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March 2, 2012March 2, 2012

Desert critters: part I

The tortoise is what I aspire to.      Methodical.      Steadfast.      Self-contained. I am no tortoise. I think of the lizards us kids would stalk and chase and hunt, not to kill, but to capture: live. To keep as a pet in a shoebox with some sand. Sometimes on those desert hikes you come […]

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