Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Apache Wells
We've stayed at Apache Wells RV Park in Mesa twice now, in March and December. The cactus were blooming in March, Ocotillo
and prickly pear
And in December the yuccas
And Christmas decorations
Here's us
A few more pictures.
QQQQ Ranch
March 2013
Our friends Rick and Maryann live in Black Canyon City, on the QQQQ ("4-Q") Ranch. Rick worked at the State with us, until he retired. They raise horses, chickens, and turkeys, and have a garden and an observatory with a big, computer-controlled telescope. We've seen the rings of Saturn, live, and they look just like in the pictures!
On this visit, the roses were in bloom
and we played with the turkeys
The turkeys like to wallow in the dust
and two of the roosters had a little altercation
You have to watch out for the snakes
More pictures.
Our friends Rick and Maryann live in Black Canyon City, on the QQQQ ("4-Q") Ranch. Rick worked at the State with us, until he retired. They raise horses, chickens, and turkeys, and have a garden and an observatory with a big, computer-controlled telescope. We've seen the rings of Saturn, live, and they look just like in the pictures!
On this visit, the roses were in bloom
and we played with the turkeys
The turkeys like to wallow in the dust
and two of the roosters had a little altercation
You have to watch out for the snakes
Monday, December 23, 2013
MMT video
MMT for non-economists. "even a central banker can understand".
http://moslereconomics.com/2013/12/22/mosler-barnard-tour-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCenterOfTheUniverse+%28The+Center+of+the+Universe%29
http://moslereconomics.com/2013/12/22/mosler-barnard-tour-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCenterOfTheUniverse+%28The+Center+of+the+Universe%29
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Montezuma's Castle
March 2013
I've seen the sign on I-17 so many times, but hadn't stopped to see it until now. The castle is a building in the middle of a cliff, where people lived around 1200 AD. There is no evidence that Montezuma was ever here, it was abandoned long before he was born.
The cliff is one side of a valley carved by a tributary of the Verde River. The people who lived here farmed in the valley, and were thought to be nomadic until they developed farming and so had a need and a reason to stay put, and that's when they started building more permanent homes like this one. They are called the Sinagua, which is Spanish for "no water", because they lived in the desert.
The river's source is Montezuma's Well, 11 miles away, where underground springs fill a lake formed by the collapse of a limestone cavern, and the overflow forms the river.
The Sinagua had canals that diverted some of the flow to their fields.
And there were residences here, too.
The water has an unusual and unusually high mineral content, and there are several species of plants and animals that have evolved to live in it, and are found nowhere else in the world.
More pictures.
I've seen the sign on I-17 so many times, but hadn't stopped to see it until now. The castle is a building in the middle of a cliff, where people lived around 1200 AD. There is no evidence that Montezuma was ever here, it was abandoned long before he was born.
The cliff is one side of a valley carved by a tributary of the Verde River. The people who lived here farmed in the valley, and were thought to be nomadic until they developed farming and so had a need and a reason to stay put, and that's when they started building more permanent homes like this one. They are called the Sinagua, which is Spanish for "no water", because they lived in the desert.
The river's source is Montezuma's Well, 11 miles away, where underground springs fill a lake formed by the collapse of a limestone cavern, and the overflow forms the river.
The Sinagua had canals that diverted some of the flow to their fields.
And there were residences here, too.
The water has an unusual and unusually high mineral content, and there are several species of plants and animals that have evolved to live in it, and are found nowhere else in the world.
More pictures.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
We're not broke, no matter what they say
Basic MMT on UTube. Stay with it until the end, when Warren tells his grandson how to pay off the National Debt.
http://moslereconomics.com/2013/11/30/new-economic-perspectives-on-the-government-budget-deficits-and-the-national-debt-youtube/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCenterOfTheUniverse+%28The+Center+of+the+Universe%29
http://moslereconomics.com/2013/11/30/new-economic-perspectives-on-the-government-budget-deficits-and-the-national-debt-youtube/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCenterOfTheUniverse+%28The+Center+of+the+Universe%29
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