Antelope Canyon

Posted on December 12, 2023December 1, 2023 by Simon

“A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever.” John Keats Some places are so sublimely beautiful they defy description. Antelope Canyon is one of them. I took the photo five years ago the last time... Read More

Not Just Desert

Posted on December 11, 2020December 9, 2020 by Simon

Most of what people call “desert” is not desert it is dry land forests. Some are Saguaro Forest, some are Joshua Tree Forests, some are Mesquite Forests and there are many other varieties ... Read More

Corona Virus Day Seven

Posted on April 1, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

I’m feeling less fatigue this morning. I do feel a little bit achy but I’m old and some is expected. I may be a day or two from being symptom free. The photo this morning is of an open pit... Read More

Table Mountain Tableau

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 by Simon

Simon conquers Table Mountain. This was taken at the end of Table Mountain Trail. Of course it was at the end of the trail near the car. We had a great hike but did not get to the top of Table Mountai... Read More

Micro Tourism Birds

Posted on February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 by Simon

We spent the weekend in southeastern Arizona and stayed at the Casa de San Pedro. One of the main activities there is bird watching because there are a lot of birds. The high point for us was seeing t... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Picacho

Posted on November 18, 2019November 1, 2019 by Simon

Picacho Noun: Spanish word for peak. So the mountain near Tucson named “Picacho Peak” is redundant. Example: Picacho Peak is a famous picacho.... Read More

Desert Tortoise

Posted on November 13, 2019November 1, 2019 by Simon

“I got lucky and saw a Desert Tortoise.” Or said another way: “I have hiked in the desert enough so that statistically I was likely to see a Desert Tortoise.”... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Papago

Posted on November 11, 2019November 1, 2019 by Simon

Papago Noun: Archaic word referring to the Tohono O’odham peoples of Southern Arizona. Try not to use this word. It is a derogatory Pima word meaning “bean eaters” and was picked by ... Read More

Shame

Posted on July 1, 2019June 14, 2019 by Simon

In 1924 American Indians were granted full citizenship by an act of the US Congress. It wasn’t until 1948 that Arizona allowed Indians to vote. From The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer... Read More

Why I Live in Arizona Two

Posted on January 21, 2019January 13, 2019 by Simon

My last post showed some negatives about living in snow country. Today’s post will show some of the positives of living in Arizona.... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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