We are back in the desert after a summer and fall in the Pacific Northwest. As we drove the final miles to reach our little house on the hill, we were treated to a dramatic night sky filled with banks of clouds illuminated from behind by a huge moon. It is a sight that I associate with the vast southwest deserts and I had forgotten how much I love our dark star-studded night sky.
The desert creatures were also here to welcome us. As we turned into our neighborhood, two clumsy javelina clambered across the road and a road runner flitted into the brush, startled by the sudden light of our headlights. The house seemed quiet, but one scorpion waited in the guest room to remind us that we were no longer in the innocent northwest. We were back in the dry land of prickles, stings and fangs.
The stark contrast between the two environments is always so vivid at first. How our planet can sustain such different biomes, each filled with flora and fauna that thrive in such extremes is yet another design mystery.
Image - Sharon Pegany
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