Great post. I grew up in LA, have lived in the Mojave Desert two different times in two different sections, and now live in the Sonoran Desert. In between my desert dwellings I tried to go back to living in LA, which I consider home. I missed the space of the desert, and the air, and the ability to track minute changes in plants, observing the frequency of lizard sightings...there was just too much I missed and now I'm very happily dedicated to being a desert dweller.
Also, I just this past week started working with the space between thoughts and how to notice them. So yes, this is a great post for where I am right now.
I was an early subscriber to the Desert Oracle field guide, before the podcast, etc. and it remains the only podcast I listen to. It's perfect. I am on the hook to lead a workshop this summer and the book is on the list of "suggested readings" because I love the mix of humor, science, and dug-in-deep regional love for a place. And of course, it was through Desert Oracle that I found you, so it has that going for it too.
I find myself missing the desert lately. Most of my time there has been in the Sonoran desert around Tucson. I sometimes think I'd like to move there for a few years. Who knows.
Great post. I grew up in LA, have lived in the Mojave Desert two different times in two different sections, and now live in the Sonoran Desert. In between my desert dwellings I tried to go back to living in LA, which I consider home. I missed the space of the desert, and the air, and the ability to track minute changes in plants, observing the frequency of lizard sightings...there was just too much I missed and now I'm very happily dedicated to being a desert dweller.
Also, I just this past week started working with the space between thoughts and how to notice them. So yes, this is a great post for where I am right now.
That sound you hear, is the sound of the hammer, hitting the nail on the head.
I was an early subscriber to the Desert Oracle field guide, before the podcast, etc. and it remains the only podcast I listen to. It's perfect. I am on the hook to lead a workshop this summer and the book is on the list of "suggested readings" because I love the mix of humor, science, and dug-in-deep regional love for a place. And of course, it was through Desert Oracle that I found you, so it has that going for it too.
I find myself missing the desert lately. Most of my time there has been in the Sonoran desert around Tucson. I sometimes think I'd like to move there for a few years. Who knows.