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We love our annual tree hunt and it’s been going on for a long time. I have 35 mm slides of hunts from 30 years ago…kids and dogs and Christmas trees.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 05:51
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Can you believe I was whining about rainfall? It’s funny because as Ms. Mesquitey and I were driving to and from Cascabel we talked about coming ba...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 05:07
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The scientific name for Mearns quail is Cyrtonyx montezumae. The genus refers to its big claws for scratching around in desert soils. It has big fe...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 05:07
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The photos are mine and of the plant Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum. It sure is nice to have some white flowers mixed in with the oceans of yellow ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 05:13
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Mala Mujer or Cnidoscolus angustidens is an interesting plant in Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family. It’s found in southeastern Arizona and south in...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 05:09
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Some extraordinary people sharing a bit of travel advice, insights and experiences from Moscow to the Camino de Santiago and destinations in betwee...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:50
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Well, I’m not sure I can add a whole lot more to this true story, but here are a few ringtail facts that are fun. Okay, fun for nature geeks like y...

  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 05:10
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I suppose the thinking is that any wildflowers blooming along the side of the road will beautify that road and who cares what’s in the hydro-seed m...

  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 05:09
Caption: Ramadan decorations at the Al-Sadi home, Credit: Amina Al-Sadi
Amina Al-Sadi is a 25-year-old American Muslim currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. This year in the west, Ramadan lines up with the summ...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 04:00
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Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Too young for induction into the army, Richard works at Best & Co. and next with Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians in the shipping department. Upo...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 30:34
Caption: John Register, Credit: johnregister.com
This week on Culture Clique, Olympian John Register speaks to us about the disabled community. While training for the 1996 Olympics, Register fell ...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 31:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Typical cuddle party
Psychologists have studied how touch provides comfort to humans for a long time. It turns out we need physical contact to survive. But our culture ...

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  • Added: Oct 15, 2010
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Can sampling be considered a fine art? Hell... Emphatically... YES.

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1