m going … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Eggs, Lazarus, Nest, Roadrunner, Roadrunner Nest, Sierra Vista, Thorny Bush, Trees, Wildlife
6 Comments
A Fungus Among Us
At first, when it was much smaller, we thought this was a present from the javelina that frequent this area under the oak tree. They are quite fond of the acorns that litter the ground at certain times of the … Continue reading
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Tagged acorns, Arizona, Backyard, Caliche, Fungus, Growth, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliche, Javelina, Mystery, Oak Tree, Sierra Vista
12 Comments
What Do You See?
This is a room at The Empire Ranch that is in the Las Cienegas area not too far from our house. See the little blotches in the lower right-hand corner of this room? I’ve totally tarted up the picture to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Cattle Ranch, Empire Ranch, Fish, History, Las Cienegas, Picnic, Ranch House, Sonoita
21 Comments
Sneeze ‘n’ Cheese
DH loves roasted Hatch chilis. Our local ethnic grocery store has them pre-roasted, but they are usually sold out by the time I get there. (Yes, I’m going to try again tomorrow!) The ones you see in the picture are … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Breakfast, Cheddar, Cheese, Chilis, Dinner, Eggs, Food, Green Peppers, Poached, Poached Eggs, Polenta, Red Peppers, Sierra Vista, Tomatoes, Vegetables
7 Comments
Poor Little Sausage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Perrin A little-known (in the United States, anyway) and short-lived British comedy show from 2009-ish was called “Reggie Perrin”, and starred Martin Clunes, who you may know better as “Doc Martin”. In this show, Martin Clunes has some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, British Comedy, Doc Martin, Flora, Jackrabbit, Mammals, Martin Clunes, Monsoon, Reggie Perrin, Shelter, Sierra Vista, Sue, the Wellness Person, Wildlife, Yucca
4 Comments
The Standoff
I expected to hear gunfire at any moment. The threatening noises were fearsome! In the end, the roadrunner called the raven “A tosser”, and took off for the fence rail and beyond. The noise then started up in the front … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Bird Nest, Birds, Cactus Wren, Raven, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
4 Comments
Inspiration Dinner – For One
Orzo With Mint Salmoriglio Sauce What we like about ad hoc dining is that I can easily make a lunch or dinner for each of us according to our desires at the moment. DH had BBQ beef on a seedy bun, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Capers, Cheese, Chicken, Collard Greens, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lemon, Lunch, Mushrooms, Olives, Parmesan, Pasta, Red Chard, Shells, Sierra Vista, Tomatoes
6 Comments
Lunchus Interruptus – Roadrunner
I was chowing down on this delicious salad of Romaine, Roma tomatoes, avocado and Havarti cheese (with jalapeño dressing), when DH spied Lazarus swooping down from the top of our storage shed, on a direct glide path with an invading … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Baked Goods, Bird House, Birds, Bread, Cactus Wren, Cheese, Desert Bird of Paradise, Flycatcher, Food, Lunch, Pizza, Roadrunner, Salad, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
10 Comments
Behold the Whole Rose Tree
Here’s the mama to yesterday’s budding beauty. It is equally full of blossoms on the other side of the tree. This is about a third of the volume. It does this at least twice a year, and each time more … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Flora, Flowers, Plants, Roses, Sierra Vista, Trees
23 Comments
Raindrops on Roses, and . . .
This is just one of the seemingly hundreds of roses on our rose tree this week. Magnificent! Click on any raindrop to see it fullscreen!
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Flowers, Plants, Raindrops, Roses, Sierra Vista
20 Comments
What’s Left
As you’ve probably noticed, I post a lot of pictures of pizza. That’s because I make a lot of pizzas. The standard procedure is to start a batch of dough in the bread machine and then make six seedy buns … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Bread, Cheese, Grey Squash, Italian Sausage, Kitchen, Leftovers, Lunch, Mexican Scallions, Pizza, Sierra Vista
8 Comments
The Mountains Are Particularly Pretty Today
The sunlight this morning had me running back into the house to grab my camera. Would that I could show you all of the beauty that greeted us this morning, but just this shot of the Desert Bird of Paradise, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Bird House, Birds, Desert Bird of Paradise, Huachuca Mountains, Mountains, Sierra Vista, Sunlight, Trees
8 Comments
Roadrunner Fast Food
Haven’t seen anything of the injured female for several weeks, but Lazarus has been around for a few visits during that time. They don’t seem to stay around for very long – maybe a half day, or even less. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Lazarus, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
8 Comments
Adventures of Dorrie Anne 