The Color of the Desert

The color of the Arizona desert is not brown or taupe or saguaro green. Nor prickly pear ruby red, nor eggplant Superstition purple, or even the color of the golden omnipresent sun. It is turquoise. A vibrant series of hues found in backyard swimming pools, jewelery...

Mating Season

I received an email last week that was good for a giggle. The Denver Zoo sent a cheeky update about their new polar bear — a 12-year-old male named Lee on loan from the Detroit Zoo — and how March-April is mating season. They might have hinted at how their...

They Eat Snakes

  What’s cuter than a bunch of Denver Zoo mongooses napping together? (One little girl nearby exclaimed, “Mama! They’re snuggling!”) A pair nuzzling. Or perhaps, this one who took after my own heart: the full sunshine napper. Nice tan,...

A little WNM love

I’m behind at work, and prepping for a week away on business. So! How about I distract you lovely friends for a moment with Nelson’s spring hair cut? He was out of the house today for 4 hours and in the meantime, I had one of the most productive afternoons...