Tucson

Location Description

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Parade ground area outsite of Bill and Loomis' home in Tucson
Drainage canal behind their home
Prickly Pear cactus
Blooms on prickly pear
View of Catalina Mountains from their home. These are...
MOre of the drainage area ... there are many such...
Close up of drainage area showing large scoops that feed...
Saguaro cactus in front of their house.
Blooming shrub in front yard
Back patio with small view of "spool" ... a very small pool / spa
Back patio
Close up of exquisite lavender rose
More back patio - it's quite large
Covered outdoor living area with couches, chairs, and...
On the way to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. So...
The Saguaro are plentiful above 2500 feet
The museum also has a "zoo" ... but no cages. This is a...
The bear was also snoozing
I was intrigued by these cactus.
This long horn (?) ram was on duty for the afternoon
His buddy was down below having a drink
View from the ground floor terrace (which is teeny small)
Sweeping around towards the south .... you can see the...
Another view from the "patio"
Living area ... front door is in center of picture ......
Dad ready to make a loaf of bread (he says ...but it...
Dad's office set up at the dining room table which has...
View from just inside the front door .. glimpse of dad...
Our bedroom, complete with King bed which felt mighty...
View from the upstairs balcony off the third "bedroom"
Also from the upstairs balcony
This is the upstairs balcony ... no comments, please,...
The famous third 'bedroom' ..
Which does have access to the aforementioned balcony
This is the second bedroom ... complete with private...
View from the Sabino Canyon recreation area parking lot...
Ssetting out .... note the sweater ... it was chilly
Note also the walking sticks
Not exactly the less traveled road
maybe we should head cross country?
There is water in the desert ... Sabino Canyon dam
A Saguaro apartment house
Well this looks more like a hiking trail ... but where...
We've shed at least one layer of clothes
Met a guy who volunteered to take a picture ... .and...
Outflow from the dam ... with a little of the "wash"...
Interior of a saguaro ... wooden slats which hold it erect
Same cactus at a remove
Through the desert we go
Fascinating to see the saguaro march up and down the hills
Though not all that far from "civilization"
Including downtown Tucson in the far distance
and this is a "teddy bear" cholla ... if I'm reading my...
and this is a barrel cactus
My trader Joe flowers opened up on Monday morning
I almost hated to leave them for our trip to Phoenix
Side view of our condo on Monday morning with the famous...
More of the front of the condo ... the windows are in...
... and the front entrance is around the left side of the bushes.
Loomis and Paul meet after 50 years (Paul says it was only 49)
Meg enjoying the outdoor "living room" at the Lloyd residence
More of Loomis and Paul's get together in the outdoor living room
A bigger view of the outdoor living room ... that's the...
... and from the entrance to the outdoor area
and the gurgly fountain just off the outdoor living room...
Loomis and Bruce
Barbara Lloyd joins the group ... and that Peter's left...
Front view of the Lloyd home with our rental Taurus out front
Some of the landscaping, including Bruce's quite green...
Bruce in the great kitchen, getting b'fast ready
Canyon Lake ... one of the four lakes created by the...
A little closer to Canyon Lake from the Apache Trail
One of the many one lane bridges on the Apache trail ......
Some examples of the upheaved earth and the sedimentary...
Trying to capture the majesty of the mountain ranges ......
The scenery was awesome
Couldn't really stop because of the windy road
This whole area goes through the Superstition Mountains...
Some more idea of the terrain which was studded with...
I think the road has gone to dirt / gravel by this point
The drop off to our left was extreme
It was interesting that in this one place they erected a...
Plunging down to Fish Creek .. .road is one lane and...
Near Fish Creek ... we did meet one car coming the other...
This is at the base where the road crosses Fish Creek. ...
and this is the second ... going up the cliff
and this is the third ... the cliff is 2000' above the...
And the "creek" is a bit of a misnomer as there is no water
This is the gorge on the other side of the Fish Creek bridge
Hard to capture the enormity of this space
Back on our dirt road heading towards Roosevelt Dam
Scenes like this were EVERYWHERE
And then you come around a bend and run into a 300'...
Beyond the dam is the "longest, two-lane, single span,...
Back side of Roosevelt Dam
Closer view of the span above
And some feel for the entire span ...
Donna on the Tram ride up Sabino Canyon
Joined by Brian
... and actually sitting on the tram
Mexican wolf at the Desert Museum
Mule deer at the Desert Museum
Prairie dog on duty
Parrot in the aviary
The "white dove of the desert" with Peter out front
Closer view of the "village"
The "village" above the Bio 2 which served as dorms when...
View of the Bio 2 from the Village
Largest part of Bio 2 - housed the rain forest
Part of the habitation area beyond the rain forest
Round object over our heads is one of the "lungs" used...
Inside of the rain forest
Far end which represented one of the biomes - the coastal desert
The intrepid explorers walking back up the hill
Followed by lunch at the "Arizona Inn" next to the...
Should one really try to photograph a rainbow while driving?
This one was pointing right to the condo
Loomis intent on listening to that dirty old man next to her
Bill and Barbara a little less involved
The intrepid explorers about to head undergound
But first we need to get suited up
Peter looks like a natural
I guess we are ready
Our 'last view' of the outside world
Wrong way Bruce
No ... this is not the valet's cart ... it is out...
Parts of the tunnel had extensive wooden bracing .... wonder why?
Parts of the old town with a big "B" on the mountain side
The mountains just out of town ... don't know if the...
Some attempt to capture the enormity of the strip mines...
More of what man is able to do to the land ...
.... and again
High arching bridge near Patagonia Lake - the largest...
Full view of the bridge
Lovely peaceful lake ... man made ... took out the...
Peter reading all about it
... and Barbara said she was afraid of heights
Some idea of the clairty of the sky and the crispness of...
... the whole area is a bird preserve ... here are couple of them
Bruce and Barbara on top of the bridge
Quite a trip down
Driving back up I-19 ... looking east as the sun sets
More of the same
Hard to capture the beauty
Looking out of our upstairs window
It sure is a pretty place
Even with houses in the foreground
John and a saguaro
Visiting Jim and Gretchen
Jim, Gretchen, Peter and Margaret
John and dad inspecting a fallen saguaro.
John on top of a fallen saguaro.
John, staring up at a saguaro cactus.
John next to a weird type of saguaro that occurs in...
Mom next to a weird type of saguaro that occurs in...
John, next to a really tall saguaro.
John and Dad in Saguaro National Park.
John and Dad amongst the saguaro
John inspecting the fruit of a barrel cactus.
John with the fruit of a saguaro cactus. (If you look...
Mom turns out to be a good host for Link Plant chollo...
Pretty green bird.
Very small bird. Can you find it?
The "praise the lord" saguaro.
Do we really know where we are and how to get back where...
Saguaro skeleton.
... and is the light beginning to dim?
Even the saguaros are falling over
Mom and Dad resting on the hike back.
Dad laughing on the hike back.
Dad looking happy in the desert
A barrel cactus that drank to much, got really heavy,...
Mom and Dad almost back to the parking lot.
Dad Catherine and John at El Charro in downtown Tucson.
Mom and Catherine at El Charro in downtown Tucson.
John, starting the approach hike to Left Hand Wall at...
Catherine, inspecting twin saguaros near the hairpin canyon.
Catherine begins climbing again, with a prickly pear...
John watching a rope about to fall down on his head (no...
John sorting the rope.
A "cigaro" cactus.
Rock walls near major roads are kind of fun - it doesn't...
John makes standing on tiny outcrops of rocks look easy.
John leading some 5.8 route, appropriately named...
John leading some 5.8 route, appropriately named...
Twin saguaro cacti on Mt. Lemmon.
Poor fallen saguaro.
A nearly perfect saguaro (in terms of two arms, evenly...
Where's Waldo, rock climbing style: Hunt for John in...
John getting lowered off the final climb of the day.
The ski resort at the top of Mt. Lemmon. From the road,...
John messing around on a boulder in hiking boots.
Jumping off the boulder motion shot.
Catherine at Windy Point on Mt. Lemmon.
(Climb me! Climb me!)
Dad at Windy Point on Mt. Lemmon.
Catherine with a "baby" saguaro at the Arizona-Sonora...
Another cactus mutation that occurs every 200,000...
Dislocations occur in the ribs of the cactus (sorry,...
Teddy bear cactus: so cute and so cuddly.
A very pretty little bird, the species of which I cannot...
Not the awesomest of pictures, but it shows a bit of the...
Truly baby saguaros.
Thirty year old saguaro in a pot. I would like one of these.
Another crenelated saguaro at the entrance to the AZDM...
Turns out that a cactus is not actually a cactus unless...
Mr. Falcon says hello.
Ms. Roadrunner is sitting on her nest.
Butterfly. One of the ways to distinguish a butterfly...
River otters. So very, very cute.
I'm not sure what this animal is.
Big-horned sheep. As John pointed out, however, they...
Unhappy pacing wolves.
The black bears just laid there, asleep.
So did the mountain lion.
John apparently no like the organ pipe cactus he...
A lady cactus wren returns to her nest with fixins for...
A furry old-man cactus.
Porcupine cacti.
More fur.
An ocatillo. NOT a cactus.
The big-horned sheep came down from their rock and...
Very cute little beasts, these were.
A joshua tree. Not native to the area, but still neat to see.
Decides there are some better looking berries out at the far end
In the walk-in aviary. These little mice had no fear.
Since there is water under this tree branch, I hope he can swim
How low will he go?
Neither did the birds.
Heading back to safety
Cactus wren on top of a saguaro
Two cactus wrens discussing the nest they are building...
Now where did he go?
... and when will he be back?
A Joshua tree ... not native, but here to complete the collection
Pretty bird in the aviary
Looking for a Christmas picture ... is this it?
A Harris Hawk during the raptor free flight at the...
We are still in debates as to whether these birds are...
"What good is a woodpecker if he doesn't peck wood?" -...
Rolling out with the suspects in custody.
Setting off on a hike to Finger Rock in the Catalina...
Snow on the Santa Catalina mountains.
Emily, Peter and Mel hiking the Finger Rock Trail.
Mel coming up the trail.
Mel coming up the trail.
Peter and Emily not far behind.
Stopping for a break.
The sun starts to shine despite the snow falling above.
Peter, Emily, and Mel.
Peter, Emily and Mel on the hike to Finger Rock.
John, self portrait on the Finger Rock Trail. Peter in...
I decided to break in my brand new Vibram Five Finger...
Having fun balancing.
The shoes really felt good over a several mile hike. My...
Fancy feet!
Peter enjoying the hike.
Hail is starting to come down (seen best against the dark sky).
Emily, hiking despite some light hail/snow.
Peter with snow in his hair and some sort of cholla and an agave.
Mel and Emily. Finger rock directly above their heads.
Emily about to lob a snowball at me.
Prickly pear cactus covered in snow.
Getting to the slickrock. This is where it started to...
Group shot taken on a timer at the highest point we...
Mel, on the way back down.
Beautiful view toward Finger Rock.
Dun dun DUN. In Mel's eagerness to avoid a steep exposed...
After removing all the thorns.
We hadn't gone much further when Peter developed a...
Looking back down the canyon at Tucson.
Mel on another section of slickrock. Not as steep as the...
Finger Rock in the snow and sunlight.
Zooming in as far as my camera will go.
Emily!
This saguaro sort of looks like a person talking (or...
The storm clouds and sun really turned the afternoon dramatic.
John, basking in the soft afternoon Sonoran winter sun.
We were a lot more comfortable back down at lower...
The four amigos. Peter, Emily, Mel and John. Almost...
I changed into my emergency long underwear somewhere on...
Peter taking a picture of a Saguaro.
What dramatic landscape and lighting!
Peter and Mel.
These cacti always end up looking like people to me....
Mel and Emily enjoy the scenery.
Aww! A bird's nest. Abandoned it would seem.
We started to realize that we were going to get treated...
The lighting just got better and better as it got later.
Waiting for the sun to set.
I really enjoyed the way the needles on the saguaros...
Ghost saguaro.
The shadows are starting to creep in.
Peter, Emily and Mel.
Ha! My instinct to shield my eyes from the sun make this...
Ow! Cannot look into the sun!
We are treated to a spectacular sunset. My parents were...
Mel watching the sun set.
Awww... Emily and Peter.
Emily and Peter watching the alpen glow.
When we got near the trailhead, we found countless...
Sun is all gone!
Mel, (and Emily) partying in the hot tub at Casa del...
Mel's face, photographed from underwater. Cool that you...
Whoa! Even weirder picture. The air bubble looks like a...
Mel in the hot tub.
Creepy!
A large Saguaro and palo verde. In Sabino Canyon. Sadly...
Mel Emily and Peter pondering the yonder.
Mel and Emily
In Tucson they call a veggie burger a queer steer. Not...
It's neat they post their vision statement in the lobby....
Mel, Peter E., Peter H. and John managed to get a bus...
The plastic film on the cockpit covers are to minimize...
Lots and lots of jet fighters of some sort.
Lots and lots of jet fighters of some sort.
Bigger planes in storage.
Fuselages?
Larger cargo or transport planes lined up.
Dad, Peter and Mel on our bus tour.
A funny looking Boeing YC-14 transport plane.
The YC-14 transport plane again. It does not look very spry.
I wonder why it needs all the cables fastening it to the...
Another transport plane. This one seems to be missing...
Some four-engined aircraft covered in shrink wrap.
Small plane.
I think this was an Air Force One decoy or something...
Lots and lots of little planes in storage.
They sure had a lot of these ones.
Tails lined up to catch the afternoon sun.
A lot of taped up aircraft.
More mothballed planes.
Bigger planes in storage. All of this was on the eastern...
More tails of planes.
Helicopters in shrink wrap.
Weird contrast between the snow covered Catalinas and...
Ordinary cars for scale.
Planes and cars and mountains.
It was good to take the tour at the end of the day; I...
I wish I had better captions for some of these photos....
Reminds me of a beached whale.
Beached whale sushi.
This one has seen better days.
These looked a lot like civilian aircraft, which I...
Where we started, with all of these C130s or something...
What passes for art in these parts. A bunch of discarded...
Planes like this were constantly flying overhead from...
Dad and John go for an afternoon quick stroll at the...
We only had an hour so we didn't go very far. Still it...
View of the Santa Catalina Mountains from the subdivision.
Rosemary covered in bees (and flowers).
The house that never was: the one Mom and Dad had a bid...
Another shot of the house that never was.
Dad and Mom discussing whether to buy the house, as I remember.
Mom cooking some sort of vegetarian dumpling soup. It...
Stock cooking away.
Mom cooking the vegetable dumplings.
Veggie dumplings!
Plating the final product.
Yum! Veggie dumpling soup. I think the dumplings were...
Beard Deconstruction Project: Phase 1.
Mom and Dad's new living room, with some familiar...
Family-room type space, with an office visible in the corner.
Master bedroom and closet/bathroom suite.
The long hallway from master bedroom (where photographer...
Bedroom set up with furniture from Catherine's room. ...
Crazy cedar closet.
Kitchen, full of boxes.
Back patio, with a big saguaro cactus visible and the...
Looking around the patio towards the exits from the...
Looking the other way on the patio, towards the family...
Poor fallen-over cactus over the back patio wall. We...
Looking back towards the house. Window on the left is...
Looking towards the windows of the dining room and the...
Big cedar door into the house / living room. Gotta...
Hopefully something can be found in these 20+ boxes of art.
Kitchen after a few hours of unpacking boxes. Catherine...
Can she climb out?
Uh oh.
Where'd she go?
Phew; she's alive.
Signs for the mine tours south of Tucson.
Mmm, cuddly teddy bear cactus.
Looking down into the open pit of the ASARCO copper mine...
Mining operations. The drill in the foreground is...
Uh-oh. Your concrete bench is cracked!
Oooh, a (really ugly) bridge!
Looking through the cage of the bridge at the copper...
Mmmm, copper bubbles. The copper ions attach to the...
Flowers on the side of a cactus.
That same cactus, from further away.
I think this kind of formation on a saguaro is fairly rare.
St. Xavier del Bac mission church south of Tucson.
I'm beginning to think that Arizona just makes benches...
Fun little "cave art" in or near the mission.
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.
Staghorn cholla with one bloom out, and lots to come.
Off we go to Sonora Desert Museum with the Bruder's. ...
These guys are smaller than their New England cousins.
A wolf who looks mighty like a German Shepherd to me
Known as octopus agave, this specimen blooms in a...
A more typical agave. They start with an "asparagus"...
Same guy as above. The pole has daily growth markers on it.
Hedge hog cactus. Glorious color.
Attempt at a close up of an ocotillo bloom. Out of focus.
Ditto
Totem pole cacti. Want one for QC yard.
Very anthropomorphic. The fellow on the left is...
You know why Mexican colors are so vibrant when you look...
Prickly pear in bloom.
Mr Rattler showing off for the troops. Part of the Wild...
A pair of love birds in the aviary.
A prickly pear in bloom ... with more to come. Each...
.... but they are certainly gorgeous when in bloom.
Hmmmm
Guess these were the guys on the trip ... I think we...
These prairie dogs seem to have a fairly desolate...
Prickly pear in bloom. Flower colors range through all...
Agave shown in earlier photos ... this is two weeks later.
The unfolding of the arms and then the unfolding of the...
Staghorn cholla (or perhaps Jumping Cholla) with a bunch...
Very unusual ... an ocotillo with yellow blooms rather...
A slightly better picture.
And a third try ... not so good.
A teddy bear cholla with the beginning of a bloom in the...
My favorite prickly pear picture. I believe the docent...
Another view of the same cluster. I prefer the lighting...
A crested saguaro (in the background - no arms. ...
Hedge hog cactus in wild profusion
Prickly pear near the front entrance ... still ablaze in blooms.
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.
On Friday, Mom and Dad took me to a vegetarian...
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
This is a night blooming cereus cactus. This was just...
The left hand bloom an hour or so later ... in the dark.
The other one at about the same time.
Same time, with a flashlight on the bloom.
Contrast this with the picture 75 minutes earlier
This is one hour later still, around 9:15 pm
Amazingly intricate bloom
And again.
This is with the flash light on the left hand flower.
They have moved closer together as the evening went on.
Pretty blooms - just with the flash from the S90
... and with a side light from the flash light
Just gorgeous
About a half hour later
As we wee leaving around 10 pm. By 6 am this morning,...
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
Kevin, James and Jim wrestle with the frame as the...
The balloon lying in wait
Unfold the balloon
... until it is pretty flat. The house in the...
Jim holds the mouth open as a giant fan blows the...
More air rushing in
and it gets bigger
Send couple balloons (small) aloft to test the direction...
Still growing ... Kevin going over to supervise
Starting to take shape
Looking like a balloon. Dad all bundled up with our two...
Kevin making one last call to TUS for weather conditions
Sun has broken the horizon and really illuminates the...
More beautiful colors with cactus shadows
Now the flame thrower starts heating the air in the balloon.
Kevin lining it up just right
Time to turn everything vertical
Pulling the basket upright along with the balloon
Almost there
Looking good
Time to get on board
There are foot holes on the side of the basket to help...
We're in the basket, looking up
Just before take-off. Taken by ground crew. Kevin our...
We're in the air ... I think I'm answering Catherine's...
And we're off. The ascent is amazingly quick.
Zoomed in, but from further away
Clearly up and away
Heading North, paralleling I-10 which is running left to...
Floating along. The 'mountain' to the west is clearly...
And then back up
This is what you would have seen had you only been in...
The saguaros were just about glowing with the Eastern sun on them
More saguaros on the hillside
Great promontory as we head West
Couple cows grazing ... pretty slim pickings. What...
More of the land we were crossing with our own shadow.
Which head is Dad? Coming to the Avra Valley cotton fields
Lots of Pima Cotton waiting to be picked.
The cotton plants are surprisingly tall
Hanging low over the cotton fields
... though this doesn't really seem to support that. ...
We landed on this "road" alongside the cotton patch.
About to settle down near the cotton fields
We have landed
Pretty neat trip!
.. and start disassembling the balloon
which gets rolled up on itself
and stuffed into a giant "sail bag". Remember those things?
and time to disassemble the rig. You can see the foot...
Dad enjoying his mimosa at our post-flight breakfast.
Ditto for Mom
Last dusting of flour on the Country Loaf (pain de campagne)
Into the improvised flat cast iron pan (aka the top of a...
It's nestled on there
It's been slashed ... ready to be covered
Not sure what's happening here ,, but the oven mitts are flying
Time to flip this one onto a Le Creuset lid
The lid is a little smaller, so it is a little trickier
Slash time again
Fitting the "lid" (ie the bottom of the Dutch oven) over...
Two empty rising bowls, so the bread must be in the oven
Close up of two empty rising bowls
About to "un-lid" the first loaf
And there she is, baking away
A quick look before the door closes
Now to "un-lid" the smaller one
Also done sucessfully
And ... the final product
Or more precisely, the pair of final products!
The chef rewarded with a the El Patron margarita at Poca...
The menu which changes at least twice-daily. Plata is...
Enjoying Poca Cosa
Visited the Bach Cactus Garden and feel in love with the...
Color variation like here: green, cream, pink
... or do you want white fuzzy (not really fuzzy ...)
... or slightly smoother white fuzzy
these would make you think of gourds in an autumn harvest display
... or wrapped up in ourselves, are we?
Dad thought these looked like socks fresh out of the laundry
Medusa's hair inspiration?
In one of the probably 20 green houses at the Cactus...
The remains of the fabulous dinner that went crashing to...
the glass just buckled inwards, the dinner platters just...
Sad, sad.
Concrete floor in the "less impact house"...
Wine cellar in LIH ... ceiling was built up from the...
LIH was oriented E-W. This is the east looking view to...
Peter inspecting the free standing "pizza oven" (and...
View into the baking area, at about 5' in height off the...
View with the oven door closed. The area below, which...
The whole view of the pizza and bread oven. The pool...
Kitchen of the LIH. Three kitchen islands. Closest...
Better view of prep counter and trough sink. Kitchen...
Just showing what great form the 530ci is holding. This...
Picture inside the Casa Rivera restaurant in Oracle AZ. ...
Same scene; couldn't decide which was better
The rock formation today, outside of Casa Rivera
with a slightly different vehicle stopped for lunch. ...
Peter meeting up with his buddy Tom Eiff at the St...
Another home on the solar tour. Another concrete floor....
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...
Cool little arch bridge with a hiker (Jay) beneath.
Looking down over Tucson. I think we were trying to...
This hike was a great way to show off the plants of...
Fuzzy plant tops.
Despite being Christmas Eve, it got a bit hot in the...
Twinsie saguaros.
I'm not sure if this is a brand new arm starting, or...
Looking up into Pima Canyon. The trail wound from the...
Saguaros stand at attention.
Self-photography, the zoomed-in edition.
Looking back down canyon; I think this is where we turned around.
Looking up canyon. I'm really not sure where the trail...
Crazy colors in the stalk of a bush.
Jay plays on a boulder we found along the trail.
Now what?
Due to our late start, we began racing the sun back to...
Sunset over the west side of Pima Canyon.
The lights of the city begin to come up, and the major...
More sunset.
Now I just started playing... I think this is the...
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.
Monica starts up a route on Left Wall, at the Hairpin...
John belays in his pjs-turned-climbing pants.
John and Jay at the bottom while Monica climbs.
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.
The bar at Cafe Poca Cosa in downtown Tucson.
Group picture #1. Too bad the waitress didn't figure...
Group picture #2. Hopefully one of these two looks good...
Jay stares down the photographer.
Catherine and John in a parking lot in downtown Tucson,...
Teddy bear cactus (?) at the Arizona Inn.
The Arizona Inn.
Mom, Jay, and Catherine head up the Sabino Canyon trail...
Mountains near Sabino Canyon.
More mountains.
Mom rests on the trail while Jay looks for wildlife.
Jay and Catherine, take 1.
Jay and Catherine, closer in.
Catherine and Mom in Sabino Canyon.
It's amazing how similar these two shots are.
Amusing infographic of what to wear and carry in the desert.
Taken for my work-mate Andrew, who is from Hawaii and...
Sabino Canyon hiking map.
Crazy crested saguaro in Sabino Canyon.
Close-up of the crested saguaro.
I like that the messed up saguaro has a normal-looking buddy.
A saguaro that has seen some rough days, but is still doing well.
I'm still not sure I understand why there are sometimes...
Mom on the nature trail in Sabino Canyon.
Amazing Tucson sunset. Or actually, maybe sunrise? I...
More sunset/sunrise.
Dad and neighbor Stuart on the roof for a tour of the...
Dad on the roof with his 8 kilowatt solar panel system
Another shot. I believe there are 36(?) panels total....
Another view. Dad, inspecting the work.
Panels up close.
At the LEAF owners gathering on Saturday morning, there...
The card that Dad uses to "refuel" at charging stations...
Dad's car in the center.
Even more cars had arrived by 9:30, when our breakfast started.
By 11am when breakfast finished, the sun was brutal and...
Photo I posted on Instagram of the car lineup.
Military vehicle at the Titan Missile Museum in Green...
Military vehicle at the Titan Missile Museum in Green...
100+ foot tall Titan Missile, capable of destroying over...
Comforting.
Long hallway connecting the control room from the...
Key with which to launch a nuclear bomb.
Control room.
Hazmat suits for handling toxic rocket fuel.
Titan Missile.
Dad, with only 34 miles of range remaining in the...
And we made it. With 4 miles to spare! I wish Dad had...
Queen of the night ... is the common name for a night...
Not an appealing picture, but it shows the "sticks" that...
The sun was setting as these beauties were blooming. ...
Deepening of the sunset
Most of the cereus have specialty names ... I believe...
... while this is more of a pure white with some mauve...
Rather typical build up of thunder heads during monsoon...
My memory of this was that the clouds disappeared and...
The clouds made for a pretty sunset, but no rain this day
Oh ... one of our summer specials jumped in here. ...
Two days after the thunderheads we actually get some rain
Though the storms never last long
Pretty much finished.
Came home one night to find this fellow outside the...
Another critter ... female tarantula sitting in the...
A close-up of the lady.
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
Mom, Hedi, and Dad at the Christmas Eve bash at Hovell...
Monica and John making part of the Christmas Eve feast.
The Hovell Christmas tree, complete with Muni bus.
The whole group (minus Tom, I suppose). Let's see if I...
Glenn consults with "the youth".
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
With acknowledgement of the help from John, I present...
Looking at the Catalina Mountains from Mom and Dad's roof.
Catalinas, towards Pima Canyon.
The view to the eas--- er, south, I am told.
John points at the solar panels on the roof during the...
Solar panels, skylights, and the guard shack.
Solar panels with the Catalinas in the background.
Close-up of the solar panels. Neat.
Looking at solar panels and the mountains.
John and Jay discuss power generation.
Mountains + desert + solar panels.
More mountains.
Looking down at the back patio, the kiva (with new...
The front "yard" / child's playpen / putting green.
The front patio, complete with fountain.
I was hoping for a great picture of Mom, Dad, and me,...
I really wish I could have looked up without looking so pained.
"Ow, ow, ow, the sun is burning my eyes."
All the presents have been disbursed ... except for a...
Time to dismantle a very pretty tree
Really thought it was lovely
Mom takes a look at everything set up for the big party....
Bill Carleton and Jim Hagemeier get ready for dinner...
Taffie Eiff and Gretchen Hegemeier bring their dinner plates in.
Everyone loads up. Dinner included lamb, green beans in...
Another view of dinner and the dining table decorations.
John and Dad
Catherine, John, and Dad.
The hostess!
Mom and Dad, 42 years later!
One more shot of the dining table decorations.
Mom's table - Loomis Carleton, John, Pat Hirschman, Jim...
Dad's table - Tom Eiff, Judy Brown, Dad, Hedi Bacon,...
A picture of the whole room again.
Dad, showing off the key lime pie he made for dessert,...
Another shot of the (fabulous) pie and the nice china Mom rented.
Deep conversations are going on. Note the Tucson-styled...
Lots of smiles! ... try to ignore the creepy painting...
Photo attempt #2 (#1 not included here). Everyone...
Attempt #3. Hey, now that's not half bad!
John is sleepy.
Zebra, a Croc, and Rat dropped in on the party after...
Upon arriving at the trailhead Monday morning, I had...
John stands by the Leaf and a very similarly-colored...
At Pat and Peter's suggestion, Monday morning Dad, John,...
A backup map, in case we lost the two hard copies we...
As I said somewhere along this trail - if I took a...
Looking up the path. What a glorious day!
A family of saguaros.
Dad and John march through the desert.
I found this dead saguaro particularly neat -- look at...
John hikes.
I packed a very small bag and did not think to bring...
From further back. Look how fat that cactus is!
Looking at the sentinels and their fuzzy tops.
More fuzzy tops. I really like the fuzzy tops; I cannot...
This cactus had arms going everywhere.
This saguaro is telling his buddy a secret.
This looked to be a fallen barrel cactus.
And another crazy, interesting dead saguaro.
"Mom!" "You're home!" I love anthropomorphizing cacti.
Animal Tracks 101: these are horse. Neigh.
Awesome cluster of cacti.
This cactus is ready to fight. Except how can he be...
Looking back towards the Catalinas.
Dad hikes up the trail with John hot on his heels.
More long-range views of Tucson.
Looking towards a dam.
Danger sign near the dam.
Upstream of the dam... nothing much going on.
But there was water downstream! It seemed that most of...
The views of the city got more fun as we climbed higher.
Dad standing on the dam.
One more look upstream into the Rincon Mountains (or,...
Ow, ow, ow, ow. Do not get in this guy's way.
I found this cactus so neat - it's obviously dying, but...
An ocotillo with leaves out! Turns out, his base was in...
The top of a saguaro. I guess all that fuzz isn't...
John hikes up to some rocks made of what Dad thought was...
The rock is very old, and doesn't become fully solid...
The path ahead. Or, below.
More water visible in the Rincons.
Oh, I forgot to mention - under the pj pants, I wore...
Dad and Catherine.
Another poor of water in a wash we walked through on the...
John contemplates taking a swim.
Looking down"stream".
The short guy on the right is such a joker.
Looking back down towards another wash and the...
A small saguaro, or so we think. But why do the small...
Looking out into the desert.
More fluffy fluff.
Catherine hikes. Note the pj pants tucked into John's...
Fuzz balls on the ends of the branches of this bush. ...
Catherine admires a large cactus.
This saguaro was particularly lumpy, presumably from a...
John stalks the mighty Roadrunner. He sure blends in in...
He posed a bit, then ran off, and we finished our loop...
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.
Sharing a photo from Tom Eiff -- Tom, Dad, Mom, Annie...
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)...
Looking at the Tucson Mountains from Saguaro National...
Mom and Dad at our picnic area.
Gretchen brought a great bright blanket. We just needed...
Dad in the desert.
Catherine at the table (note the big rocks). It would...
The picnic area was really nice, decorated with saguaro sticks.
Waiting for dinner to be served and the moon to come up!
Gretchen, Mom, Jim, and Dad as dinner comes together.
Jim and Catherine chatting.
Before the full moon rise came a fabulous sunset.
Late-day sunlight.
Dad and I went on a hike to see the pictographs nearby.
Uh-oh. Fortunately, we did not see any.
Mom's pictures a few weeks back did not lie - the desert...
The saguaros looked more than a little silly with so...
Poor barrel cactus (or young saguaro?).
Dad shows off some pictographs.
Looking back to our picnic site.
A closer look at the drawings.
More sunset!
Almost a cute shot... Wish I'd thought to make sure Dad...
Looking up the saguaro.
More sunset, across some other picnic areas.
It was quite a nice evening.
The sun is about to disappear.
One of my favorite shots -- I used Jim's side-view...
No more sun.
A flowering saguaro in silhouette.
Jim, our grill-master.
Gretchen was wearing sunglasses that I think were...
... while this one was taken through the glasses.
The supermoon starts to rise over the mountains. The...
Last shot of any quality in this group. I have not yet...
I do like how I got a few that look like they were taken...
Dad, lit only by the moon.
Gretchen, looking relaxed.
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
The Thumb: a 3-pitch 1-star 5.8 goes up the right side...
John's Choss Pile. Looks like there might be a bit of...
John's Choss Pile
Zoomed in on the section that might have some good climbs.
A bit closer to the face.
It's easy to climb up to this ledge and then there are...
Looking up a potential route, probably the easier of the two.
View to the southeast.
Jay, on the hike back.
Crater.
Catherine climbing George's Buttress at Mt. Lemmon on the 23rd.
Posing for the camera.
Contemplating the next move.
Higher up.
Shot from the top after leading Mistaken Identity (5.9)....
Jay cleaning Mistaken Identity (5.9).
Tossing the rope.
Sunset behind Thimble Peak.
Storm clouds moving in on Christmas Eve.
Monica's Christmas dinner bread pudding.
John's breakfast the morning after Christmas. Eggs...
Catherine taking another lap up George's Buttress on the...
Ian leading Mistaken Identity.
Ian climbing at Chimney Rock.
Ian pulling the roof.
Ian, climbing as the moon rises to the east.
Red chili enchilada plate at Poco & Mom's w/ homemade...
A second line scouted at John's Choss Pile: the large...
Storm moving in.
View of Tucson from John's Choss Pile.
Bailing as it starts to snow on us.
Monica and Ian trying to stay warm in the snow flurries.
Ian and Monica leaving the snow storm behind and into...
Back to Chimney Rock: snow across the road.
Ian leading the 2nd pitch of an unknown climb at Green Slabs.
Ian leading.
Ian
Watching Ian climb.
John at the top of pitch 1.
Ian leading the 2nd pitch of an unknown climb at Green Slabs.
Ian and Monica at the top of their climb. Windy Point...
Catherine on top of the world.
Smiling for the camera.
Monica climbing an unknown climb at Green Slabs.
Mt. Lemmon from the hike to the Fins from Windy Point.
Pietro wasting no time starts putting up a 5.9 on Swim Fin.
Pietro clipping.
Pietro climbing a warm-up across the way.
I give Ian a belay out to the edge of Swim Fin to set up...
Ian. In the background is Mean Mistreater, 2-pitch 5.10...
Ian on rappel from Swim Fin. Next we pulled the rope and...
Ian and Pietro both on rappel from Blazing Fin... Ian is...
Local yokels having fun.
John leading Ego Donor (5.9) on Swim Fin at Windy Point,...
John making a big reach left on Ego Donor (5.9).
John climbing Ego Donor
John
Going for the top on Ego Donor (5.9).
Grabbing for a draw.
Fairly tightly bolted.
Clipping.
Neat silhouette. John climing Ego Donor before heading...
Ian climbs a route not in our book on Blazing Fin.
Ian.
I thought the green lichen was really beautiful on the...
One more.
Can you spot me?
Mt. Lemmon from the walk back to the car. Looks like a...
Hoodoo near the car.
Back at the car at Windy Point. Pietro, Chandra, Ian,...
Palm tree at (the other) John's house.
Easter bunnies on bikes. On our way to the Stronghold on...
Easter Sunday breakfast at the TTT truck stop at...
Ian climbing In Lightning, 5.8- three star climb... 35...
Tremendous acoustics. Joan (not pictured) stood in the...

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