The heat is here and we are sweating. Temperatures are climbing higher here in Arizona. For desert dwellers, that means it is time to pay close attention to your body signals, plan your outings during the early morning hours or late in the cooler temps of night, and make sure you increase your water consumption. Heat kills and there are no second ...
The beauty of Pinal County continues to amaze me. I have lived here for over 20 years and I have not yet gotten tired of exploring the diverse environments found here. Honestly, I don’t think I ever will. Every adventure I find, see and learn something new.
My husband and I are on a mission to document, research and share as many of our observations ...
One of the most well known traditions in the US is making New Year's Resolutions. Is this something that you do? And are you successful at it?
I have had limited success with my resolutions in the past, mostly because I get too busy and focus on other things and before you know it, the year is over. According to researchers, 90% of people ...
As you know, we have been "re-wilding" our backyard. We continue to work on it a little at a time. We are even growing many of the native plants in the garden, once they are the appropriate size to survive, we plan on moving them to other sections of the yard. Growing native plants takes time and patience as many are slow growing.
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When I think about flowers that symbolize joy, sunflowers are at the top of the list. Sunflowers are easy growers. They grow almost anywhere, tolerate poor conditions well and stand up to the heat of the Arizona sun.
If you plant a sunflower seed and watch it grow, you will see growth almost immediately. The small, little seed sends out its ...
Finally, March has arrived and the excitement that this month brings has my head swimming with the all the possibilities. New life, new promise, new opportunities, new blessings.
First, on a personal note, I am celebrating because I was finally able to walk 2.5 miles for the first time in 2 years! It has been a challenging time for me, ...
Every winter is followed by the promise of spring, colorful flowers and a bountiful harvest…Nature shows her love for the life with every bloom.
This is January. Even in the Sonoran Desert, it is cold. It can freeze. This winter, I have been tucking my garden into bed with flannel sheets (hoping my husband won’t notice they are missing from ...
Welcome to True Nature Adventure Blog! This is our first foray into the wide open spaces of the blogosphere and we are so excited to start sharing our adventures with you!
We welcomed the New Year with good intentions, building on our plans that we had been discussing and plotting out a rough sketch for what we would like to do and get accomplished ...