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What a long, strange trip it’s being… part 6… (or); The trailhead, where I met a cool dog…

I know, I meet a lot of cool dogs, but this is the first one I met at this trailhead in Albuquerque New Mexico. A baby tumbleweed. The underside of a baby tumbleweed. A Prickly Pear cactus. This cactus is … Continue reading

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What a long, strange trip it’s being… part 1… (or); Well, I’ve been through the desert in a car with no name…

I am on a little road trip/adventure, which is why I have been too busy to post. I am seeing parts of America. I left San Diego, California to head to New Mexico… where I am posting this… to celebrate … Continue reading

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I did see some funny Saguaro cacti while I was in Arizona… part 2…

Wait… that isn’t funny… that is just plain rude!

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I did see some funny Saguaro cacti while I was in Arizona… part 1…

I am pretty sure that one is giving the peace sign. How cool is that?

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I am back in the land of the big cacti… part 2…

So, I went out walking in the Arizona desert, just to prove that I really am here. There are no wild flowers or cactus flowers or any kind of flowers blooming. But there is still a kind of majestic beauty … Continue reading

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More desert flowers…

So, whenever I drive between San Diego, California and Scottsdale, Arizona, I have to pass over a mountain range that is just East of San Diego. Yes, the same one I took the sunrise pictures from the top of on … Continue reading

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Desert flowers…

I know, we are supposed to have taken a time machine trip to the 1970’s… and we have… but you will just have to adapt to being in two times at the same time, if you see what I mean, … Continue reading

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Seriously… more pictures of yet another desert sunrise???

Hey, don’t get snarky with me! I got up super early to take these. I also folded little maps of San Diego for the wedding gift bags, wrote my hilarious wedding toast for my daughter and future son-in-law, and did … 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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DAY OF THE DEAD plant… part 9…

I haven’t completely given up on replacing the dead plant with another plant… but perhaps a saguaro (pronounced: soo-waar-oh) might be a bit much. They get like 30 feet tall.

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