July 15, 2008

Beauty and violence

We desire beauty, but live in a time of great violence. It has always been thus in human history. It was just the same in Jesus' day, when he taught that the conquest of violence would happen through beauty.
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July 10, 2008

Monsters among us

Meet the Gila Monster, prehistoric star of Hollywood horror films and modern diabetes research.
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September 2, 2007

Desert Tortoise

An unexpected visitor comes searching for food.
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July 11, 2007

Monsoon

As we unwrap the secrets of our genes and disassemble the atom, our lives are as dependent on the summer rains as at any time in human history.
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June 23, 2007

After the fire

Hiking among the ruins.
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September 2, 2006

Saturday hiking

Hiking in the fields of the Lord.
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August 7, 2006

Beauty in the commonplace

Beauty in the commonplace -- photography.
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April 27, 2006

Palo Verde

More Spring flowers from the Tucson Desert: The Mexican Palo Verde.
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April 19, 2006

More Spring in Tucson

Photos of Spring flowers in Tucson.
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April 8, 2006

Spring in Tucson

Some evidence of Spring in a very dry year.
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