1.   Very little can grow in this arid desert.

2.   And too often they end up in arid desert settings where they fail to flourish.

3.   A quivering bass solo hangs in front of the listener like a mirage on an arid desert highway.

4.   Driving south, the terrain changes, going from timbered hills and verdant valleys to an arid desert that resembles the Trans Pecos of West Texas.

5.   Each year around the start of July the amount of moisture in the normally arid desert air nearly triples as the monsoon arrives.

6.   Each year during the first half of July the amount of moisture in the normally arid desert air nearly triples as the monsoon season arrives.

7.   Each year in late June or the first half of July the amount of moisture in the normally arid desert air nearly triples.

8.   Each year in the first half of July the amount of moisture in the normally arid desert air nearly triples as the monsoon season arrives.

9.   Growth, the fuel for his dream, could only occur with a massive plan to bring water to the arid desert community.

10.   Yuccas are native to arid desert regions in the Southwest and in Mexico, although a few species are native to the Southeast, including mine, Yucca filamentosa.