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A Desert Garden Full of Ghosts

A Desert Garden Full of Ghosts

A visit to the Sonoran Desert

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Boaz Frankel
Jan 21, 2024
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The person selling tickets at the Tucson Botanical Gardens was surprised to see us. It was below freezing and there weren’t any other visitors. I was in Tucson for a writing workshop and some colleagues and I headed over on the morning of our last day in town so – freezing or not – we were there to wander the mostly-outdoor gardens.

Stepping into the gar…

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