28 February 2018
27 February 2018
Snow everywhere but here!

Story and Photo courtesy of Doug Kreutz.
26 February 2018
What's Wrong with this Picture?
Well, for starters, is isn't Tucson! My friend Kate was planning a Tucson visit for February and March and had to cancel the trip. This is the view from her house in Minnesota! Brrrrrrr! Actually, it has been cold again in Tucson (down into the 30's at night) but we don't have to shovel snow! Hope that spring will come soon for you, Kate! (:
Photo courtesy of Kate Mura.
Photo courtesy of Kate Mura.
24 February 2018
Get Your Rodeo On!
This is the last Rodeo weekend in Tucson for the year! For the schedule of all events and times, click here. This is quite a spectacle in Tucson. The first rodeo was held in 1925 and it remains a very popular event drawing thousands of visitors each day to watch the best rodeo cowboys in the world compete.
23 February 2018
22 February 2018
Green Burritos - Throwback Thursday
22 FEBRUARY 2012
Grass wraps ~
THEN: Yesterday I gave you a tip how to instantly brighten up your patio. Today's gardening hint is: take shortcuts. Instead of sowing grass seed and coaxing it to grow, buy an instant lawn with a sod roll up. Easy, yes?
NOW: Still a great shortcut idea but probably not so wonderful for the Southwest unless you can use reclaimed water to keep your lawn irrigated.
21 February 2018
20 February 2018
The tail end of the story ~
In 2005 a mighty tile rattlesnake was created to sit on the median at Wrightstown Road at Pantano Road. The snake could not withstand the stresses of weather and traffic and over time it eroded until just the lonely head was left. Happily, a group of students was charged with restoring the snake and he is back to his original 64-foot glory. In fact, he's probably better than ever! And here is a link that shows the reconstruction of this mighty rattler.
19 February 2018
18 February 2018
Tucson's Spiritual Lore ~
The story is that as Felix Lucero lay critically injured on a battlefield he made a deal with God that if he was permitted to live he would dedicate himself to creating Christian art. Tucson's Garden of Gethsemane is the result of his pact with the Almighty. Here's more info about this small public park if you would like to read more about this unusual sculpture garden.
Photos courtesy of Susan Dodson.
17 February 2018
16 February 2018
Tucson Garden Thief!
So here is a woodpecker determined to get at the hummingbird nectar. Sometimes they contort themselves and hang upside down trying to figure it out. What annoys me most is that they scare away the beautiful hummers in their attempt at stealing the sugar water. And these woodpeckers are NOISY!
Photo courtesy of George Goldman.
Photo courtesy of George Goldman.
15 February 2018
Gone Giraffe!
15 FEBRUARY 2012
Another naming opportunity ~
THEN:
In addition to the fine rooster posted on Monday, Phil at Copper Country Antiques has also added this patriotic giraffe to his menagerie. This tall one is also currently without a proper moniker. Ideas, anyone? Red, white, & blue - how about SAM?
NOW: Sadly, Copper Country Antiques and its wonderful shops and cafe and kooky animals are all gone now. The business closed in January of 2016 and the building remains vacant. Here's the news story with more details.
14 February 2018
13 February 2018
Tucson Trivia - When Sentinel Peak changed names ~
Spurred by team spirit after a win over Pomona College in 1914 it was decided to turn Sentinel Peak into "A" Mountain. And thanks to students who used horse drawn wagons to haul water and mortar to the site, the "A" was built. Work was completed in 1916. The "A" is painted with UA colors (red and blue) and occasionally students from rival Arizona State University put their own colors on it in a clandestine night operation!
The image is from a postcard of Tucson, circa 1930's.
12 February 2018
11 February 2018
10 February 2018
A Listening Tree ~
This tree is on Tanque Verde near the China Bamboo restaurant. What's cool about this tree is that it isn't a tree at all - it is another VERY cleverly disguised cell tower. The technology for building towers that blend into the landscape is getting better all the time! We have palm trees and saguaros all around town that are functioning cell towers. So nice to keep the landscape looking "real" don't you think?
Photo courtesy of David Aber.
Photo courtesy of David Aber.
09 February 2018
08 February 2018
Tucson Throwback Thursday ~
08 FEBRUARY 2015
Tucson is still wild ~
In my neighborhood we have a couple of herds of javelina and coyotes but I have never seen a deer. My friend, however, sees deer frequently up in Oro Valley. Here's one in the backyard!
NOW:
Some things stay the same - her part of Tucson is still wild!
Photo courtesy of Susan Dodson.
07 February 2018
06 February 2018
05 February 2018
04 February 2018
03 February 2018
02 February 2018
01 February 2018
Throwback Thursday ~Tucson is a Tent City again!
01 FEBRUARY 2011
Tucson's tent city ~
THEN:
For the next few weeks parts of Tucson will be looking like a tent city as the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show moves into town. Many locations all over town make this show accessible to just about anyone. Vendors are set up in hotels, at the Convention Center, and in tents selling gems, minerals, jewelry making supplies, American Indian items and more. Click this handy link to read all about it here.
NOW: Exactly the same! The Gem Show attracts visitors from all over the world and there are tents, booths, and hotel lobbies FILLED with gorgeous specimens now through February 11. For this year's info, click here.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)