Tag Archives: Arizona

Why yes, I did wake up at 3:00 AM so you could watch the sunrise over the desert…

I mean, as long as I was driving from San Diego, California to Scottsdale, Arizona… I timed it so that I was at the top of the mountain range East of San Diego at 5:00… because I am thoughtful like … Continue reading

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I’m going away… the final chapter…

I’m going to Arizona… where the giant saguaro cacti grow. I have to pick up a bunch of stuff from my daughter Jessica’s place, for the wedding… which is now just over a week away. Don’t worry, I will stay … Continue reading

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Why are there so many freekin’ kinds of desert… also, I think I got a photo of two clouds having sex…

So on the way back from Arizona, I thought it would be fun to take pictures to show you some of the different kinds of desert. I know, some of you may have seen pictures like this from other trips. … Continue reading

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Warning! This post contains food porn… No, you don’t get to watch me fondling a friendly fondue… it’s an expression… I didn’t make it up… it means pictures of food so good that… stop judging me and read the dang post!!!

Look at me, all clean and shiny… My older daughter, Jessica, and her fiance, Jason… whom I am visiting in Arizona, you might recall… took me to a fun place to eat last night… It is called ‘Posh’… I know, … Continue reading

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Pictures of a desert sunrise… for you… and because of you…

So, as I stood on a desert hilltop not too long ago, the Led Zeppelin song ‘Kashmir’ floating through my head on a soft desert breeze, taking pictures of a magnificent sunrise, I realized something important. I wouldn’t be there … Continue reading

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A really cute dog, a really big cactus, an ocean, a desert… and some sharks…

So when I took Olivia, the little girl I babysit, to the aquarium in San Diego, I met this adorable little guy, a miniature border collie puppy… I can’t believe that was only yesterday… I was overlooking the Pacific Ocean, … Continue reading

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The far reaches of forever…

So, you know how, when I travel, I like to get up early and go on my morning adventure walks… I have shared enough of them here… but when I went to visit my daughter in Arizona, she doesn’t live in an ‘adventurey’ … Continue reading

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Some desert flowers… and a sunset…

Okay, we are back to that little adventure I took last weekend to visit my daughter in Arizona… and to that park I was taking a walk in while she recuperated from our trip to the renaissance fair… The sun … Continue reading

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I saw another rattlesnake…

As some of you who have been here for a while might remember, I have something of a history with rattlesnakes… One came in the front door of our house a few years ago, and I caught it and gave … Continue reading

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The braidey bunch…

My daughter, Jessica, decided that the way to get in the mood for the renaissance fair was to get her hair braided… Because… you know… wearing a cloak and walking around with a guy dressed as a monk wasn’t enough… … Continue reading

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