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Life in the desert
I run with the coyotes
and sleep in flowers
I run with the coyotes
and sleep in flowers
Bridled titmouse eating small insects in a mesquite tree. 🪶
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Bridled titmouse eating small insects in a mesquite tree. 🪶
I feel lucky! I think I’ve gone up there 7 or 8 times and I only sort of saw it before. It was in a tree with thick branches and it had its back to me so I didn’t count that.
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I feel lucky! I think I’ve gone up there 7 or 8 times and I only sort of saw it before. It was in a tree with thick branches and it had its back to me so I didn’t count that.
Finally! The drive to Madera Canyon south of Tucson paid off today. My first Coppery-tailed trogan. Formerly referred to as the Elegant Trogan here in AZ. 🪶
January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Finally! The drive to Madera Canyon south of Tucson paid off today. My first Coppery-tailed trogan. Formerly referred to as the Elegant Trogan here in AZ. 🪶
Waves on the breakwater at the Kona Inn. Kona, Hawaii.
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Waves on the breakwater at the Kona Inn. Kona, Hawaii.
Cholla cactus in morning sun
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Cholla cactus in morning sun
Sunny skies and the Dr’s tube of Effudex has been keeping me inside. Binge watching Yellowjackets has not been time used wisely, sorry to report.
Season 3 has a talking llama.
It’s giving “What if Gilligan’s Island had been scored with early music from The Cult”
Season 3 has a talking llama.
It’s giving “What if Gilligan’s Island had been scored with early music from The Cult”
January 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Sunny skies and the Dr’s tube of Effudex has been keeping me inside. Binge watching Yellowjackets has not been time used wisely, sorry to report.
Season 3 has a talking llama.
It’s giving “What if Gilligan’s Island had been scored with early music from The Cult”
Season 3 has a talking llama.
It’s giving “What if Gilligan’s Island had been scored with early music from The Cult”
That’s it I’m moving to Italy.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
That’s it I’m moving to Italy.
Average bill for the *last* state…
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Average bill for the *last* state…
I’m torn on this because despite similar educational requirements between DVMs and MDs veterinary doctors make a lot less.
Hopefully some of that PE revenue is going to the vets.
Hopefully some of that PE revenue is going to the vets.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I’m torn on this because despite similar educational requirements between DVMs and MDs veterinary doctors make a lot less.
Hopefully some of that PE revenue is going to the vets.
Hopefully some of that PE revenue is going to the vets.
Average vet bill for the state that I lived in: $300
Average vet bill in Arizona: (excluding the $13,000 bill from a 2-night stay in an emergency hospital in Tucson) $1,300
It’s hard to find a vet that isn’t owned by private equity.
Average vet bill in Arizona: (excluding the $13,000 bill from a 2-night stay in an emergency hospital in Tucson) $1,300
It’s hard to find a vet that isn’t owned by private equity.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Average vet bill for the state that I lived in: $300
Average vet bill in Arizona: (excluding the $13,000 bill from a 2-night stay in an emergency hospital in Tucson) $1,300
It’s hard to find a vet that isn’t owned by private equity.
Average vet bill in Arizona: (excluding the $13,000 bill from a 2-night stay in an emergency hospital in Tucson) $1,300
It’s hard to find a vet that isn’t owned by private equity.
Flowering globe cactus.
January 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Flowering globe cactus.
I think that taking photos of agave is kind of cheating or maybe a shortcut. They are naturally interesting. They have natural color variation, a variety of textures, they invoke an emotional / fear response and they have very interesting natural patterns.
They can be as painful as they appear.
They can be as painful as they appear.
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I think that taking photos of agave is kind of cheating or maybe a shortcut. They are naturally interesting. They have natural color variation, a variety of textures, they invoke an emotional / fear response and they have very interesting natural patterns.
They can be as painful as they appear.
They can be as painful as they appear.
Winter nights and holiday lights in Tucson.
December 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Winter nights and holiday lights in Tucson.