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Utah … The Rodney Dangerfield of States
2 Comments Published by Dan Mabbutt June 11th, 2008 in Southern Utah Wildlife and Nature, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions.Utah don’t get no respect - even from our own!
I recently published a blog about the Sego Lilly, Utah’s state flower. While doing the research for the article, I wondered if Utah’s state flower was protected in any way. After all, every web site (including mine) points out how tasty the bulbs are. And although […]
The Sego Lilly - Utah State Flower
0 Comments Published by Dan Mabbutt June 2nd, 2008 in Southern Utah Wildlife and Nature.They’ve been especially nice this year!
The photo here shows the Sego Lilly in some of the more ununusual colors that it can occasionally be found in. This magnificent display is from the garden of Lena Mabbutt of Price, Utah, who has made a crusade of discovering Sego Lillies in different colors. (She got a better […]
Weather in the Desert
0 Comments Published by Dan Mabbutt May 21st, 2008 in Southern Utah Wildlife and Nature, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions.Is it global warming or just the way things are in Color Country?
On Monday, 48 hours ago, it was 104 in St. George here in Color Country. That’s pretty hot for May. It should still be spring. Right now, it’s 64 degrees at the same time of day … a drop of a full 40 […]