Q: Why do rabbits have white tails? A: A rabbit’s tail, by the way, is called a scut. It comes from a Middle English word meaning rabbit or hare. Here’s another good rabbit word, fomm. A fomm is a little pocket shelter a rabbit makes by trampling down grass or small shrubs.
NEAR YAVA — Some of those folks in Yavapai County must have too much time on their hands. That might explain why they have painted boulders that resemble a giant frog, a giant skull and this one — a giant duck.
SCOTTSDALE — Caryl Peters is a University of Nebraska football fan. Like most who cheer for the Cornhuskers, she is rabid, intense, avid and even diehard. She makes the trip from Scottsdale to Lincoln, Nebraska, for every home game, has a parrot that wakes her up every morning by singing the school fight song and, most notable, she owns Big Red in the Desert, a store that sells only University of Nebraska stuff.
Some buildings look just like buildings; others can conjure up visions of happy songs, candles and wishes. Three of them are located in the Valley of the Sun and easily recognized because they all resemble gigantic birthday or wedding cakes. Two of them are on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe; the other is in east Phoenix.
SUPERIOR — Those who slow down as they enter Superior frequently notice an odd-looking structure on the south side of the road, right in Ally Hinn’s backyard. It’s made of steel girders and reinforcing rods, has stood in the same place for almost 20 years, and resembles a giant ball with lumpy sides or an unfinished geodesic dome. It is neither.
