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    31 August 2012

    The changing face of FamilySearch Family Tree http://t.co/yx48a3wp James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) August 31, 2012 The FamilySearch.org Family Tree program continues to build interest among family history researchers. My weekly classes at the Mesa FamilySearch...

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    19 September 2012

    Anomalies http://t.co/YppToabS James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 19, 2012 Anomalies abound in the desert. It is over 100 degrees. The high temperatures of the summer have been going on for more than four months and suddenly we have delicate purple...

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    14 September 2012

    Dandylion http://t.co/uWdCeSKU James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 14, 2012 A weed is a plant that you don't like, growing where you don't want it to grow. Dandylions have superb flowers and ghostly seeds, but they are considered interlopers and...

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    27 August 2012

    Mystery Photos of the Week http://t.co/KomA5vHv James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) August 27, 2012 These are more in the never ending series of early 20th Century photos taken by Margaret Godfrey Jarvis Overson. These date from about 1920 and are likely taken...

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    18 September 2012

    Fall Mushrooms | Walking Arizona http://t.co/Qxd0bVUI James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 18, 2012 Fall Mushrooms | Walking Arizona

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    21 September 2012

    Euphorbia http://t.co/5laHanbf James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 21, 2012 Some of the most brilliantly colored flowers in the world are from Euphorbia plants rather than cactus. Cactus is native to the American continents and there is only one...

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    14 September 2012

    First Water http://t.co/Z8pYkrUv James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 14, 2012 We're approaching the time of year when we can start to get back out into the desert for hikes and sightseeing. In the background of this picture is the famous Superstition...

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    21 July 2012

    Petroglyphs http://t.co/oYPQkiUX James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 21, 2012 Despite their aura of mystery and antiquity, petroglyphs are relatively common. It has always amused me that scientists have spent so much time and effort trying to decipher...

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    10 June 2012

    Mom and Dad watching http://t.co/ShvmTmfQ James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 10, 2012 These two lovely quail had a flock of babies. Unfortunately for taking photos, the baby quail stayed under thick bushes and only came out to run very fast on their...

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    14 September 2012

    Dandylion | Walking Arizona http://t.co/YFCxp9co James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 14, 2012 Dandylion | Walking Arizona

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    20 September 2012

    Strange Seeds | Walking Arizona http://t.co/OHyjYNrq James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 20, 2012 Strange Seeds | Walking Arizona

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    17 September 2012

    Waterlogged | Walking Arizona http://t.co/kXVknjkT James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 17, 2012 Waterlogged | Walking Arizona

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    27 September 2012

    Let Freedom Ring | Walking Arizona http://t.co/HoQ2UyQu James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 27, 2012 Let Freedom Ring | Walking Arizona

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    20 August 2012

    White Thistles http://t.co/c0XE7YNa James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) August 20, 2012 I don't believe I had ever seen a white thistle flower before. Usually and very commonly, they are purple. The appear to be rare, especially in Arizona. It just goes to...

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    14 September 2012

    First Water | Walking Arizona http://t.co/SuMQmC8s James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 14, 2012 First Water | Walking Arizona

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    20 August 2012

    Mountain Daisies http://t.co/shK9qL3s James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) August 20, 2012 Sometimes when walking around in the desert forests of Arizona, you get a glimpse of beauty through small flowers poking up through the pine needles under the trees.

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    23 July 2012

    Cave Drapery http://t.co/higcj2Uz James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 23, 2012 One thing I have never had is claustrophobia. I have been in dozens of caves and the only time I ever got concerned was in a cave called Little Muddy in Nevada. I got caught...

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    23 September 2012

    This too is Arizona | Walking Arizona http://t.co/FzXdMTFw James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 23, 2012 This too is Arizona | Walking Arizona

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    24 September 2012

    About to run | Walking Arizona http://t.co/yNuO6C3q James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 24, 2012 About to run | Walking Arizona

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    22 June 2012

    Fringe Benefits | Walking Arizona http://t.co/MXB6ZURF James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 22, 2012 Fringe Benefits | Walking Arizona

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    23 September 2012

    Aviary Abstract | Walking Arizona http://t.co/kZFT8Akp James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 23, 2012 Aviary Abstract | Walking Arizona

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    20 September 2012

    Anomalies | Walking Arizona http://t.co/9Rhi463x James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 20, 2012 Anomalies | Walking Arizona

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    30 September 2012

    Daytona Beach http://t.co/8gElN1ys James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 30, 2012 This is about as far away from Arizona as you can get in the United States. The Atlantic Ocean, along the East Coast, is much warmer than the much closer to me, Pacific...

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    27 August 2012

    Genealogy's Star: Mystery Photos of the Week http://t.co/TlqnNqAz James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) August 27, 2012 Genealogy's Star: Mystery Photos of the Week

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    18 September 2012

    Fall Feeding | Walking Arizona http://t.co/45zs0Z6c James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) September 18, 2012 Fall Feeding | Walking Arizona