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The romance with dogs began during my babyhood. According to my mother, my first word was not “mama” or “dada” but “doggie.”  “Doggie” served me well for a while. Depending upon the inflection, the word became an expression of excitement, … Continue reading →

I deftly scoop the manure with my rake and drop the green-brown balls into my red poop cart. I hear Sox flap his lips as he scoops his morning supplement from the bin hanging in his paddock. From his other … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe that one year has passed with very little posting. Well, I’ve been posting on my other blog: susanswanberg.wordpress.com. It’s time, however, to get back to my Starhaven tales. We’ve moved two horses onto the property–Sox and … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Goodbye to the past year with all of its disappointments and struggles and hello to a brand new year. May all of your hopes and dreams come true in 2012.  

Finches, sparrows, cactus wrens and other friends are enjoying the seed at our feeders. Gambel’s quail glean what falls to the ground. Gila woodpeckers and gilded flickers peck at suet cakes and steal nectar from the hummingbird feeders. Shy northern … Continue reading →

One of the best places on earth is the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, whose mission is “to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.” This  98-acre botanical garden, … Continue reading →

We constantly have to be aware of the cattle that wander by.  The cattle roam state lands surrounding our neighborhood of Sutherland Heights and occasionally blunder into our yards if we forget to keep our gates closed. The cattle are … Continue reading →

In exciting news from the University of Arizona, a new scorpion antivenom (called Anascorp) was described. This antivenom was developed in Mexico by the Institute Bioclon and, in a unique collaboration with the University of Arizona where clinical trials were … Continue reading →