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its beauty, this bamboo forest in Maui definitely gave an eerie, you have to be ok with the unknown, kind of vibe.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/haircut3.jpgThis place in Maui reminded me of Nicaragua, where I was also stoked to spend time wandering around with chickens. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/haircut2.jpgI managed to get no good pictures of this new haircut, but I have a new obsession with posing so it looks like sun rays are shooting out of my body. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/haircut1.jpgPunto 3Good vibes at the haircut spot: "If you think you deserve it, admit it, you deserve it!" And: "Today is your moment, consent and enjoy it!"https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/haircut5-e1547003945274.jpgBoicot coffee is 100% my jam. They work hard for me, so I can work hard. 2024-01-19T17:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2020/05/27/pandemic-privilege-at-rivers-end-ranch/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/whatsapp-image-2020-05-27-at-7.20.33-pm.jpegRivers End RanchHome. 2024-01-13T20:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2021/02/16/how-many-quail-are-too-many-quail-for-a-first-time-quail-farmer/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/eggs-1.jpgeggs 1https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/unnamed.jpgBaby QuailBaby quail2024-01-13T20:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2018/12/29/2019-career-change/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NRCSCA112652.jpgI was once in a USDA photo shoot. Not really relevant, but it was in CA and in makes me laugh.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/house.jpgRivers End Ranch.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/photo-2-e1546102793750.jpgThe ranch uniform: whatever my Grampa is wearing. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Scan_Pic0048.jpgMy first market lamb, then later my first breeding ewe, Bursting Bullet. My pride and joy for 10 years. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Scan_Pic0056.jpgMy horse TJ. 2024-01-11T17:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/learn/2023-10-04T21:29:00+00:00weekly0.6https://airswildacres.org/2019/04/27/earth-week-action-items-how-to-partner-for-motivating-change/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-27-at-9.46.07-am-4.jpegWild and Scenic Film Festival in Flagasffhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-27-at-9.46.07-am-3-e1556380401352.jpegThe San Francisco Peaks in Coconino National Foresthttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-27-at-9.46.07-am-6.jpegI just love Coconino National Forest!https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-27-at-9.46.07-am-5.jpegIf I had all the money, I would give it to Coconino National Forest. They have gotten several of my donations already. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-27-at-9.46.07-am.jpegTom WehriOne of my favorites, Tom Wehri, let me hang out with him on Capitol Hill recently. We met with the offices of 5 congress people. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-27-at-9.46.07-am-7.jpegFarmer RandyFarmer Randy (Amy's Farm in Ontario, CA), dropping knowledge bombs. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-27-at-9.46.07-am-2.jpegMore Sunset Crater! I mean, we know I love volcano stuff. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-27-at-9.46.07-am-1.jpegSunset Crater National Monument was my favorite I visited during my film fest weekend. So beautiful 2019-04-27T15:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2019/04/21/im-going-to-be-a-good-food-farmer-but-with-the-help-of-my-friends/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.47.00-pm-e1555879937272.jpegLucy, of Huerta del Valle, explaining how the garden supports the community, including giving free produce to those in need. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.47.30-pm-e1555880233267.jpegSusie left) and Mandy right) of Inland Empire Resource Conservation District, modeling the beautiful entrance to Huerta del Valle community garden and urban farm. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.47.18-pm.jpegWhatsApp Image 2019-04-21 at 1.47.18 PMhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.36.01-pm-3-e1555879435772.jpegFarmer Mel of Wild Willow Farms explaining how to use some equipment. Another person whose levels of enthusiasm rival my own. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.36.01-pm-2-e1555879492884.jpegThese beautiful garden plots at the Tijuana River Valley Community Gardenhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.36.01-pm-1-e1555879207315.jpegFarmer RandyFarmer Randy, of Amys Farm, blowing my mind with his knowledge drops. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.36.01-pm.jpegExamining activities at Huerta del Valle. The staff is so extremely dedicated, they recognized a community need first https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.37.28-pm-2.jpegWhatsApp Image 2019-04-21 at 1.37.28 PM (2)https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.37.28-pm-1-e1555879716575.jpegCreative ways to showcase different ground covers and how they affect soil erosion. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/whatsapp-image-2019-04-21-at-1.37.28-pm-e1555879735242.jpegOver 300 people joining together at CONNECT in Oregon. 2019-04-23T04:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2018/12/31/were-here-on-earth-to-fart-around/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-31-at-11.15.59-AM-1-e1546276822962.jpegNew year beach vibes in Puerto Escondido last week!https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-31-at-8.07.56-AM.jpegWhatsApp Image 2018-12-31 at 8.07.56 AMBase camp at the volcano Miles and I are climbing!https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-31-at-8.12.42-AM.jpegWhatsApp Image 2018-12-31 at 8.12.42 AMhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-31-at-11.15.59-AM.jpegWhatsApp Image 2018-12-31 at 11.15.59 AMI already miss dancing around this hostel with this Queen. 2019-01-08T21:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/10/25/nowreading-102514-the-environmental-effects-of-war-and-peace/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/marshallislands132.jpgRongelap in 2005Fallout fell here, too. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/marshallislandsedward.jpgEdward and IA member of our scientific support staff in 2005. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sail-boats8_bikini.jpgBikini in 2006https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/marshallislands122.jpgMarshall Islands Dose Assessment and Radioecology TeamAt Bikini in 2005. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/marshallislands112.jpgBunkerAn old military bunker on Bikini https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/marshallislands091.jpgBikiroseThe beach was named after a daughter of one of our technicians. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/marshallislands078.jpgBikini AtollBikini, one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. 2019-01-08T20:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2018/12/26/good-at-everything-but-dating-on-deep-connections-with-place/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-26-at-11.27.46-AM.jpegPuerto Escondido, Dec. 2018Home is where ever there are delicious tacos, let's be real.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-26-at-11.18.05-AM.jpegCanyon Lake, May 2018The only man I really need in my life. He and I are always happy exploring together. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-26-at-11.13.48-AM.jpegCondesa, Dec. 2018Mexico City is so beautiful, the trees being one of my favorite parts about it.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-26-at-11.13.24-AM.jpegPuerto Escondido, Dec. 2018So happy2018-12-27T20:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2015/09/15/money-isnt-everything-when-it-comes-to-conservation/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2014-01-01-15-32-47-1.jpg2014-01-01 15.32.47-1Turning over logs at home at the ranch. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-03-12-13-48-22-1.jpg2015-03-12 13.48.22-1Cicada in Nicaragua. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-06-19-20-57-26-1.jpg2015-06-19 20.57.26-1I didn't grow up with fireflies... I spent a surprising amount of time chasing them this summerhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/panama-007.jpgWeevilsWeevils, I love them so much. I wish I had a better picture of this one from Panama. 2018-12-27T19:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2016/07/09/guera-que-vas-a-llevar/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/trump.jpgtrump2018-12-27T19:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2010/03/11/open-letter-to-the-livermore-school-board/2018-12-27T16:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/04/18/crystal-palace-photo-gallery-national-geographic-magazine/2018-12-27T16:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/01/27/pinning-2/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140127-135503.jpg20140127-135503.jpghttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140127-135332.jpg20140127-135332.jpg2018-12-27T16:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/07/29/patterns-and-pastures/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cruz-bucardo-2.jpgCruz BucardoI didn't work on this farm, but it was one of the most beautiful I visited. That all used to be forest, and now it is not. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1068.jpgPitfall Traps!The most efficient inefficient way of capturing ground dwelling arthropods.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1429.jpgVic and CariBaby Bro and my sister-in-law came to visit!https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3174.jpgBeetleI didn't learn until way later that this is a Tenebrionidae, likely, with fused elytra. It was huge and beautiful.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1641.jpgHemipteranshttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1640.jpgAnother Hemipteranhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/species-ey-002-e1406639804381.jpgWaspI had no idea insects could look so strange until this point. I literally described this in my notes as "alien-looking."https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/species-hu-003.jpgWasp!So cute!2018-12-27T16:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/09/14/monarchs-at-our-great-insect-fair/2018-12-27T16:48:30+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2015/02/23/creative-connections/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-03-12-09-52-56.jpgButterflies at Volcan Masaya in NicaraguaThese butterflies have nothing to do with this post. It is worth mentioning that it takes some creativity to curate a beautiful insect collection, though!2018-12-27T16:47:48+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2015/04/02/career-searching/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3518.jpgIMG_3518https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2013-05-21-18-38-52.jpg2013-05-21 18.38.522018-12-27T16:47:08+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2018/01/04/what-are-you-really-excited-about/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/arielpotun.jpegariel+potunAdventures.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tune.jpgPotúnMy 10th anniversary with Potún! (Picture thanks to Adam Schwartz!)https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/belly-dancing.jpgBelly DancingBelly dancing.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tent.jpgtentCamping.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/air-as-dolly.jpegAir as DollyPlaying dress up and not taking myself seriously. (Picture thanks to Adam Schwartz!)2018-12-27T16:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2018/12/19/finding-the-aloha-spirit-in-maui/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-19-at-3.31.35-PM.jpegWhatsApp Image 2018-12-19 at 3.31.35 PM2018-12-20T04:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2016/03/17/thenextbewhomwhateveryouwantwhenyougrowup/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160316212242.jpg20160316212242Rooftop plants from Rachaelhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160316212235.jpgRooftop plants from Rachael!https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160316212119.jpg20160316212119Obregon sunset2016-03-17T08:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2015/10/20/post-highlight-nerds-without-borders/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1201.jpgBananas and cacao in Nicaragua2015-10-20T18:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2015/06/12/do-what-makes-you-uncomfortable/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_1370.jpgIMG_1370https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ariel-sloth.pngariel slothTotally unnecessary pictures of sloths. Because I love t2015-06-12T20:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2015/06/03/another-year-another-aiard/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-01-06-55-53.jpg2015-06-01 06.55.53https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-01-08-32-28.jpg2015-06-01 08.32.28Attendees of Future Leaders Forum, which provides students with the a scholarship to attend the conference, and opportunities to meet with key partners in international ag and development. (L-R, Sarah Eissler and Victoria Barth)2015-06-03T20:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2015/05/18/entomological-society-of-america-esa-science-policy-fellows-do-dc/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-14-14-09-24.jpg2015-05-14 14.09.24Dr. Anders Huseth checking out local greenery at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Monument.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-13-16-50-38-2.jpg2015-05-13 16.50.38-2ESA President Dr. Phil Mulder, myself and Blair Ford of Lewis-Burke Associates in front of Senator Feinstein's office.2015-05-18T18:33:25+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2015/01/30/camel-spiders-for-the-win/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_3845.jpgIMG_38452015-01-30T15:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/07/12/ground-beetles-are-so-beautiful/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712-113751-41871630.jpg20122012 samples, about three times as many as 20112014-07-14T12:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/07/03/renaissance-women-being-scientists/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0461.jpgKatie B.Katie Bamberger is a wonderful friend who studies human development at Penn State. She also knows more about gardening in PA than I do.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/nicaragua-349.jpgArielThat's me. Holding congress with a tree in Nicaragua. Since I'm an adopted rural sociologist, I found it fitting to include myself in with the social scientists.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/picture1.jpgKatieKatie in the field, being "a proud lady scientist, and using her loud booming voice to bring attention to the natural resource issues facing rural people and places."2014-07-04T02:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/06/04/i-really-dont-like-milk-but-i-love-my-job/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-02-18-16-59.jpgPSUAll of the PSU attendees! L to R: Myself, Ted Alter, Clair Keene, Sarah Eissler (also an INTAD student), Deanna, and Tom Gill.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-02-15-36-35.jpgKKateryna Schroeder, also a member of the 2012 class of Future Leaders, discussing food security in Central Asia. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-02-08-58-11.jpgDSpeaking of inspiring. Deanna Behring, Director of Penn State's International Programs Office. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-01-18-50-21.jpgC and SClair Keene, PSU, and Samantha Alvis, iAGRI. Samantha and I were members of the AIARD Future Leaders Forum in 20122014-06-04T04:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/05/24/nowreading-52414/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4104-2.jpgCollembola!An Entomobryidae from Mexico. There were prettier ones, but for some reason I took no pictures2014-05-24T16:55:59+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/04/30/excited-scientists/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-29-12-57-48.jpgBeth, Erica and ArielaThese lovely ladies (L to R: Beth, Erica and Ariela) are all in Entomology; I stole their picture while they were eating lunch and doing science. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-29-12-54-25.jpgLorenDOING SCIENCE!https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-29-12-55-53.jpgLorenShe's the best part of PA, even though she wasn't happy I was taking this picture.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loren-1.pngLorenLoren Rivera Vega is putting little tiny neonates on their food. Those are eggs and babies on the paper towel, and she's moving them with a paint brush.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/k-way.jpgK-WayKristin Michels says: "Counting pollen. That's all."https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/imag3570.jpgJulie"Me posing with my very last compost sample in the Differential Scanning Calorimeter. *tear*"https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20130427_153412.jpgJulieJulie Levie Bower says: "[Me] with some walking sticks that I borrowed from the UCD Entomolgy museum for my Forests and Society class (I was the TA). We were teaching the students about the insects in forest ecosystems and how important they are."https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/em-june2012-a.jpgAltaira Dearborn, Ph.D.Altaira Dearborn, Ph.D. says: "Here's a pic of me on the F20 electron microscope. That particular experiment did not work, but it just meant I had to revise the model."https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/brittany-2.jpgBrittany"Those are cages of mosquitoes."https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/brittany.jpgBrittanyBrittany Dodson says: "I'm showing a cage of mosquitoes with a glass blood feeder on top. Behind the cage is a waterbath that runs water through the glass feeder to keep it warm."2014-05-01T01:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/04/04/if-you-got-a-tattoo-of-an-insect/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-14-11-33-03.jpg2014-03-14 11.33.03Bees from the entomology collection at CUCBA.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-14-11-32-53.jpg2014-03-14 11.32.53https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-13-16-57-29.jpg2014-03-13 16.57.29More of CUCBA. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-13-16-57-24.jpg2014-03-13 16.57.24Such a beautiful campus. The agronomy, biology and a few other educational units were housed about an hour outside of the city of Guadalajara, at CUCBA (http://www.cucba.udg.mx/)https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-12-17-19-13.jpg2014-03-12 17.19.13When I commented that maybe E.O. Wilson was the only one that perhaps enjoyed identifying Pheidole, Miguel replied by saying he was probably the first to not enjoy identifying them. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-12-17-18-59.jpg2014-03-12 17.18.59Ants. Many, many ants.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-14-18-22-50.jpg2014-03-14 18.22.50This is on a hill somewhere in the city of Guadalajara. Miguel is an amazing taxonomist, and incidentally, a fantastic tour guide as well. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-12-17-18-55.jpg2014-03-12 17.18.55Miguel's Lab. Those scopes were dope.2014-04-04T20:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/03/05/podcasts-selfies-and-specimens/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/millipedes1.jpgmillipedeshttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bees1.jpgbeeshttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tiger-beetle.jpgtiger beetlehttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sminth.jpgsminthhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/self-2.jpgSelf 2https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/millipedes.jpgmillipedeshttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bees.jpgbeeshttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/self-1.jpgSelf 1https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-02-09-08-54-47.jpg2014-02-09 08.54.47https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-01-29-13-51-00.jpg2014-01-29 13.51.002014-03-06T04:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/01/26/snow/2014-01-27T01:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2014/01/26/sentinel-waxworms/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-15-09-03-421.jpg2014-01-15 09.03.422014-01-27T01:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/07/26/insect-ids/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4595.jpgIMG_45952013-07-26T23:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/07/16/echinopla-melanarctos/2013-07-16T23:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/06/06/inspiration/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/grampa-tierra-del-fuego.jpgGrampa Tierra del Fuego2013-06-07T01:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/05/19/exploring-texcoco-de-mora/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3609.jpgGaánu jukebox!https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3594.jpgLa Gloria at GaánuCajeta and nuts, amazing.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3602.jpgOld building.https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3601.jpgGaánu CoffeeThat cookie was amazing. Something filled with something like cajeta, but from Argentina. I didn't catch the name. https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3600.jpgGaánu and La Cerveceria del Centro's patiohttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3597.jpgMural - Spirit of Nature by Talia Romo Xochitiotzihttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3596.jpgMuralhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3582.jpgLittle boy roommateLittle boy roommate, shakin' up the cerealhttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3579.jpgTexcoco Streethttps://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_3578.jpgTraje...There are the most interesting mannequins I have ever seen in this town. Interesting in a creepy way. 2013-05-19T23:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/05/17/a-few-days-at-cimmyt/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-16-11-22-03.jpgSuper delicious jicama salad2013-05-18T02:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/05/11/vintage-frost-and-dew-archives-photo-gallery-national-geographic-magazine/2013-05-11T17:14:50+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/04/18/habitat-partitionining-in-tiger-beetles/2013-04-18T04:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2013/02/08/panama-2012/https://airswildacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cropped-panama-276.jpgcropped-panama-276.jpg2013-02-09T02:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.org/2009/08/14/do-you-agree-with-earthfirst-that-humans-should-be-legislated-out-of-the-wilderness/2009-08-15T19:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://airswildacres.orgdaily1.02024-12-02T19:18:34+00:00