#perpetualjournal — Public Fediverse posts

We see White-winged Doves in summer in Tucson, sitting on top of Saguaros, eating the Saguaros’ nectar, pollen, fruit, & seeds. Here’s 1 in my Perpetual Journal. See more on my blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/more-avian-visitors

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Our Summer rains in Tucson bring out awesome arthropods; here are 2 of my favorites I drew in my Perpetual Journal: Red Velvet Mite & Ironclad Beetle. See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/while-april-showers-bring-may-flowers

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Here are my Perpetual Journal nature observations fm my yard 1, 2 & 3 yrs ago this week: Prickly Pear fruits; Velvet Mesquite catkins & seedpods; Western Tanager. This week in ‘26 we see lots of PP fruits, some VM catkins, & no Tanagers.

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from 1, 2 & 3 yrs ago this week: a spotted Red Velvet Mite; Long-tailed Antlion; Plume Moth; Black-headed Grosbeak. In ‘26 I’ve seen only solid RVMs; 1 L-tA; a few PMs & no B-h Gs.

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Pincushion Cactus & Chihuahuan Sage in bloom; Pyrrhuloxia. In ‘26 our Pincushion Cacti & Chi. Sage bloomed this past week from recent rains but I haven’t seen a Pyrrhuloxia.

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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.

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Bloomed out Queen Victoria Agave stalk; insect egg cluster; Velvet Mesquite seedpods turning red. In '26 more Agaves are blooming & our Velvet Mesquite seedpods turned red mid-June.

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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.

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Here’s my Perpetual Journal art of Saguaro & Hedgehog cacti in bloom in my Tucson AZ yard this Spring. Read more about cacti in bloom on my recent blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/saguaro-and-hedgehog-flowers

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