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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Burn prep
Went down to the farms to talk with Virginia DoF’s Adam Smith about burning the longleaf and under the first set of loblolly on the Brodnax place. I described the plan to patch burn in other posts. The weather offers … Continue reading
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Merrifield Neighborhood
We got home from Arizona a couple days ago. Arizona is nice this time of year and we much enjoy the relatives there, but it is good to be home. I once thought that we would retire in Arizona for … Continue reading
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Marching bands
Marching bands are a big deal in Arizona, at least among my relatives who live in Phoenix. Arizona HS have these bands and the compete statewide. The coordination is amazing. These things have their roots in military formation and you … Continue reading
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Four Peaks Brewery in Phoenix
Today’s entry in the beer tour. Chrissy and I went to Four Peaks Brewery in Phoenix. I got my picture. Chrissy looks better, so I put hers first. Enjoying beer garden experiences, especially outdoor ones, is one of the important … Continue reading
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San Tan Flats
Weather in Arizona was very much like weather in Virginia at the same time. It rained – pretty hard – as we left Phoenix. The night before, we had supper at San Tan Flats. It was a very 1970s type … Continue reading
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Saguaro National Park near Tucson Arizona
Think of forests and most of the time the picture that comes to mind is shady galleries of spreading branches. But the sunny saguaro lands also are forests. One of the thickest of these is on the land of the … Continue reading
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Tuscon beer
In keeping with my beer tour activities, we stopped off at Thunder Canyon Brewery in Tucson. They have an IPA called “Sky Island”. It tasted good, but the taste came second to the name in my book. Anyway, the photos … Continue reading
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Maricopa Agriculture Center
Visited the MAC (Maricopa Agriculture Center) day. We saw some tractors that run on GPS. People could ride in the driverless vehicles to show how it was done. Another interesting thing was a mechanical cotton picker. This is not a … Continue reading
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Bisbee, Arizona
We came here to look at TNC lands with Apache pines. I will write about that in a few hours. But meanwhile we enjoyed some nice things in southern Arizona. We drove through Bisbee, Arizona. It used to be a … Continue reading
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Visiting Elise & Carl
Visited cousins Elise and Carl in Marana, Arizona. We had a really good meal at Wild Garlic Grill.
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