August 2010: Arizona Monsoons
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San Pedro River which flows from the highlands in Sonora Mexico into the US west of Bisbee…and flows 250 miles into the Gila River. It is one of the last unmolested desert rivers the US and has the greatest biological diversity and birds north of the tropics.
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Grape arbor patio looking east over our young vineyard into the broad whitewater draw, drenched from recent rain.
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Bumble bee exploring a wild Mexican Bird of Paradise shrub, Blossoms are the size of one’s hand.
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Bee Hives…three conventional and one ‘Top Bar’ . the middle hive is a ‘wild ‘ one that we captured last summer and proves to be a great producer.
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Our footprints walking to our desert home after a nightlong monsoon rain.
2012:
Snorkled my way into falling in love with Clyde’s paintings, long before we’d met…probably because he paints the atmosphere, the light on leaf, the glimmer in the heart of the earth which speaks to all of us, be it large or infinitesimal. Between a good dream at night or watching a square foot of Chihuahuan desert sand…i’d say…it’s a toss up.
Let’s feast! and ps… pass the chop sticks!
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