I was born in the Southern California desert:
Joshua trees praying to the dry sky ,
rain so rare that kids stayed home from school when it fell,
eucalyptus trees tangy in my nostrils.
Avocados six for a dollar at children’s sidewalk tables,
teenage girls working on their tans as seriously as their fathers worked for a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'desert'
From Desert To Forest
December 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · lifestyle, nature
Tags: bibliona·desert·environment·forest·laszlo-photo·life·Mount Tabor·Oregon·outdoors·Southern California·volcano
Making The Ocean Drinkable, Part II
December 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments · energy, home & garden, lifestyle, nature, sustainability
Drought-tolerant gardens and xeroscapes are beautiful inside and out. That is the conclusion I’ve come to after studying desalination, which is the increasingly popular but very costly and energy-intensive process by which ocean water is made into fresh water. (See here for Part I on desalination.)
Given that energy production drives global warming, we need to [...]
Tags: consumption·desalination·desert·drought-tolerant gardens·DWRowan·green living·Las Vegas·lawns·outdoors·water·water conservation·xeroscapes
In The Southwest Desert
June 8th, 2008 · No Comments · lifestyle, nature
Since I’ve been working pretty hard lately, I’m taking a mini-vacation here in Scottsdale, Arizona (next to Phoenix), visiting my friend Jean for a few days. The idea is to make my own little self more sustainable, and sure enough, my spirit is going “Ahhhhhhhhh” in response to the rugged desert beauty, the brilliant sky, [...]
Tags: Camelback Mountain·culture·desert·energy conservation·environment·exercise·heat·hiking·life·outdoors·running·Scottsdale·vacation
