Rebecca Williams The horseback riding group enjoyed riding through the foothills of the Catalina mountains at their Sept. 26 ride at Westward Look Resort. Two separate groups of six riders each enjoyed the ride up the gentle slopes of the foothills and through stands of cacti and brush. There were some great views of the…
Kim Schweitzer On Sept. 20, a group of residents from The Shalom Club gathered by our pond to observe the ritual of Tashlich. The Tashlich ceremony is performed before a body of running water as small pieces of bread or breadcrumbs to represent sins, are tossed into the water. The purpose, as stated in our prayer, is to…
Sheilah Britton I was recently awarded the certification of Master Gardener, an honor to be sure, but hardly an accurate description since I am still, and will probably forever be a life-long learner in this landscape. SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are university trained volunteers who serve as community educators. We work with the University of Arizona Cooperative…
Mark Prose Christmas and the holidays are coming! Have you run out of ideas for presents? Are you looking for unique and artful gifts? Then check out the display case at the SBR Wood Workers Club (SBRWWC) in the Creative Arts & Technology Center. There is a wide range of useful and artistic items available—each…
Linda Shannon-Hills Have you seen a person walking around with binoculars and a long lens on his camera in the SaddleBrooke Ranch community, on the nature trail or in an arroyo? Welcome Jim Hoagland, a recent resident of SaddleBrooke Ranch, also known as the Birdman. One day, I began to see these beautiful images of…
Sheilah Britton For many of us who live in SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch, the saguaro (pronounced “suh-wahr-oh”) Carnegiea gigantea is a much sought after and central focal point of your landscape palette. It has, after all, been an iconic symbol of the Southwest since the mid-1800s and grows only in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Mexico,…