Tucson's "other" Barrio district ~

If you like the adobe homes in Tucson's historic Barrio district, you're sure to like the community of Civano on Houghton Road. Civano has a small town feel with sidewalks, front porches, and garages in the back of the houses.

Flying high horse ~

OK, this horse isn't technically on a roof but I'm adding him as the sixth addition to the "Hoof on Roof" series anyway. You can admire this beauty in front of the Vista Feed & Supply store on Sahuarita Road.

Playground with no one playing ~

The kids who usually play in Sahuarita Park are definitely somewhere else - maybe staying cool at a pool somewhere. The 110 degree weather ensures the playground stays empty. Everyone is ready for the monsoons to cool things down! They say any day now...

Too hot for softball ~

No fans! These empty bleachers in Sahuarita Park confirm that it's too hot to play ball! The park looked like a ghost town when I walked through on Sunday.

Magnificent "Musical" Century Plant ~

When I moved to Arizona I learned about the amazing musical instrument called the didgeridoo. You can make one yourself from the mature stock of the Century Plant. To hear the sounds this ancient and unusual instrument can make, click here.

In 1933 Time Magazine wrote about the century plant and tried to clear up the misnomer of it being called a "Century" plant. It's a fun article: click here.

Tucson's interesting Barrio district ~

For a lovely stroll - and a glimpse of Tucson's past - walk along Meyer Street and see for yourself that every house is more charming than the next! For more images of beautiful Barrio buildings, click the link below this post.

'Tis the season ~

Seems like every empty lot in town has sprouted a makeshift tent store that sells fireworks. I'm a little confused about this since I think it's illegal to set any fireworks off within the city limits but somehow all these entrepreneurs received permits to sell the stuff all over town? Hmmm.