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Post by mohs on Jun 28, 2022 15:26:28 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Jun 28, 2022 15:34:17 GMT -5
Daza gneiss indeed! Yum!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 28, 2022 16:00:52 GMT -5
Way cool!!!!
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Post by mohs on Jun 28, 2022 20:52:34 GMT -5
 Love it & you too Pat !  O what I wanted to remark is Patyour a real treasure to RTH & it's been joy for me to read and interact w/ you Over these rocking year !
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Post by mohs on Jun 29, 2022 18:43:31 GMT -5
When I mentioned Wallace & LadMo she looked at me strangely I asked: where are you from She said : Virginia! Well that led to the Tela sand  story, rocks, pendants ,,,ect... Her name is Jana Smart ranger !  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 29, 2022 19:12:28 GMT -5
This was cool too Teli I went out to shoot Papago During this Valley Thunder head build up A ranger pulled up on the side of the road to tell me of approaching dust storm I started thanking and then a car was pulling up behind the truck. So I thought-- off they’ll gohs Butte she pulled off to the side to allow the car to pass Imagine someone willing to listen to themohs long rap ? And I did ! going on w/ my tall tales & quick views Hohokams, LDM, downtown..ectal When I mentioned Wallace & LadMo she looked at me strangely I asked: where are you from She said : Virginia! Well that led to the Tela sand story, rocks, pendants ,,,ect... Her name is Jana Smart ranger !
I was wondering why my ears were ringing.  |
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Post by mohs on Aug 17, 2022 9:25:12 GMT -5
Ventured into the Salt River bottom The Eucalyptus tree is healthy and strong The trunk is impressive  The ever elusive lilac prickly pear  |
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Post by mohs on Aug 18, 2022 9:29:30 GMT -5
Besides find a new access point to the Salt River snapped this dragon w/ my ELF  Not fabulous Yet pretty good for the conditions |
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Post by mohs on Oct 3, 2022 21:30:15 GMT -5
This is unusual plant I saw in Papago this morning  This afternoon we had high high winds Almost bleuwdolmohs right off the butter Lightening and mohs don’t quite jive Thrilled w/ whenever I can capture  The season is coming around for genisce weather Going to try to do one more season of traveling and shooting I might have overplayed my hand I can tell the body’s health is land sliding Go down with the ship What else can be done ,,, |
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Post by mohs on Oct 5, 2022 20:20:12 GMT -5
just a quick ELF shot The paper thin needles on the Cholla Are starting to vibe their translucency glow  It’s the first I've noticed Maybe this is the season when the needles grow? Not sure Butte I didn’t notice the phenomena all summer Well that all i got Right now… |
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Post by mohs on Oct 11, 2022 13:29:48 GMT -5
What follows is not overly exciting yet it geologically rocks & I tinkest  one of my hobbies Is street photoning w/ELF While cruising about a humongous block of rock On a pallet caught my eye   Stop the Car! That block is about 5 feet long Its huge heavy and being kept for something After inspection I think it slag  A couple small pieces were broken off on it Real fine grain and small pockets What I think was formed by gas bubbles The block is in yard that manufacturer of rebar or least wholesalers So slag may make sense.. Maybe it stored to be used? |
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Post by Pat on Oct 11, 2022 13:38:17 GMT -5
Neat! I’d stop the car, too.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Oct 11, 2022 15:32:42 GMT -5
This is unusual plant I saw in Papago this morning , I've got a name for the unusual plant you took a picture of in the Papago which you posted on Oct 3. Calotropis procera It is in the milkweed family (think Monarch butterfly food!) Some common names - French-cotton Prince-of-Wales crown Roostertree Sodom's-milkweed Sodom-apple Apple-of-Sodom "Calotropis procera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to North Africa, Pakistan, tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia, and Indochina. The green fruits contain a toxic milky sap that is extremely bitter and turns into a gluey coating which is resistant to soap." And, I might add, don't get the sap in your eyes! |
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Post by mohs on Oct 11, 2022 17:17:05 GMT -5
Right on Jean Phoenix seems to be on a milkweed monarch kick Last season they were passing out seeds to hikers I drove by those plants this morning will be watching their progress Pretty unusual sure rangers are growing them This is one of my favorite photos  The Monarch was just there And I snapped it fast Amzed how well it came out with the NikonCoolPix
________________________________________________________________________Reading about Calotropic and Milton's Poem
...greedy they pluck'd
The Frutage fair to sight, like that which grew
Neer that bituminous Lake where Sodom flam'd;
This more delusive, not the touch, but taste
Deceav'd; they fondly thinking to allay
Thir appetite with gust, instead of Fruit
Chewd bitter Ashes, which th' offended taste
With spattering noise rejected: oft they assayd
Hunger and thirst constraining...
(bk. 10, ll. 520–528)all I need is more temptation... _________________________________________ [/b] I'm stoked now to know that this plant may attract Monarchs I'll be on the look out for photo oppo's ...  |
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Post by mohs on Oct 12, 2022 15:07:45 GMT -5
See the pod how it a grown Butte friend it wasn’t to long agohs It wasn't big  Went out this morn See if I couldn’t catch a Monarch on the MilkWeed There was one lone Monarch fluttering around Watch it for 5 minutes on it erratic flight Butte it wouldn’t land  All I could get was it shadow Today wasn’t the best day Couple days we should have some weather inversion & that pod may break open I guess that where Monarch lay their eggs ? Altho I did have pleasant discussion W/ some out of out of state visitors Long story of local interest …onlymostly So stay tune to disgniess thread 4dat.... mostly, agrin |
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Post by Pat on Oct 12, 2022 16:09:25 GMT -5
mohs. Re monarch butterflies: A woman about a half mile away gives away figs—- lots of them. She contacts me when they have too many. I help her out by taking the bag she offers. We like figs!! We planted a baby fig tree in December. Gave us 11 figs first thing! Her husband says they have 11 million! She is also the monarch butterfly lady. Has her front yard planted to attract them. I was surprised the first time I was there. Apparently I woke them up. Fluttered all around me to check me out, I guess. They don’t bite!😄 I get to replenish my fig supply every couple of weeks, and be greeted by butterflies! What could be better?
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Post by mohs on Oct 12, 2022 17:09:37 GMT -5
ah Pat Monarch flutters in you hair and i knew I knew I knew,,, it makes me happy  |
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 13, 2022 9:39:51 GMT -5
At an event related to my new PT job I got a little education on Cholla vs Teddy Bear Cholla from a geologist turned therapist. With a name like teddy bear you might think warm and fuzzy, but not so. A plant that senses mammals passing by and drops/tosses a little branch bit to hopefully get caught in fur/clothing and transport it to a place for it to take root, potentially taking it's host closer to becoming fertilizer. Desert life is so delightful.
The season for more adventures is indeed upon us, soon we'll get the Maricopa pass so we can go to White tanks, Hassayampa preserve, etc any time we want.
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Post by mohs on Oct 14, 2022 13:04:39 GMT -5
Hi Everyone, Agrin ventured into the Salt River this morn That season rerunning & returning ELF & I captured some local interest ChinaBerry tree Ground owl burrows & a roadrunner !! beep  beep Plus dug this large chunk of rock out of a precarious situation It very different. A verde sedimentary ?  Sandstone or maybe even a basalt ? Not sure. Butte it is unique stashed it -- as it was large to haul be back to do more inspecting…. tankers ^ stay tuned... here the stash location between 21st & 24st in RiverView  in case mohs fall off this tumbling world /// |
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Post by mohs on Oct 16, 2022 12:15:17 GMT -5
Cracked the stashed VerdeStone this morn!  This rock is geologically fascinating Not for any lapidary purposes Butte geologically unique - Perhaps, even rare. It rather large chunk of rock butte w/ just few well places hammer whacks (actually pings)  it snapped planarly clean Those edges are sharp! brought home the heel of the stone The rest remains stashed Sure like to get some input on what type of formation & Mineral composition it is ?  |
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