If you have been following this site, you may remember last year's series of "Scarecrows in the Garden" that was at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Here is one of this year's "crop" of scarecrows ~ Aunt Bee as designed by Sheila Zeuch. The exhibit is up until Nov 30.
Technically, this moon is a "Blue Moon" (read a fascinating explanation on the link below). And you've heard of "Harvest Moon." Well tonight's moon prompts me to suggest "Grapefruit Moon." This is a view of the full moon framed by my grapefruit tree.
Getting ready for yesterday's El Tour de Tucson, here is my friend Mark just minutes before the race started. This was his 2nd El Tour and he trimmed a whopping 1.5 hours from his time last year! WOW! In spite of some stretches with 30 mph gusting winds he averaged 15.88 for the 109 miles. He said in an email to me, "This was the greatest athletic achievement of my life." Fantastic! Congratulations. Now go eat something!
This is a good message for today - Watch for Bikes! Yes, it's the 28th El Tour de Tucson so expect detours and delays to accommodate the route of this race as you drive around the region today. My friend Mark has been training very hard and is riding in his 2nd El Tour - Ride like the wind, Mark!
Yesterday's photo is one of the "classic" views of Mission San Xavier. Here is an interesting peek through a beautiful wrought iron gate at one of the side buildings.
The beautiful Mission San Xavier (White Dove of the Desert as it is locally known) is a popular site all year round ~ particularly now with snowbirds coming into town and the holidays approaching. I was delighted to be offered this gorgeous photo that displays the church against the blue, blue sky.
The fascinating Primitive Arts Gallery specializes in pre-Columbian art and presents some other cultures as well. It is tucked upstairs at the wonderful Broadway Village shopping center (Broadway at Country Club) where I noticed that the site formerly known as Elle will soon be a new restaurant - Sushi Garden.
