Fort Trail Dust (or Trail Dust Town) is a favorite place for Tucsonans and visitors to enjoy a themed Western fort and town. The original core of this charming attraction was an abandoned movie set. It now is host to restaurants and specialty shops.
This stately saguaro sports quite a topper - looks like a rooster's coxcomb or a many-fingered hand. This is a rare variant of the typical saguaro "arm" structure. The scientific name for this formation is "crested" or "cristate" saguaro.
This fun bunny bench is an inviting rest stop in the Tucson Botanical Gardens, a beautiful and tranquil oasis in the center of the city.
A Tucson watering hole since 1963, the Kon Tiki Lounge serves a drink they call the Scorpion, "the largest drink in the world." It's a mix of rum, brandy, gin, fruit juice, and liqueurs ~ whew! And they serve it in a giant bowl with extra long straws. Quite a cocktail! I've never been brave enough to try it but do tell me if you have!
Another charming house in Tucson's Barrio District. Click on the "Barrio District" link to see more restored buildings in this area - each one with its own character (and color scheme!).
A few days ago I posted a photo of some non-traditional nutrackers that I spotted ~ witches, football players, GIJoes, skeletons... I am relieved to see that your basic soldier, king, drum major nutcracker is alive and well and available by the truckload. Special & unique for sure.
Don't get me wrong... I'm hardly a Scrooge about the holidays! In fact, my birthday is in December so I celebrate pretty much the whole month long. And I get the lighted reindeer that appear on front lawns. Even lighted polar bears... OK, snow... all that stuff. But lighted Christmas DOGS? (MY dogs would never be seen wearing a Santa hat!)
