9 February 2008
Little Hoop Dancer
18th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest brings Native American dancers from all over North America to compete for the title of World Champion. This little guy danced in the Tiny Tots group.
For more photographs of the event, visit my "Arizona" gallery.
5 February 2008
Scorpion Sidewalk Art
Found on the sidewalk by the HRC Gas Station on Pima and Swan
2 February 2008
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
This is a handheld shot of Venus and Jupiter in the predawn sky.When I first saw it, I thought they were twin ponies.
Maybe this is a heavenly way to welcome the first day of the 2008 quarter horse racing season here in Tucson?
16 January 2008
Los Santos Angles de Guevavi
Father Kino established this Spanish colonial mission, one of twenty, in January 1691 after he established Tumacacori. Two adobe walls are all that remain. You can only visit this site with a NPS ranger in the fall and spring as part of a living history tour. Tickets for visiting the missions can be purchased at Tumacacori Visitors Center.
Summer of 2003
Molly 1996-2008
Molly lost her brave fight with cancer on January 14, 2008.
Devoted to her family, Molly loved going to get the newspaper each morning, taking long walks along the nearby roads, relaxing on her couch, and playing with her family and friends.
She will always be remembered with great love and will be missed by all who knew her.
13 January 2008
Magic Carpet Golf is History
I don't know how long this miniature course has been here...perhaps it dates back to 1970?? But it's now closed and will be demolished to make way for an overflow parking lot for a car dealership.
The fate of these unique statues is still unknown. If you live in Tucson, you might want to take a drive and see them before they're gone.
For more photos of this miniature golf course's statues, visit my "Tucson Today" gallery.
26 January 2008
Tiki
It's a 100 foot climb to the top. On the day we visited, the stairs to the top were blocked off.
3 January 2008
The Very Long Baseline Array
Located at 7000' at Kitt Peak National Observatory, this VLBA is one of 10 radio telescopes across the U.S. They all simultaneoulsly collect extremely faint radio signals from objects in space. Tapes of daily signals are sent to Socorro, NM to be analyzed by scientists. This particular VLBA was involved in researching the Big Bang Theory.
You can drive up to the top of Kitt Peak and visit all the telescopes on the site. Tours are offered daily for $5.00.
It's an amazing place.
30 December 2007
Street Sketch
Found on a sidewalk near the Tucson Convention Center
30 December 2007
Firefighters Helping Santa
