Tag: Tucson
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Save Our VA Tucson – 5/22/26
Save Our VA Tucson Protest – 5/22/26 Four of us anchored the picket line from 6:30-8:15am for the morning shift change at the Ajo gate of the Tucson VA. Responses were similar to the last few weeks, with about 80-90% definite positives. The others were mostly oblivious or noncommittal. There were a couple of obvious…
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Santa Catalinas
Santa Catalinas under a cerulean skysharp shadows definevertical and diagonalridges and cutaways the stark, austerenorthern boundary ofthe Tucson basinpainted in pinks and graysthe long rays of sunset then disappearghosts in the darkidling over the sleepingcountryside long beforehumanity thrived and will remainlong after we’re gone –LE
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Mid-May Morning Ride
A Mid-May Morning Ride On The Tucson Loop Bright morning sun40 degrees of the eastern horizon Mountains in pale silhouetteNorth, south, and east The mountains to the westBright, jagged and sharpFacing the sun in the eastLike the ragged incisorsOf some carnivorous feral beast Four coteries of weiniesAlmost always in a big hurry A few leisure…
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Mid-May Morning Ride On The Tucson Loop
Mid-May Morning Ride On The Tucson Loop Rode out under another pristine skyNot a single cloud shading Sol’s eye The sandy Santa CruzOnce again, bone dry The season of yellowOn pause or at an end A few faded Brittlebush blossomsFluttering pale yellow in the gentle breeze In the High Sonoran ‘dry season’Between the winter rains…
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Saturday Morning Ride
Saturday Morning Ride In Early May pristine, May, cloudless skyriding south through long shadowscrisp, clean lineslike quick reference pointsif one knew how to read themthe sun sitting at 10 o’clockoff the eastern horizon the path was crowded todaybikies, runners, walker, and joggersweekend warriors out on displaytrying to squeeze thirty milesinto 2 or three hoursif their…
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Save Our VA Tucson Protest 5/8/26
Four of us anchored the line outside the Ajo gate of the Tucson VA from 6:20am – 8:15am for the morning shift change. The response rate was about the same as it has been for the last few weeks, from 85%-90%. Was only able to pick out a couple of head shakes, ‘no’, one ‘flipped…
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Morning Ride On Cinco De Mayo
Morning Ride On Cinco De Mayo the gentle, penetrating overnight rainfinally ended just after sunrise heavy clouds kept the humidity highwhile the air was chill for my three hour ride standing water dappled the washesand riverbed, gullying in one edge or the otherand the trees and shrubs wereiridescent in vibrant shades of greenwhile new Brittlebush…
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The Dry Season
The Dry Season Dust and sandIn the dry riverbed Cover grasses and shrubsReturned to dormant colorsFlaxen, dull greens, and pale browns No rain or even much dewHumidity all but gone sinceThe latter days of March, too Eager for the coming monsoonsHopefully, before the end of June Spokesmodels, the weather-modelsPredicting imminent rain40%, 60%, 80% chance they…
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Last Saturday Morning Ride In April
Last Saturday Morning Ride In April Sun sat at about 40° off the horizonHazy through the folds of cloudsLike rippled veils overheadTree shadows soft and indistinct A couple of Roadrunners crossedOur path, along with a fewMorning doves and SparrowsThat took to the sky as we road by There was a family of Prairie DogsStanding in…
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