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Bloomin’ Cactus
Cor blimey! Lord love a duck! I’m gobsmacked, chuffed. I’m streets ahead and sitting up like Jackie! Sorry for the British-isms. Once I started with “bloomin'” I couldn’t stop! Unless you live year-round in the Southwest, it can be hard to see flowering cacti. In Scottsdale,
Overlooked
After dinner at Barrio Queen in Old Town Scottsdale, we decided to walk along the Arizona Canal and over the Solstice Bridge. This is the only bridge designed by Paolo Soleri that was ever built. Paolo, you may recall, lived nearby at Cosanti and spent a lot of his time
A Home for the Homeless
It’s hard to take good photos through a chain link fence. My apologies. I thought about not posting at all but wanted to introduce you to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center. The center was founded in 1994 by Linda Searles whose vision was to provide a home for animals
My Pal Tony
It’s been a while since we explored the Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale. I agree with Tony Bennett, for a musician it’s the best museum in the world. With the temperature still in the upper nineties, it was time for another visit. When the MIM opened about a
Happy Easter!
i love the Phoenix Art Museum because there are new exhibits on every visit. This time, our goal was to see the work of the fashion designer Geoffrey Beene. This was of more interest to Mary Anne than me. I wandered about, snapping photos of various things that caught my
VPNs Are Your Friends
You’ve probably seen articles recently about how evildoers can scam, skim, and snoop your private information for their financial benefit. Besides encouraging you to wrap yourself in a cloak of paranoia once appropriate for a Cold War spy – “no one is who they seem to be” – these articles inevitably
Shopping in the Olde Worlde
It’s cold today. Cold enough to make me want to find an excuse to stay inside. Why not make a blog post? Haven’t done anything worth posting for a while, but there’s always something lurking in the photo collection. But what? I’m a fan of the
Kung Hei Fat Choy
A visit to the Seattle Asian Art Museum on the day of the Chinese New Year.
Bonne Année
Wandering the streets around the Pike Place Market on a wet and quiet New Year’s Eve.
