Saguaro Flower Festival 2018

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Simon

The riot of pollinator activity around the Saguaro bloom was a wonderful surprise for me in the last few weeks. I saw bees, other bugs, Hummingbirds and Threshers. It make you wonder what they all liv... Read More

Hiking Poles

Posted on January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 by Simon

A way to get people to adopt new things or ideas is illustrated by hiking poles. I do a lot of hiking and people often think they want to go along. And since they can walk without a cane they are re... Read More

A Combo Pole for Hikers

Posted on July 16, 2017July 7, 2017 by Simon

How about combining a hiking pole and a selfie stick.This simple idea would make it much easier to take digital photos and videos along the trail. ... Read More

He’s Back

Posted on June 17, 2017June 17, 2017 by Simon

About the same time that we were moving to Phoenix I had a virus on my blog. The virus or malware was putting ads for viagra on every page of my site. At first it looked like it was going to cost near... Read More

Cairns

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Simon

An article titled; “What’s with all those Stacks of Stones in the Woods?” was forwarded to me by Neal S. It makes an argument against building cairns. It even shows footage of an... Read More

Walking San Marino

Posted on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 by Simon

The stairs are steep and the path between them gives no relief. There are approximately 90 stairs in two flights with a 50 step slope between them. Going up is hard work.... Read More

Poison Oak

Posted on November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 by Simon

This is what Poison Oak looks like in the Autumn: Beauty make your skin itch.... Read More

Trail Closed

Posted on November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 by Simon

Up the Arroyo Seco at the Paul Little Picnic Area there used to be a trail that went on up toward Inspiration point. I’ve been up looking for it a few times and today I found it. The trick is ... Read More

The First Selfie

Posted on October 29, 2015November 1, 2015 by Simon

This could be a photo of the first selfie, one of the first selfies or it could be staged. It doesn’t matter. It gives me a chance to talk about selfie sticks. I like the selfie concept and I ow... Read More

The Trail

Posted on September 12, 2015September 9, 2015 by Simon

“As you approach the obstacle a course of action will become apparent.” What appears from a distance to be an insurmountable problem can as you approach it be broken down into a series of ... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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