Moo mail ~

I thought this was a really great mailbox! Such personality ~

Kachina Guard ~

Arizona is home to the Hopi Indian tribe whose traditions are handed down through kachina dolls. The dolls are both decorative and educational. They are also highly prized collectors items! This magnificent kachina figure serves as a mailbox guard. Does anyone collect these dolls and/or can identify this figure?

Shark fins or Sails?

A home decor business on Swan Rd uses these three sculpture pieces as part of their signage - fun!

Rainy blue sky ~

Here is a great example of how weird our monsoon storms are in Tucson. Notice the beautiful blue sky with fluffy white clouds co-mingled with rain clouds. Unless you live here it's hard to understand how it can rain on one side of the block and not the other....

Wonder where summer went?

Summer sure flew by fast. The temperature doesn't say "fall" yet in Tucson but the kids are back in school and Labor Day is behind us. Summer is definitely over -- whoossh! Can't wait for it to be a little bit cooler!

Private garden ~

Looking through one of the gates at St Philip's Plaza I admired these sunflowers still in bloom. Doesn't this have the feeling of a London street?

Flowers underfoot ~ and cacti, birds, and mountains, too

Here's a bit more beauty at St Philip's Plaza - lovely tile risers. From the bottom up you can see cacti, flowers, mountain ranges, and birds. Puts a spring in your step, doesn't it?