Old and even older ~

These homeowners have used a beautiful saguaro and an equally beautiful saguaro skeleton to landscape the front of their house. Saguaros begin to grow "arms" at 50+ years so the live specimen is old but the skeleton (with arms) was much much older when it died. Old and older!

Tucson's Stonehenge ~

Adjacent to yesterday's eagle totem sculpture are three rock formations that are all interesting. Scroll down to see a close up of their unique feature - cut outs. A keyhole to peep through and see the mountains or the sky. A memorable grouping!

Tucson totem - magnificent eagle

This huge, impressive totem sculpture, "Messenger," is on Speedway near Houghton. Scroll to second photo for full info about this piece. A four part message is inscribed under its wings:
The Eyes of the Future Are Looking Back at Us; To Protect What is Wild is to Protect What is Gentle; We Have it Within Our Power; To Create Merciful Acts.

Symmetry ~

I love the vertical echo of the corral posts and the saguaro forest just beyond.

The holiday sweet tooth fairy ~

Sweets that might have actually stolen the spotlight from an amazing roasted turkey! Here is a Grasshopper Pie and a companion dessert that is equally awesome - a Carrott Cake with Ginger Marscapone Frosting. Mmm, quite a holiday feast was had by all! Are you still recovering? (:

No Black Friday Hassles ~

If you want to totally avoid the hysteria of Black Friday, let me suggest a kinder, gentler way to shop! For all of you who LOVED the image of the depressed big horn ram that I posted months ago, let me remind you that I was prompted by TDP followers to put the image on a t-shirt. I did that and more ~ it's also available as a mousepad! Part of the proceeds go to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum (where the ram lives). To purchase the t-shirt and mousepad, go to this Etsy link. Get a big piece of your holiday shopping done with a click of the mouse. Your friends will thank you for the unique gift and the Desert Museum will thank you for your support. Happy shopping!

Happy Turkey Day Everyone!

So how big of a bird are you cooking today? I bet this one tops it! He is ENORMOUS! Standing guard at the corner of Kolb & 22nd at the Toyota dealership, this Mr Tom Turkey is impressive. He's even wearing a Pilgrim's hat. Do scroll through the photos so that you can see him front, side, and back. Wow - gobble, gobble, indeed. I hope you are all having a wonderful day filled with food and fun. Happy Thanksgiving!