30 June 2015
29 June 2015
28 June 2015
27 June 2015
26 June 2015
Nature will have her way ~
Someone years ago must have thought that painting this building battleship grey was an improvement over its natural condition. As you can see, Mother Nature and weather are fighting back! I think the contrast of painted brick and exposed brick is interesting and even beautiful in its own strange way.
25 June 2015
No, not the monsoons!
And here are the final photos of the car wash adventure. All is clear now, yes? Going through the car wash was way fun for my Aussie Shepherd - he thought it was better than the dog park. He jumped around from back seat to front seat like a pinball as he was trying to figure out what was happening! Too funny!
24 June 2015
23 June 2015
22 June 2015
21 June 2015
20 June 2015
19 June 2015
Dogs can teach us a lot!
OK, not a strictly Tucson photo today but I couldn't resist posting this one. In fact it is a photo from my adopted "home town" of NYC. A friend of mine sent me this wonderful street scene of 18 dogs of all sizes, shapes, and breeds. They are just having a nice break during their walk. Looks like their wrangler has paused for a phone call. No barking, no jumping, no fussing.... telling us that yes, we can all get along! (: Woof!
Photo courtesy of Gene Brown.
Photo courtesy of Gene Brown.
18 June 2015
Prancing Ponies -
Here are "Wish you Were Here" and "Ancient Crossing," two of the 35 "Ponies del Pueblo." The ponies were a 2003 Tucson fundraiser with an artistic twist. Local artists painted/decorated a pony and the finished ponies were auctioned off. Proceeds went to various nonprofits in Tucson. These two beauties are in residence at the Botanical Gardens. Fun!
17 June 2015
16 June 2015
Tucson featured in the New York Times!
Even after living in Tucson for many years I still subscribe to the Sunday New York Times. It connects me to one of my favorite places that I have lived. Here is a wonderful piece on Tucson that was in the recent Travel Section. Enjoy!
15 June 2015
Queen of the Night - for just one night
"Bloom Night" is a highly anticipated event every year at Tucson's Tohono Chul Park. With sometimes just a few hours' notice, the park will issue the announcement that it is "Bloom Night" and thousands of visitors come to the park to view the mysterious night-blooming cereus that bloom for just one night. It is a spectacular, breathtaking event!
Photos courtesy of Sue Dodson.
14 June 2015
13 June 2015
12 June 2015
Just a stone's throw away ~
Just a few steps away from El Corral Restaurant (one of Tucson's many famous steak houses) is Diamond Lil's, a little adobe house that is packed with vintage clothing and accessories and other fun items. The bench outside is called a "Man Bench" due to the fact that many men sit there patiently while their wives shop inside.
11 June 2015
10 June 2015
09 June 2015
A Treasure Trove of Talavera ~
08 June 2015
Does the word "swanky" come to mind?
Here is the bar area of Elvira's, a famous Mexican restaurant in Tubac. Tubac is a charming artist colony south of Tucson, a town filled with galleries and shops selling a wide variety of one-of-a-kind art objects, jewelry, and clothing. It's a fun place to walk around and absorb some local history along with window shopping - and having a drink at Elvira's, of course!
07 June 2015
06 June 2015
The site celebrates a birthday!
Hello everyone! I am pleased to announce that today is the site's 6th birthday! For me it's a little hard to believe that I have been posting photos every day (and very often multiple photos in a single day). Here we are - six years and thousands of images of events, people, places, landscapes, things, and plants later. Whew!
05 June 2015
04 June 2015
03 June 2015
02 June 2015
The Desert's King of Camouflage ~
Horned lizards thrive here in the Sonoran Desert but I have never seen one in its natural habitat. Their camouflage is brilliant! This fellow was in a friend's backyard recently and she quickly got this great photo of him (her?).
Photo courtesy of Sue Dodson.
Photo courtesy of Sue Dodson.
01 June 2015
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