Thank you!

Wow - this "on a whim" website is now going into its EIGHTH year and I want to take a moment to thank everyone who stops by and enjoys the photos, posts a comment, and contributes photos! THANK YOU! 

Your Tucson photos are always welcome - just give me a little info on where the photo was taken and anything other tidbit you'd like to add. You can send photos to me at TucsonDailyPhoto@gmail.com and tell me if you would like a photo credit. I appreciate your support!

Celebrating 7 years today!

Wow - I launched this site 7 years ago today!  Here we are - thousands and thousands of photos later. It has been fun for sure. Here is the first posting caption:

Many people don't make the association that thorny cacti can also be beautiful, blooming plants. This particular beauty is such an example ~ it blooms for just one day. The flower is fabulous magenta and orange with an iridescent sheen. And it's the size of a feather duster!

Alien Transport Pod?

 

Anyone want to hazard a guess what this is? This weird wrapped globe construction was on the backside of the Aloft Hotel near the loading dock. The pod has its own window. It was empty. All ideas welcome!

Ain't it the truth!!

If you have ever bathed a dog or taken a dog to the beach or a lake, you know this is true! (:

Snake Sky

OK, OK, I admit that I have snakes on the brain right now after my snake encounter earlier this week. Those patio and rafter snakes were BIG!  Anyway, here are some innocent plant sprouts from my neighbor's front yard. Do these look like snakes to you or is it just me??  (:

It's Wild Wildlife Week in Tucson!

If the snakes didn't interest you earlier this week, perhaps these bees will grab your attention! Here are two photos of an amazing bee swarm that was spotted outside of my office's side entrance. Simply astonishing!
Photos courtesy of Victoria Klocko and Chris Holmberg.

A Snake of a Different Color!

  

Another unrepentant reptile rears his head! If you saw the postings from yesterday, you will think that everywhere we turn in Tucson we find snakes! This Sonoran Whipsnake is actually IN the bushes at La Reserve and it is sticking his head out! Check out how high this snake climbed!
Photo courtesy of Susan Dodson.