ASV from the Air
This aerial view shows how spread out the houses are. No street lights and plenty of space mean the skies are dark and the desert is hardly disturbed at all by our presence. The Green Witch house is on the edge of the more densly vegetated area alongside Cave Creek.
Green Witch House from the Air
Behind the house you can see the roll-off roof observatory and the hard-standing with windscreen known as Rattle-snake Alley Observatory. No-one has actually seen a rattle-snake on the property but the two Canadian astronomers who built the windscreen liked the sound of the name.
Green Witch House with Chiricahuas beyond
From the air the vegetation appears fairly sparse but it looks much thicker from the ground.
After an Over-night Snowfall
It's most unusual to get much snow in the desert; there's usually just a light dusting spilt over from the mountains. In January 2007, six inches fell overnight in the village.
Prickly Pear Cactus
This is a more typical view in the village with traditional desert plants such as cacti.
