Sharpen Your Senses

A desert is a place where almost no rain falls.  Some have rocky hills and mountains while others have huge areas of sand or flat stony ground. Most deserts are arid and have sparse vegetation.

There are four types of deserts.  Subtropical deserts are hot and dry all year round.  Coastal deserts have cool winters and warm summers.  Cold winter deserts have long dry summers and low rainfall in the winter.  Polar deserts are cold all year long.

There are twenty-three deserts in the world.  The largest desert is located in the southern hemisphere in the continent of Antarctica.  The Antarctic Desert expands across  5.5 million square miles.  The world’s smallest desert is in Canada.  Carcross Desert is only 600 m wide. The Lut Desert in Iran is the hottest spot on Earth and the largest continuous sand desert on Earth is the Empty Quarter in the south-central part of the Arabian Peninsula.

In deserts, you usually see a lot of open soil and rocks and not  much grass or other kinds of plants. Animals that live in deserts include geckos, lizards, toads, jackrabbits, camels, snakes, spiders and meerkats.

When travelling through the desert, one hopes to find an oasis.  An oasis is an area made fertile by a source of freshwater. Oases are irrigated by natural springs or other underground water sources. 

These are the sayings on the bookmark called Advice from a Desert.

• Sharpen your senses

• Know when to turn up the heat

• Conserve your resources

• Adapt to your surroundings

• Be open to wonder

• Take time to cool down

• Enjoy the nightlife!

Here are my comments about each of these sayings. 

• Sharpen your senses - When you sharpen your senses you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something. 

• Know when to turn up the heat - To turn up the heat means to increase the intensity of an activity.

• Conserve your resources - Resources include financial resources, materials, staff and other assets that you can draw on in order to function effectively. Conserve means to protect. 

• Adapt to your surroundings - Be flexible and learn to adapt in different situations.

• Be open to wonder - Be curious and open yourself up to endless possibilities. 

• Take time to cool down - Take time to relax.

• Enjoy the nightlife! - In the desert it is cooler at night and that is when most animals are active.  Enjoy the activities that happen at night.

Have a great day everyone.  Sharpen your senses and be open to wonder.  

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