Volunteer Safflower
The colors of Safflower's waxy leaves faded after its springtime cameo, but its legacy of thorns pokes on.
¿Y dónde están las pipas?
This sunflower and its multiple flower heads provided us many hours of viewing pleasure this spring and seeds and seeds and seeds for the birds.
Little scissors in motion
Wintry Panache
In this photograph, I am apree-see-ating nature with the wintry panache of a Chinese Pistache.
That Arizona Ash I’m So Fond Of
This is that Arizona Ash I'm so fond of.
New Year’s Day Portrait, 2021
Hiram and I, half-masked, New Year's Day, 2021
Pack-O
Paco Pega, vinyl top hat enthusiast, bad pun, drug war casualty.
Do acorn squash taste like acorns?
The cashier wanted to know if acorn squash taste like acorns and I said more like pumpkins. Later I thought who am I to say when I don’t know what acorns taste like?
April’s Poppyseed Pods
Here are April’s poppyseed pods and the spaghetti sauce jar they winter in.
Mister Phyllis
This is our plumeria, Mister Phyllis.
Itsty bitsy tiny and tasty heirloom tomatoes
The first tomatoes from our raised bed gardens.
Punked Pumpkin
These are some fallen pumpkin leaves from our raised bed gardens.