Thursday, March 25, 2021

A Sonoran Spring Weekly Link Round-Up

 

 
I almost forgot that I needed to schedule this to post! I'll blame it on the medical appointments, all of which are going well, but maybe it also had something to do with the fact that I didn't have any photos to share. Now I have two, and since talking about medical appointments is boring, I'll share the photos instead. 

My favorite part of a Sonoran spring is when my two big Tombstone roses start to bloom.


Coming home from one of my appointments yesterday, I saw evidence that someone has taken up residence at the top of the big senita cactus in our front garden. Now Denis and I want to know just what our new neighbor is!


Enjoy the links!

 
►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄
 
►Crafty Gems◄
 
►The Happy Wanderer◄
 
►Fascinating Folk◄
 
►I ♥ Lists◄
 
 
That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.
 
Stay safe. Stay healthy. And don't forget to curl up with a good book!

12 comments:

  1. I love it that you've captured how alive the desert is, Cathy. There's so much beauty there if you just look for it and wait to see it. I love those 'photos. And now, I'm going to explore that medieval tunnel. You never know where it might lead...

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    1. I know! I thought I might tempt you to explore that tunnel!

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  2. I love wild roses--simplicity, abundance, and brevity. Now to check some links. :)

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    1. I hope I've found one or two that tickle your fancy!

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  3. Well, there were a lot of cute pics earlier this week! I am curious about the nest too!

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    1. Denis saw a tiny bird flit out of it early this morning. He'll be installing a camera out there tomorrow in an attempt to gather more information. ;-)

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  4. We have a bird friend who comes back every year. A hummingbird. She lays her egg, sometimes two, in the nest she built years ago. She is back in the nest and flitting around so I think she will leave us a baby soon! The last one we named Billy and while I was snapping a photo he flew out and away and the mama wasn't expecting that. I felt badly so no photos anymore.

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    1. How sad! We have quite a hummingbird colony here around the property, but so far none of them have built a nest where we could see it.

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  5. That looks like a large nest for a tiny bird! We have two bluebird nesting boxes on our garden fence. I'm not sure that we have any inhabitants yet. I don't think we have every had bluebirds in there. Last year we had chickadees which was fun. Usually we have sparrows and often have a cowbird that fills one of the boxes with giant sticks so that other birds can't use it. I'll be interested to see what you find on your camera.

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. I took a picture once of a pair of towhees running themselves ragged trying to feed a huge cowbird chick. I can't say that I'm a fan of birds who can't raise their own young.

      I think the nest in our cactus may belong to a verdin, which is a tiny flycatcher known for making multiple nests. They don't lay eggs in all their nests; some are used as "chill out" places. I guess they want to get away from the kids once in a while!

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  6. I look forward to 'meeting' your new neighbor! And thanks for so many interesting links to check out, ad always.

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