Quiet Canyon

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Early morning sun breaking on the Catalina's as seen from 1872
The brittle bush (low yellow shrub) was spectacular this...
Our very own saguaro standing guard along the north side...
The saguaro above are just off the right edge of this photo.
Glimpses of the Tucson mountains to the south and west. ...
A neighbor's saguaro - we think - and the tip of his...
Clearly in our yard ... standing guard, or welcoming...
Bit of a scraggly grower, known as Apache Plume. As...
Another Palo Verde on the north side of our driveway...
Ah ... if only we had a land line, the Accura security...
South side of the drive again with several Desert Spoon...
Prickly pear with their blossom buds.
The courtyard gate in shadow, and the Palo Verde to the...
The 'windows' in the courtyard wall are filled with...
L to R: Blue agave, barrel cactus, desert spoon, purple...
Dad does love this palo verde.
Courtyard with potted hibiscus.
This definitely was the syrupy stage ... hardly anything...
Courtyard door from the inside
Ah ... can we show you the way out?
To the southwest from the driveway. Lots of...
Moving to the back yard. View of the Catalinas from the...
Tombstone rose. All of this plant emanates from a very...
Looking toward the NW corner of the back patio. The...
Not sure what it is, but certainly is bright and pretty
Close up of some back patio plantings including, to...
I believe this is Yellow Evening Primrose ....very very...
A saguaro "over the wall" (and maybe over the hill). ...
Behind the wall of the patio are many prickly pears. ...
A west looking view which shows the patio stretching the...
Courtyard as viewed from window over kitchen sink. ...
Courtyard door from kitchen sink.
Early May just as the Palo Verde outside the courtyard...
Inside the courtyard, another blooming yellow tree. ...
I think this is about when we realized that the fountain...
A fuller view of the palo verde .... it got even more...
An unknown tree along the south side of the driveway. ...
Early morning sun on the palo verde. The pinkish...
On Friday morning, I woke up and looked out the bedroom...
Another shot a little bit closer in. Blurriness is just...
Zoomed out view to the west.
Mom and Dad at Mother's Day supper. I cooked shakshuka,...
On my last night in Tucson, I made three pizzas. This...
This pizza I called my breakfast pizza: mozzarella...
Detail of breakfast pizza.
Detail of lemon, asparagus, arugula pizza.
The third pizza had mozzarella cheese, roasted red...
Artichoke heart, capsicum and cheese.
Here's a picture of the grill I helped install. Dad...
Picture of Mom and Dad's living room the day I left. We...
We worked mightily to rid these hibiscus of aphids, and...
The left had one does not get as much sun and seems to...
New slate top table for Family Room
Slate colors are just great with combos of blues /...
Handsome wood shelf at bottom
Figured a way to hang CG's stained glass with grosgrain...
Works well with the Aristotle painting
The SW buy from CraigsList. The amarylis on the right...
Detailing on the table ... which is quite heavy
Go amaryllis, Go.
Matching table; also has glass top which I don't believe...
That's not an American Eagle ... just an AZ dove atop...
Flags in each of the hibiscus pots to welcome Memorial...
And also in the alcoves on either side of the front door
How many flags can you count?
While we await the porch furniture decision we are not...
The handsome gas grill connected by Dad and John to the...
Scenic shot of Fireplace and Flag
The West wall of the LR. Still working on the right...
NW corner of Living Room with Nancy Gramps oil of early...
East wall of LR. Southwest design table purchased for...
SE corner of the LR. Great reading nook with excellent...
NW corner of family room. We like the "faces" motif...
NE corner of family room. The famous Aristotle painting...
These shelves are definitely "work in process". One...
A possible use of the hallway alcove. The oxidized...
Another shot of those shelves. Needs work.
Note pierced metal plate in alcove over door. Greatly...
Recreated from the foyer at 22 BHR. Note the 87 GRR oil...
Trader Joe's sells these Thailand orchids - 15 stems -...
From the dining room through to the SW corner of living...
The lady of the house at work in her office. Notice...
And yet a closer picture.
And now from a distance. Would have closed drawer and...
Dad's office without Dad. Note new super duper...
Some of the awards ... and a trip to memory land with...
This is called "Mexican Bird of Paradise" and is...
Lantana is the plant of choice for the summer. Seems to...
A better shot of the variegated agave in the back yard,...
Another Mexican Bird of Paradise in the back yard. ...
Just the mountains off the back patio. Would like to...
Current in-kitchen dining set-up. This is the card...
About the same view, though with a neat reflection of...
Didn't think there were enough pictures of the dining...
The other side of the DR wall. Any votes on the punch...
One more side of the DR. To me it's interesting how...
Northwest corner of the DR. Question here: should the...
Catherine was wondering where this picture was ... over...
Taken at night ... very dramatic placement of this...
Wasn't sure how well the previous picture came out, so...
Ah ... the latest Craigslist find. Six powder coated...
Slightly different view showing where the seating...
Right now the glass dining table is 'stuck' in the...
The sixth chair sitting next to one of the original SW...
Left half of hanging. Note that the blue silk...
The full piece.
Close up of the very center design.
Close up of the top border, which I feel was added...
Close up of left half.
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More detail
First picture with new camera. Needs work
Same time, with a flashlight on the bloom.
This is with the flash light on the left hand flower.
A comprehensive view of the Living room
Known as Texas Ranger, this bush went from all leaves to...
The bush above is in the foreground, and there are two...
Across the driveway (that's the Dobbie's house in the...
This is a Lantana about to burst forth ... see all the buds.
And a Fairy Duster came out. It's like having spring...
Backing off the Fairy Duster to have a view of the...
And now the Apache Plume all by itself.
These are a darker color ... but I also think it's Texas Ranger.
We trimmed this bush (same site as picture above) and...
This is the Mexican Bird of Paradise in bloom all around...
A few of the pots we put together to add some color to...
Not sure if the thing behind the lantana is dying, or...
Need to identify this, of which we have a lot.
And possibly rosemary?
View of the back patio which is still "under construction"
A better shot of the thing I need to identify.
Rug length of 142 is from fireplace to door; 107 width. ...
Looking at this makes me thing everything should be...
Oval table in foreground is a place holder for something...
Card table replacing reading area
View from front door. Reemphasizes need to push things...
Sectional (purple) is place holder for loveseat in print fabric
Console table on far wall to be replaced
The remains of the fabulous dinner that went crashing to...
The cream chairs from Crate and Barrel have arrived and...
Closer view of the NW corner
And the SW area
And the SW corner. New cushions for game table have...
And the NE section. Light switches got moved, and...
Guess this is the same as the last
Taken to complain to Crate and Barrel if the cushion...
More documentation
This is how the other chair cushion fits.
LR finished for Thanksgiving. Corner table in...
Seat cushions arrived, and after three tries, they are...
The console table was also spray painted to blend in. ...
Found a lovely cyclamen at Home Depot ... won't even...
Another view, including a better look at the new coffee table.
The DR rug has pretty much gone to the LR to stay. ...
Looking beyond to see the sun-drenched patio.
The buffet is looking "cold" to me, but that's where it...
Slate table has moved from LR into Family room.
Shelves haven't been touched in a while, but still looking good.
I like to think of the two figures in the painting on...
In person the blue-ish green of the 'leaves' of the...
View towards the kitchen from the hall outside the family room.
Catherine's guest bed room with much from her bedroom at 22 BHR
John's guest bed room. Still working on lamps
Also working on wall opposite bed. New shower entrance...
Since it's John's room, there is a picture of John - quite young.
Slightly better view of new shower area.
Have seen this before, I guess, but check out the...
Kitchen table (bar height) to take advantage of the...
Dining room table ready to be set for six.
Picking up the buffet. Have removed the punch bowl...
... which looks quite pretty in the cut glass bowl. ...
Better view of dining table center piece.
And a bowl of baubles on the china closet. Will switch...
Creche set up. Mr Camel had a serious neck injury and...
That table is 54" wide, but just barely holds it all. ...
Mr and Mrs Claus are using a giant (to them) cyclamen as...
They look mighty happy. The lighted tree that had...
Unusual colors in a Christmas wreath, but they work...
Snowman city. I don't like that little silvery guy in...
Not totally happy with this. This snowman is too big...
Father Christmas welcoming folks to the family room.
where there is a little tree, and some angels dancing about.
... and a twig tree, desperately in need of its ornaments
A little snowman skater on the slate.
Front door wreath .. .had used indoors in CT, but think...
And fits the space well.
And of course, Mr deer is out munching near the tiny...
Even Kitchen got decked with deer wreath, and a potted...
A view of the empty corner, crying for a Christmas tree....
This was the initial corner ... but too much to move,...
and the third corner (see Mr Deer?) needs to be left for...
... and even had room for Spode, all unpacked and ready...
Jay in the driveway of the Quiet Canyon house. As we...
The first official picture taken with my brand new,...
Jay and Mr. Fox smile with the crazy bright sunshine behind.
Merry Christmas, Tucson-style!
Awesome penguin full of maple syrup. I am tentatively...
Jay plays with the fish-eye setting on the new camera.
Smile recognition works!
More fun with smile-recognition. This could really aid...
Another shot of Dad.
Mom cleans up and gets ready for brunch, perhaps. Not...
Jay reads Christmas evening, with the Catalina Mountains...
John and Monica, ready for Christmas hors d'oeuvres.
Jay, in happy-eyed wonderment of Christmas?
Jay tries to transpose skin tone for black. Doesn't work well.
However, an attempt to change John's shirt from green to...
Christmas carnations.
Space boots! I very highly recommend these house shoes...
I'm pretty sure the last time I got a camera for...
Hey, I made this one!
Marty the Christmas Moose, cousin to T.H. Moose from Big Sky, MT.
The painting of 87 Goodwives River Road.
One of Mom's snowmen.
Trying to get a picture to send Aunt Debbie of the...
Homemade pretzels! They look pretty gross at this stage.
Slimy, etc.
But after baking, they are so delicious!
Baking item I need to purchase: pretzel salt. The...
I think there are only three pretzels in this picture...
Mmm, gluuuuten.
Yum.
Jay enjoying a pretzel in the Quiet Canyon kitchen.
Catherine and Dad (and a running rhino) in the kitchen.
Time-delay shot of the three watching Despicable Me.
First day. Anxious-looking homeowner consulting with...
Furniture has been moved, temporarily, to the kiva area.
That didn't take long, did it. Roof beams and tiles are...
Closer view of the area. The window to the left of the...
The next day they saw cut the concrete up to and around...
Closer view of the cut work.
One of the neighborhood denizens came to check out the work.
What's Waldo? He's about smack dab in the middle of the...
Zoomed in on.
Smile pretty for the camera. Isn't he just gorgeous!
Time for a little profile shot.
Going to lick my paws while I'm here.
Pretty neat picture, if I say so myself. Love his...
New vertical post foundations being set.
Close up of same.
Also saw cut the pavement out front which had been...
Home owner not really as distraught as he would appear. ...
Glad we weren't having guests this night.
Next day the concrete contractor came and put down the...
I must say it doesn't look like we added much, but it...
New slab out front has also colored out very close to...
Delivery of roofing materials.
Just showing how the rocks were surrounded - intentionally.
Meanwhile, in a burst of late summer planting, I potted...
Also potted up a hibiscus, also with petunias around it.
My potting table got moved around to the back of the...
Ah .... the necessities of construction. The neighbors...
Awaiting the roofers.
Oh ... somewhere here we were invited to a fancy party...
And a friend has been ribbing me that I needed to wear...
The framers arrive and get to work quickly
Kind of a neat picture, I think
They got this much done in a day.
Somebody up on the roof.
This appears to all have gotten done in one day.
One of Dad's fancy camera angles.
The new area is taking shape.
Ah, poor tiles that no one seems to want.
There are some on Craigslist already, for a buck a piece.
More close ups for Craig.
looking good. The new height is 11'; the old was 8'
The little window is in the bathroom. The wall to it's...
See how the new concrete color is blending in with the existing?
Gas grill will go back roughly where it was ... just...
Our current seating by the kiva. Not sure how we're...
Electrician here this morning.
Robin, looking happy with the progress. Note the jacket...
Finished patio - chairs moved back around
The hoses are from the "old" drip irrigation system...
Another view of the patio. The dining table wedged into...
New art work over the kiva; echoes the scene behind it
Two cacti that survived the frost and one that didn't. ...
Sunset reflected on the Catalinas.
Early arrivals get to help put the lights on the tree.
New LED lights being used for the first time
Switch to brie baking time for the C'mas Eve party
And the tree is decorated ... interesting to catch the...
Ah ... snowman village
Straight on view of the snowmen
A few of the QC presents gathered before the tree was ready
The Twig tree with all the hand made ornaments from kits
Looking pretty to me: standard veggie plate with hummus...
Judy Brown talkng to Taffy Eiff on the couch, with Jim...
Very similar shot
Tom Eiff and Hedi in serious conversation
Glenn Bacon at the children's table with Jay, Monica and John
The children ... and John: you're the tallest again
A few grim elves working into the night
Are we having fun yet?
Looks like a few presents have been added
Now that's a tree
and the presents seem to be expanding
Could this have been the person responsible?
Who, me?
It's the other Santa
What was under the couch!!!
This is what happens when I ask for a smile
... and then when I don't
Smiles on this side of the room
... and Big Truck is Big Coffee
Ah ... matching tree pants
And something to run in Oly rain
oooh ... a comfy log pillow. What every Northwest lady needs
That green box cutter got a lot of use ... and that...
Ah CD's! People still do buy them I hear.
The perfect topper for the outfit
... unless you'd rather wear the packaging
Catherine scores with the largest box
... but whatever could this be?
A boomerang carrying case?
Is she about to launch into space?
How many engineers are needed to adjust this device?
Catherine starting to look concerned ....
Make that three engineers and a graphic design artist
I think they're getting closer to lift off
That's a NW gal if I've ever seen one. Does she have...
A tree next to a tree
And a tree in front of a tree
This was the year for head gear ... multiple options...
... brandishing a pair of extendable hot dog sticks .......
Green was the in color ... looking good
And matching C'mas socks
Should be good for a cool morning run
You would think it was cold in Tucson or something
See all that sunshine ... it's really warm
Sun glasses look the thing to do in this sunshine
All the presents have been disbursed ... except for a...
Time to dismantle a very pretty tree
Really thought it was lovely
On to the next phase of the project - planting a cactus...
Perhaps a clearer picture of the sod mix. Note the...
AH ... it is cactus Joe and his Truck full of goodies.
Meg, the anxious photographer angling in on all the nice choices.
Perhaps she should have waited till they were in the...
And one more shot.
Voila ... out of the truck and into the ground. Cactus...
There are three mounds which we'll look at in detail. ...
A view from the east, peeking over the wall so that the...
Roughly the same view. The cardboard has a 3 ft...
To your left, as you enter the garden from the east are...
Over on the western edge, which doesn't have any berm. ...
Won't be able to name all these, but you're looking from...
The reddish spines are "Fire Barrels"; the variegated...
Next to the bird bath is an Argentinian Saguaro. The...
Closer look at west end. Star cactus more visible in...
Different view of Eve's needle; potted plant in bottom...
Think you recognize all of these by now.
Ah, eastern most berm. Three tall fellows are Totem...
Big Bertha with Cow's Horn agave and our very own...
This is the center mound. Big Bertha far right. ...
Middle to eastern end. Should recognize most of these.
More backed out view. Large rock in foreground to be moved.
All these crazy creatures in our very own backyard.
The fellows along the wall of the house as you come in...
This is the center mound or berm with cardboard for...
Berm to the far east. Love those totem poles.
From the east across the expanse.
Same shot but with less of the photographer. The tall...
Some close ups. Owl eyes. Easter lily? I know he...
Except this: Paper Spine cactus for sure.
Three totem poles and whale's tongue agave, looking a...
Whoops, this is definitely the Moroccan Mound Euphorbia...
Cow's horn agave, Big Bertha cereus. A little thing in...
In front of the variegated agave is an artichoke agave...
More of the same
Somewhere in here is a real organ pipe ... I think
I'm probably totally confused by now.
Pretty standard stuff
Heading back west to the Fence Posts
Just about at the west end.
Far west.
Saguaro on north side of driveway with blossoms. They...
Another view, backed up by the palo verde blossoms.
A prickly pear in bloom in the drive. You can see all...
A little closer look at the same plant
One of the new cactus in the back garden. I don't know...
Another one with lots of activity around the base. The...
A pot I've been raising since last April.
Forgot to take these they day they really bloomed, so...
Something called Eve's Needle that I bought at Lowe's,...
Just a pot of petunias near the kiva. Need to be...
Ditto for these. Been blooming nicely since January.
Near the grill out back. A double geranium in the white...
Also a hibiscus plant from Lowe's. Just look at the...
Things around the kiva. The pot in the foreground was...
The palo verde at the front door.
Backing off the palo verde. Should have taken a picture...
Forget the name of these red spikes, but they last all summer
A palo verde across from the front door ... and to the...
And another one, with some sort of catkins on it. The...
Including lots of lantana.
And then there is this one little blue something. Kind...
Does anyone else see a face in the trunk of the tree? I...
And a green prickly pear with yellow blooms.
Just look at the number of blooms this one will put out...
Then we have this Queen Victoria agave that put up this...
And here are two more Queen Victoria agaves, each...
More views of the saguaro blossoms, but on a cloudy day.
Ditto
Look at the buds on one prickly pear leaf.
Just gotta love these guys in the spring.
Trying to get the dove.
That's a little better
Hey, you talking to me?
Cloudy day, but beautiful blooms
The cactus garden out back.
The 'paper thorn' cactus in foreground. Not sure if all...
If so, it should be quite a sight.
This is a more ground up "Eve's needle" that Cactus Joe planted.
And what's a cactus garden without some critters.
One of the left over perennials ... I believe it's...
More lantana ... this one out back
And evening primrose under the desert laurel tree
I keep learning (and forgetting) the name of this bush.
The large tree with the pods against the wall is a Texas...
Some palo verde outside the wall
Two cacti I had Bach's nursery plant for me in a...
My little table cactus garden. The back right is called...
A prickly pear on the outside of our back wall
And another prickly pear on the outside of the back wall
And a little bit of both of them together.
Just showing how the blossoms droop (and close up)...
Mrs Dove, on her eggs (two have been seen) and intent on...
Quite similar, but perhaps nicer?
Now back to the house - a dove had roosted just outside...
Mrs Dove taking a stretch break
Ah ... the eggs have hatched ... these guys are getting big
Taken from inside, really zoomed in. She's getting...
In fact, she flew off so I snuck outside for this close up
Uh oh,who's that?
Heading for the nest
Calculating his jump? He's looking right at the nest.
Hmmmm ... .is someone watching me?
Time to start licking my chops
Getting ready to pounce?
The corner of the glass table that is visible is right...
I made a noise, and he turned tail
I said these guys were getting big ... that's not Mom,...
The next morning ... and he's looking kind of lonely. ...
Ah ... the following night. Mom and Chick 1 on a...
Now, where is the other fellow?
That's Dad, keeping his distance
Just to set the stage a little
Now, look who's flown in. We were so happy to see the...
She appeared to be feeding them, a lot of beak to beak activity.
And a reasonable amount of squabbling between the fledglings
More, Mom. I want some more.
They don't look like they've missed too many meals.
Didn't really get a good shot of the beak to beak, but...
Lower right corner
Lower right detail
Full carpet: size is 142" x 107"
Lower right corner
Lower right detail
Lower left corner
Lower left corner edge
Lower left corner further in
Top left corner
Top middle
Top right corner
Top center
Top Center of carpet
Bottom center of carpet
Most worn area
Top of lower left corner showing wear in rug
Top right corner
View from top looking towards bottom
View from top looking towards bottom
Storm clouds moving in on Christmas Eve.
Monica's Christmas dinner bread pudding.
John's breakfast the morning after Christmas. Eggs...