An Arizona homebuilder spent years and hundreds of thousands of dollars turning his backyard into one of America’s largest private garden railways, with nearly 4,000 feet of track and hundreds of train cars https://www.allforgardening.com/1944720/an-arizona-homebuilder-spent-years-and-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-turning-his-backyard-into-one-of-americas-largest-private-garden-railways-with-nearly-4000-feet-of-track-and-hundreds/ #ArizonaGardenRailway #backyard #BackyardGarden #BackyardGardening #DennisSirrine #ModelTrainCollection #PaloVerde&SouthwesternRailroad #PrivateGardenRailways
#paloverde — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #paloverde, aggregated by home.social.
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Here’s the 12th page of my newest art project, an Illustrated Journal—my art & notes celebrating little things in everyday life: yummy enchiladas, wearing sandals, hearing Cicadas & shaking dried seed pods. See more on my blog post (including my art process) https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/enchiladas-sandals-natural-noisemakers
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #tree #seedpod #PaloVerde #insect #Cicada #bug #bugs #bugstodon #enchiladas
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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: organic local produce; 9 Saguaro seedlings; Palo Verde seedlings. We donated our baby Saguaros to a local enviro. non-profit & now we’re just starting to see little PV seedlings.
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #tree #PaloVerde #cactus #Saguaro #fruit #peach #garlic #tomato
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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Foothills Palo Verde Seedpods turning red; 0.82” rain; Saguaro fruits! In ‘26 the seedpods are turning tan; Saguaros have had fruit for weeks & we got .4” rain the previous week.
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #tree #PaloVerde #cactus #Saguaro #seedpod
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I recently saw a 2nd snake species in our Tucson, AZ yard: a Gopher Snake! Here it is in my Perpetual Journal + a (white!) Queen Butterfly chrysalis & Blue Palo Verde seedpods. Read more on my blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/more-sssnake-visssitorsss
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #PaloVerde #seedpod #insect #arthropod #chrysalis #butterfly #snake #reptile
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A very beautiful Arizona sunset this evening. The state tree the palo verde in the foreground with a saguaro who hosts the state wildflower with an ironwood in the background.
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In May & August I see Western Kingbirds in our yard during migration. Here’s 1 drawn in my Perpetual Journal + Saguaro & Palo Verde flowers. Read more on my blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/all-about-birds-part-5
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #tree #PaloVerde #cactus #Saguaro #flower #wildflower #BloomScrolling #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Kingbird
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Here are two pen & watercolor pieces I created in my recent art class “Lost and Found Lines”: Blue Palo Verde seedpods & autumn leaves. Read about the class & see more of my art from this class on my blog post Art Class Recap, Part 3
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/art-potpourri-a-pear-a-beetle-some#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #outdoors #tree #PaloVerde #seedpod #Autumn
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We actually do have Spring in the desert. Desert native Palo Verde trees have green trunks and branches, with feathery leaves. This time of year they're covered with tiny yellow flowers. There is a grove of them on our community's exit drive, making a bright yellow understory for the palms.
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2/2 Before Winter officially starts tomorrow I thought I’d post my recent Perpetual Journal art of Fall foliage here in Tucson, AZ (+ Blue Palo Verde seedpods). See more at https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/fall-foliage-in-tucson
#ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #nature #tree #PaloVerde #Mesquite #Fall #Autumn #seed #seedpod
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I like how my Perpetual Journal pages are filling up in Year 3! Here’s a recent page of my PJ art: Fall foliage; White-lined Sphinx larva; Cactus Wren.
#ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #environment #nature #tree #PaloVerde #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugstodon #larva #caterpillar #bird #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #birdsong #CactusWren #Wren #FallFoliage
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Of the 6 Queen Butterfly chrysalises we’ve seen in our yard this year 5 have been green but 1 was white! The butterfly emerged & flew off apparently healthy just like the others! 😃 Here’s my Perpetual Journal art of the white chrysalis.
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #PaloVerde #seedpod #insect #arthropod #entomology #bugs #butterfly #chrysalis
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In my latest blog post I shared this Perpetual Journal art of a Lucy’s Warbler in a nest box, art of a woodpecker, thoughts about drawing birds & a link to an excellent how-to-draw-birds tutorial.
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/lucys-warblers-and-white-headed-woodpeckers
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #environment #nature #tree #PaloVerde #wildflower #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #woodpecker #warbler
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This art of a recent summer monsoon storm (& my art of some cool insects) were part of my latest blog post about our (very welcome!) rains here in Tucson, AZ.
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/rain-rain-dont-go-away
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Substack #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #outdoors #tree #PaloVerde #seedpod #Summer #rain #Saguaro #cactus #cacti
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The Saguaro flower is the Official State Flower of Arizona & I featured it as a Perpetual Journal entry. This art was also part of my recent Saguaro Gallery blog post.
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/saguaro-gallery
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Substack #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #outdoors #tree #PaloVerde #cactus #Saguaro #flower #wildflower
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In my latest blog post I shared 7 different ways I’ve created art of Saguaros including a glass pendant & linoleum block prints! Here are 2 of these: watercolor & colored pencil.
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/saguaro-gallery
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #ColoredPencil #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Substack #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #outdoors #cactus #Saguaro #tree #PaloVerde
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Here’s more Fall foliage from Tucson, AZ, USA for #ArtAdventCalendar & #TreeTuesday - my Perpetual Journal art of green, yellow & rust Mesquite tree leaves + my 2022 PJ art of dried out Blue Palo Verde tree seedpods.
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #outdoors #tree #Mesquite #PaloVerde #Fall #Autumn #Winter
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The edges of our Foothills Palo Verde tree seedpods are turning red now so I painted these for my Perpetual Journal. I love the variety of shapes & number of seeds in these seedpods!
#SciArt #SciArtist #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #tree #PaloVerde #seedpod #Summer
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My latest blog post highlights 3 of my illustrations of beautiful Foothills Palo Verde tree seedpods, showing changes in their development at this time of year.
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/foothills-palo-verde-seedpods
#SciArt #SciArtist #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #PerpetualJournal #Substack #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #tree #PaloVerde #seedpod #Summer
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I love all the different shapes of seedpods & painted these Blue Palo Verde tree seedpods for a recent Perpetual Journal entry. I also enjoyed seeing how fast the seeds grew from tiny to huge!
#SciArt #SciArtist #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #tree #PaloVerde #seed #seedpod #Spring #Summer
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In my latest blog post, my art celebrates the beauty of Blue Palo Verde tree seedpods, as I watch the growth of their seeds!
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/blue-palo-verde-seedpods
#SciArt #SciArtist #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #PerpetualJournal #Substack #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #tree #PaloVerde #seed #seedpod #Spring #Summer
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Video de La Voz de Guanacaste sobre el incendio en Palo Verde y la planta llamada tifa
«¿Cómo fue que el incendio forestal en el Parque Nacional Palo Verde arrasó con cientos de especies y 4.200 hectáreas, equivalentes a 5.880 canchas de fútbol? 😣 El fuego se topó con una especie vegetal que actuó como su gasolina»
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In my latest blog post I shared my art of, & some natural history about, the beautiful Palo Verde trees that are blooming in Tucson right now. https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/palo-verde-buds-and-blooms
#SciArt #SciArtist #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Substack #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #PaloVerde #flower #wildflower #Spring #yellow
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Since the Foothills Palo Verde trees are at the peak of their bloom now in Tucson, I see yellow in every direction I look—so I painted one for my latest Perpetual Journal entry.
#SciArt #SciArtist #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #PaloVerde #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #flower #wildflower #Spring #yellow
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Steam from the Palo Verde nuclear power plant west of Phoenix, AZ south of I-10. Who thought building a water-cooled reactor in the desert was a good idea?
I took this pic about 4 years ago. I’d read it uses reclaimed water from upstream. It popped up in my Facebook memories feed.
