POTD: Memories of a Past Life

Memories of a Past Life
Oro Valley, Arizona
2023

Evidence that the Sonoran Desert was not always the beautifully dry environment it is now.

POTD: Replenishment

Replenishment
Honey Bee Canyon, Arizona
2023

A passing rain contributes to the groundwater that supplies this windmill. In this case it was a very small contribution (for which I was thankful as I was out on my bicycle at the time), but every little bit helps.

POTD: Prickly Aloe

Prickly Aloe
Oro Valley, Arizona
2023

Thriving at the Tohono Chul botanical gardens in Oro Valley, this prickly aloe is actually a native of South Africa–and also something that I can imagine appearing on an early Star Trek scene from some exotic planet elsewhere in space.

POTD: Palm Stubble

Palm Stubble
Oro Valley, Arizona
2023

Up close, the trimmed fronds on the trunk of a palm tree have the look of a forest of strange monolithic structures.

POTD: Mr. Snuffleupagus Grows Up

Mr. Snuffleupagus Grows Up
Oro Valley, Arizona
2023

Suppose Mr. Snuffleupagus grew up and developed a pair of elephant tusks–and of course took up wearing a prickly pear chapeau.

POTD: Hitchhiker

Hitchhiker
Oro Valley, Arizona
2023

Not only was this saguaro cactus sporting an impressive crest, it also featured a hitchhiking prickly pear as well.