We have had the opportunity to explore downtown Tucson on several different occasions recently. The downtown area is roughly broken into two main sections, the Presidio District north of Broadway Boulevard and the Barrio District to the south. We toured the Presidio District first and since it is the oldest part of town (not including [...]
Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance—a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved. —Augusta E. Rundel
The above quote rings quite true for us. During the holiday season our thoughts turn to our loved ones who mean so [...]
Thank you for all the great guesses for the December 2007 Mystery Photo—congratulations to Debi and Alison their close guesses.
The birds in question (11 of them in the picture below) are from a famous flock. For those of you who may not be familiar, they have their own book and movie, both titled Parrots of [...]
Erin at Monahans Sandhills[mp4 6.4MB, 1 min 1 sec] (Alternative: view on YouTube)
This video shows Erin walking around in her element: outside taking pictures. I tried to be quiet so you could hear the silence; but the resulting audio just sounds like wind noise… oh well. I took this out during one of our evening [...]
These two videos go with our Horsin’ Around in Kentucky post. Both clips are from the Kentucky Horse Park’s “Parade of Breeds” where visitors can watch and learn about a wide variety of horse breeds from around the world.
They typically have two different shows daily—we went to both and were excited to watch and learn. [...]
Flickr’s new Places shows off all the geotagging done by Flickr members:
The Places project is our way of saying thank you to all our members who’ve taken the time to put their gorgeous photos on a map. Browse the whole globe, from your hometown to your favorite place, or places you’ve never even heard of…
Places [...]
This month for the Mystery Photo we are offering you another “count ‘em” challenge. You need to count the animals as well as identify the type of animal. Good luck!
How to play: Find and count the animals, then place your guess in the comment area below. Please be as specific as possible. The photos used [...]
As I mentioned previously, I grew up in the Tucson area. The city lies in the Sonoran Desert which covers parts of Arizona, California and the state of Sonora in Mexico. The Sonoran Desert is the largest and hottest desert in North America and yet it is also the wettest desert—receiving anywhere from 3” to [...]
The name Tucson comes from a Spanish interpretation of a Tohono O’odham phrase meaning “at the base of the black hill.” An appropriate, descriptive name since the earliest inhabitants did live near the base of a small hill made of dark basalt, a volcanic rock. For us it means home. I have lived here since [...]
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