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Summer Heat and Vibrant Days
Grandmother Peyote in Bloom Cut Peyote top with New Growth and Blooms These drastically cut (in half) Peyote plants with new growth in 6 months!! Mana and Grandchildren’s greenhouse on the right, with storage trailer, shade canopy for transplanting, and shade area for San Pedro/ Peyote grafts in the back Transplanting -Mixing up the…
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Adopt a Highway 2024
Rains and snow have caused a bounty of flowers. Here we see a field of Arizona poppies. Looking into the hills we can see more blooms. Spring is a busy time. We are making new friends who, after scheduling their Spirit Walks with Annie, are visiting for their Spirit Walk, but we are also greeting…
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March 24, 2024 We are planning for Greenhouse #4 for the juvenile Peyote currently in the Byram house nursery. Our neighbor on backhoe loader leveling Greenhouse #4 location Above: a tray of seedlings started in December 2023. To the right: President Matthew standing in front of the new greenhouse location. Coronavirus and Valley Fever combined…
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Matt’s Birds
For the bird watchers I have put some of the better photos of our birds on one post. Enjoy! Juvenile broad-billed hummingbird Black Chinned Hummingbird Young Grey Hawk Roadrunner Gila Sapsucker Says Phoebe adult and juvenile Gambel’s Quail Female Quail Hooded Oriole Red Tailed Hawk Chihuahua Raven Male Cardinal Female Cardinal Cowbird Turkey Buzzard Great…
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End of Summer
Peyote Seeds collected from the Greenhouses Mom Dragon Pond After Rain Turkey Buzzard preening New “bridge” on Aravaipa Klondyke Rd Experimental Outdoor Bed Buying Firewood for Spirit Walks Transplants in dilute rooting water before transplanting Peyote pups with developed roots Neighbor moving dirt to cover exposed PVC water line And to repair driveway water channel…
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May 6 Work In-Replacing the deteriorating greenhouse plastic
We recently planned a working event to change the skin on the Grandchildren’s greenhouse (built in 2005, last plastic covering in 2015). The first few days of our planned greenhouse “skin” replacement were windy and it was decided to go ahead with other projects until the wind quieted, and much more was accomplished than just…
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Land Maintenance for Spring: Moving the latrine
Moving the Latrine and making a new hole Moving fence post into position over the latrine hole. Sturdy fence post centered over latrine hole with two new-used railroad ties on either end. Putting the Latrine back over the new hole Spring Blooms 2023 Spring 2023 Birds in Our Backyard Annie’s Blog homepage
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Spring Blooms 2023
Astrophytum Asterias Land Maintenance update: Moving the Latrine Spring 2023 Birds in Our Backyard Annie’s Blog Homepage
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Spring 2023 Birds in Our Backyard
Black Chinned Hummingbird Male Gambel’s Quail Sentry Gambel’s Quail males always stand guard over their families signaling when there is danger and “All Clear” Great Tailed grackle Cardinal Male Female Cardinal with Creamy Breast Ring Necked Dove Rose House Finch Great Horned owl Spring Blooms 2023 Land Maintenance:Moving the Latrine Spirit Walk Questions and Answers
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March 2023 Surprise
March 1, 2023 storms raged outside giving us more snow. In this video, the morning of March second sparkles with fresh snow all around, and the creek is flowing with water from snow melt. This video is taken from the church access road (aka driveway) so you can see the driveway on either side of…
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Church Map and Directions
The yellow line indicates the route from Phoenix. The lavendar line indicates the route from I-10 exit 340. The blue line indicates the route for those coming from the El Paso direction who want to turn onto North 191, then turn onto SR 266 (also known as the Stockton pass Rd) to Fort Grant ,…