by stevesparks | Feb 11, 2023 | Building Healthy Communities, Furry Friends and Wildlife, Mental Health Advocacy, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/669 Sonora Greater Roadrunner Meep Meep One of my desert wildlife neighbors came for a visit, shortly after we moved to Sun City Festival. My new friend, the “Greater Roadrunner,” landed on top of our brick fence, looked...
by stevesparks | Feb 3, 2023 | Building Healthy Communities, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohokam#:~:text=Hohokam Hohokam prople built the first irrigation canals in the valley… “Eleven archeological sites, occupied during the time period A.D. 500-1100, were located within the boundaries of White Tank Mountain...
by stevesparks | Jan 22, 2023 | Furry Friends and Wildlife, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
If you’re brave enough to venture out at night in the desert, don’t forget your flashlight. Be sure and stay on the trail. Otherwise, you could step on a Tarantula or a Gila Monster, or run into a Javelina. These guys come out at night to look for their favorite meal....
by stevesparks | Jan 9, 2023 | Furry Friends and Wildlife, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Curve-billed_Thrasher/overview The singing Curved Billed Thrasher BASIC DESCRIPTION “Strong legs and a long, decurved bill give Curve-billed Thrashers the perfect tools for hunting insects in the punishing deserts, canyons,...
by stevesparks | Nov 27, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
Jake’s lost soul… When Jake thinks of light, his mind’s eye sees the depth of the Universe. Drifting away from a day to day life of cluttered nonsense helped him to live in the moment. It was a mindfulness place to see life more clearly. As a child,...
by stevesparks | Oct 3, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Mental Health Advocacy, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
https://www.verywellhealth.com/best-climate-for-arthritis-5094272 The Sonora heals my bones & soul… “Here’s what we can clear up and declare as true: Weather does not affect the course of arthritis. However, it may have some impact on arthritis...
