Showing posts with label Sonoran Desert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sonoran Desert. Show all posts
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Zimbawe In The Sonoran Desert
Recessed in natural grotto...
Zimbabwean stone sculpture by Agnes Nyanhongo.
2002 Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
Zimbabwean stone sculpture by Agnes Nyanhongo.
8/15/10
Quote of the Day: 1880 Charleston, Arizona
Tougher than Tombstone?...
"If a corpse had a gun on him and the fatal shot came from the front, you didn't look for the killer."
Such was one resident's memory of Charleston.
from "Charleston: Tougher than Tombstone?"
Arizona Capitol Times 08/13/10
"If a corpse had a gun on him and the fatal shot came from the front, you didn't look for the killer."
Such was one resident's memory of Charleston.
from "Charleston: Tougher than Tombstone?"
Arizona Capitol Times 08/13/10
Grows Like A Weed
Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit...
Food From Prickly Pear Cactus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpdO3_m8So8
Food From Prickly Pear Cactus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpdO3_m8So8
8/14/10
A Sonoran Desert of the Mind
Arid economics...
It occurs to me that in this era rules of the desert apply:
How to Build a BioSand Filter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iGLSTZY84
It occurs to me that in this era rules of the desert apply:
- Carry your own water, lot's of it. Keep your eyes peeled for water sources.
- Careful where you tread. Watch for black widows, scorpions and rattlers.
- Respect cactus. They're survivors and have thorns and spines.
- Know where you are. Have a map and GPS, the desert can be disorienting.
- Avoid the spotlight of the sun. Stay in the shade, wear a hat.
How to Build a BioSand Filter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iGLSTZY84
8/11/10
Quote of the Day
The sky is crying, tears roll down the street...
Rain water harvesting captures them for good use.
And in Arizona, cities like Tucson are pioneering the practices of big-city rain capture. "All you need for a water harvesting system is rain, and a place to put it" Tucson Water says on it's Web site.
from "It's Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado"
New York Times 06/28/2009
Rain water harvesting captures them for good use.
And in Arizona, cities like Tucson are pioneering the practices of big-city rain capture. "All you need for a water harvesting system is rain, and a place to put it" Tucson Water says on it's Web site.
from "It's Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado"
New York Times 06/28/2009
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Desert plants and ecosystems, rain water harvesting...
An Introduction to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona
Narrated by Paul Wolterbeek, Staff Member at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGNdNXKi1u0
Rain Water Harvesting
narrated by Kim Stone, horticulturist at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2PIxlRqr4
An Introduction to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona
Narrated by Paul Wolterbeek, Staff Member at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGNdNXKi1u0
Rain Water Harvesting
narrated by Kim Stone, horticulturist at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2PIxlRqr4
8/1/10
7/22/10
Tempe Town Fake Lake Washes Downstream
Dam fools...
So what happens to all those almost empty, in foreclosure high and low rise, bankrupted condos built on the City of Tempe Town Lake, now all the water has flowed down the Salt River on it's natural river bed, since the fake lake rubber dam collapsed? The "Town Lake that embodies [err...make that embodied] a unique vision for the future" according to the City of Tempe's website?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XllpYTqBM1g
http://www.youtube.com/srslyfkd
So what happens to all those almost empty, in foreclosure high and low rise, bankrupted condos built on the City of Tempe Town Lake, now all the water has flowed down the Salt River on it's natural river bed, since the fake lake rubber dam collapsed? The "Town Lake that embodies [err...make that embodied] a unique vision for the future" according to the City of Tempe's website?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XllpYTqBM1g
http://www.youtube.com/srslyfkd
7/17/10
6/17/10
Yuma Territorial State Prison
Country Club or Hell Hole?...
To say that Yuma is an arid climate would be an understatement, it is one of the hottest cities in the US. It does have redeeming features since, unlike Phoenix, it doesn't have the Urban Heat Island effect. Actually for most of the year, the weather in Yuma is about the same as Phoenix. Yuma has several advantages also, it's the confluence of the Colorado River and the Gila River with water still running in them, the deserts cool at night as well as it has has very mild, pleasant winters.
Detailed forecast: The Weather Channel - Weather Underground - AccuWeather
All of that was moot to the residents of Yuma between 1876 and 1909 when the Yuma Territorial Prison was in operation. Originally built when Arizona was still a territory and county jails were inadequate to keep prisoners, the prison was built mainly for that purpose. Construction was done by the prisoners.
In that era electricity, much less fans and blowers, were not available to the population of the town of Yuma. Not so on the hill where the prison was into a hard rock cliff. The prison had electricity and primitive blowers, a library and hospital and townspeople referred to it as "The Country Club." The prison in reality was an awful place but depending on how hot the day, how deep it was into summer, the view of it depended on which side of The Wall you were on. Inside, prisoners referred to it as The Hell Hole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pS7BloOA1U
http://www.youtube.com/AZStateParks
To say that Yuma is an arid climate would be an understatement, it is one of the hottest cities in the US. It does have redeeming features since, unlike Phoenix, it doesn't have the Urban Heat Island effect. Actually for most of the year, the weather in Yuma is about the same as Phoenix. Yuma has several advantages also, it's the confluence of the Colorado River and the Gila River with water still running in them, the deserts cool at night as well as it has has very mild, pleasant winters.
86°F | °C
Current: Clear
Wind: SW at 9 mph
Humidity: 14%
Wind: SW at 9 mph
Humidity: 14%
Wed
103°F | 71°F
Thu
103°F | 72°F
Fri
104°F | 73°F
All of that was moot to the residents of Yuma between 1876 and 1909 when the Yuma Territorial Prison was in operation. Originally built when Arizona was still a territory and county jails were inadequate to keep prisoners, the prison was built mainly for that purpose. Construction was done by the prisoners.
In that era electricity, much less fans and blowers, were not available to the population of the town of Yuma. Not so on the hill where the prison was into a hard rock cliff. The prison had electricity and primitive blowers, a library and hospital and townspeople referred to it as "The Country Club." The prison in reality was an awful place but depending on how hot the day, how deep it was into summer, the view of it depended on which side of The Wall you were on. Inside, prisoners referred to it as The Hell Hole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pS7BloOA1U
http://www.youtube.com/AZStateParks
Video produced by John Booth for AZStateParks.com
5/26/10
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