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Letter From The Desert: Seasons

Letter From The Desert: Seasons

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Chris Clarke
Sep 23, 2018
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Letter From The Desert: Seasons
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The desert is still searing during the day. As I write this, a half hour after sunset with the sky just now going truly dark, the air temperature is just below 90°. Roadrunners stalk unwary lizards under the noon sun. Every weekend, when I set the hose to slow-trickle at the base of the trees around the house, rabbits and quail come to drink from the po…

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