#bahidaj

[voidsparkk]

These are some (unedited) photos I took yesterday. We used our kuipad to knock down bahidaj over the course of about an hour and a half. There were a lot of people there, so we couldn’t get as much, but we still did a pretty good job.

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Alright kiddos I only got 4 or so hours of sleep and woke up now (~4:00 AM) in order to do some really Native Shit™. I probably won’t be on here very much (if at all) today because there’s barely any service on the Rez, and this is an important cultural event for me and my people. I also don’t wanna piss off my mom by being a Typical Teen™ and stay on my phone all day.

The predicted temp is ~108 F (~42 C). I’ve done this before (and know how to live in a desert like a normal Native American resident here), but my phone has a chance of overheating. I’ll probably post some real nice pictures of cacti (mostly saguaros) like these later in the day.

I almost forgot the word for Saguaro because I usually say “ha:ṣañ” (that’s the O'odham word). It’s spelled phonetically, so it’s pronounced kinda like “hah•Shawn” with the n being an ñ.

Thanks for reading my semi-informational post! :)

[kenneturner]

Feasting On Saguaro Cactus Fruit

Feasting On Saguaro Cactus Fruit

Each spring the white-winged doves return from wintering in Mexico and the air is filled with their mating calls. The hoots and coos are so common they sometimes drown out the sounds of other birds.

The return of the white-winged doves plays a very important role in the life cycle of the saguaro cactus. When saguaros flower, white-winged doves move from flower to flower, sipping nectar and…

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