Free Post Blog Be prepared My folks have a place in Arizona's high desert. It's nice to get out of Phoenix's summer inferno. Fires are a threat in this region, so I bought a new emergency radio for the place. I knew they had one, but I worried it
Free Post Blog My powers of manifestation... If you've read this blog, you've probably heard me say that one of the biggest blogging challenges (among many blogging challenges) is regaining momentum after a lull. And lull isn't even the right word. I'm in Arizona for a bit, and I had some
Free Post Blog The birds are different here It is hot in Phoenix. Miserably hot. I fear it will only get worse. I don't mean next week. I've read a few interesting articles recently about Lake Mead and the drought affecting the southwest. Worrying. But I'm not going to provide links. Easy
Free Post On the Streets Out in the west Texas town of Glendale Phoenix is massive. Metropolitan Phoenix is only a bit smaller than Iceland. If you’re reading this and appearing on Jeopardy soon, please know that’s not true. It seemed
Free Post Arizona Phoenix when it freezes... If you grew up in Phoenix in the 80s, chances are we can find some shared summer memories. Over-worked, tired moms desperate for a few hours to take care of
Free Post Arizona A few more from Jerome Last December I visited my family in Phoenix for the holidays. I went to Jerome for a few days. I took a few photos with my Hasselblad 500cm, and I
Free Post Arizona Jerome is Haunted I wanted to see Arizona’s high (higher) desert again, so I went to Jerome, Arizona, for two nights. It’s an Old West frontier town that enjoyed a wild
Free Post Arizona Late Night Jerome (two versions) I ducked out of Phoenix for a quick visit to Jerome, Arizona. It’s an old boom and bust mining town situated in the mountains overlooking Cottonwood. I plan on
Free Post Arizona On the Streets: Medina's Automotive I posted this same photo of Medina’s Automotive in the previous blog post about the Melrose neighborhood in Phoenix. I liked it so much, though, that I figured it
Free Post Arizona On the Streets: Melrose, Phoenix, Arizona I’m in Phoenix visiting family over the holidays. Several years ago I discovered Copper Star Coffee in Phoenix’s Melrose neighborhood. It’s a great coffee shop in a
Free Post Arizona Late December Sunset in Phoenix Phoenix sunsets are incredible. I’ve read that pollution is partly responsible for the dramatic colors. I don’t doubt that, but I’m not also sure how accurate that
Free Post Arizona Harley's Italian Bistro This happens every time I need to pull work from my Lightroom catalog – I get distracted. This is a photo of the long since closed Harley’s Italian Bistro
Free Post Arizona The Sky was Afire... Arizona sunsets are hard to beat. Growing up here, we were told that the incredible sunsets were bittersweet, the result of smog getting trapped in the Valley of the Sun.
Free Post Arizona Rebel Princess It would be difficult to add anything new to the heartfelt tributes for Carrie Fisher following her death on 27 December 2016, which was followed a day later by her
