
Ponderosa pine cone (Pinus ponderosa), at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument near Flagstaff, Arizona.

Ponderosa pine cone (Pinus ponderosa), at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument near Flagstaff, Arizona.

Recurring lizard.

Sparkler!

Corona.
Youngling saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), at the McDowell Mountain Preserve gateway trail in Scottsdale, Arizona. Please click photo for an enlarged view.

Saguaro scar.
At the McDowell Mountain Preserve gateway trail in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Huge thanks to everyone who offered suggestions for a collaborative blues playlist to help see me through a difficult time.
It’s a testament to the great kindness of my community of carers and supporters on tumblr that so many of you made such terrific musical contributions or offered such thoughtful words of concern and encouragement. I am moved, and more grateful than I can say.
The collaborators are
@talkstotrees @gedditor @vandaliatraveler @sallyawayfromhome @axelrod @feet-of-clay @kckeiko @pointandshooter @inlandwest @jtmportland @charlesreeza @themazette @hikergirl and @sedonajohn . Thank you!
In case you can’t access the playlist through tumblr, the list links to Spotify here. Runtime is 3 hours.
They told me not to go hiking or to the gym, but no one said anything about dancing.
Views from the McDowell Mountain Preserve gateway trail in Scottsdale, Arizona. September 2015.
Flock.
Yellow-headed blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area near McNeal, Arizona.
Please click any photo in the set for an enlarged view.

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