Saturday, August 05, 2006


The view out the door of my workshop. I didn't intend to capture the top of my car in the picture, but, well, there it is. The mountains are the White Tank Mountains, so-named because (or so I'm told) the rock tends to be light in color and water running down the washes scoops out light-colored hollows in the bedrock. Such hollows are often referred to as "tanks" in Arizona, probably because of Arizona's long ranching history. The wash in the immediate background actually had running water in it last winter, which was rather interesting. For those of a botanical bent, the drab olive-colored bushes in the background are creosote bushes; the brighter green things in the foreground are a mixure of young mesquites and desert broom.

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