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Sonoran Desert

The First Green Grass: Woody and Maggie Welcome Spring in Arizona

Last night I heard spring arriving.

Shadows on dry grass on the desert floor near Mobile, Arizona.
The sound of spring on the ground

All winter, it’s been a struggle to keep Woody and Maggie fed.

I can haul some grain on Maggie’s cart; sometimes a few flakes of hay. But as soon as I pitch camp, I tether Maggie by a front leg and turn Woody loose. That way they can browse a bit and add the odd wisps of dry Med grass or mesquite twigs to their meager rations.… Continue reading →