YES, this home is in Tucson!

I grew up on the east coast and ivy was a very common sight. Many buildings had ivy-covered walls in Pennsylvania....  but in Tucson, not so much! This amazing ivy covered house is astonishing! 

Beautiful and Colorful Showoffs ~

This is a very beautiful time in the Sonoran Desert! These "torch cactus" (Trichocereus) are exploding with fantastic, huge blossoms that fade within one day. Gorgeous garden displays!

Birthday Boy with Bone ~

My Jasper celebrated his 7th birthday with a great play hour at the dog park and then a giant bone as a treat. As you can see, the bone is as big as his leg! It kept him busy for a long time. Yum! 

Cactus Highway ~

These cactus plants lined up row by row is a fun bit of residential landscaping, don't you think?

Some marital humor?

Seems to me that if this woman picked her OWN license plate, wouldn't she say, "My Broom" instead of "Her Broom?" So perhaps her hubby surprised her with this custom plate. Gee, sweet, huh?  (:

The Loft Cinema ~ Tucson Treasure

Every month the Loft Cinema has a members' screening. This month they showed "Remember" starring Christopher Plummer. This is a MUST SEE if you like films with twists and turns! The audience gasped at the ending.  "An intelligent thriller ... Remember creates plot devices of almost Hitchcockian cleverness." - Katie Taylor, Globe and Mail A masterwork of suspense from one of Canada's most acclaimed filmmakers, the latest Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter) film stars Academy Award-winner Christopher Plummer as a retiree who flees his nursing home to complete a secret mission of revenge some seventy years in the making - so long as he can remember his goal. (95 mins., Rated R)

Snarling Sky Face ~

A storm was on its way and you can see how this cloud formation feels about it! Bye bye blue sky; hello RAIN!