Nature's time

The desert can seem a quiet, even lonely, place. Time seems to stand still but if you are willing to watch, wait, and listen there is activity all around. The stillness of White Tank Regional Park can be such that you can hear the patter of paws as coyotes pass through your campsite. Listen especially close and you can hear the scurry of lizards and the slither of snakes just off the path. The wind sings through the canyons before spilling out onto the plains as the myriad flowers dance along to the melody of an Arizona Spring day.

Even the skies overhead come alive if you're willing to watch on Nature's time rather than the much faster pace of Homo Sapiens. Here's a short glance of a day spent absorbing what Mother Earth has to offer if only you're willing to sit still and listen...