Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Blessings


Hope your New Year is full of blessings!

This statue of Pope John Paul II is in Downtown Phoenix, outside the St. Mary's Basilica church, It was put up in honor of the Pope's visit to the church in 1987

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Los Angeles, California

Sydney, Australia

Seattle, Washington - Wow!

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Monday, December 29, 2008

Look Mom, I'm an artist


These were the words of my 3-year old as he expertly added paint to this little house at the Children's Museum - you can see how many coats of paint the house already has - they just keep switching colors, and it's a neverending project!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Haninge, Sweden

Regina, Canada

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Shooting scarves


Another new exhibit at the Children's Museum is this giant wall of tubes, which suck scarves and balls through all the zigzags, and shoot them out into the air - you can see several scarves making their way through in this pic - fun!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Buckingham, UK

Wellington, New Zealand

Gliwice, Poland

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Noodle Forest


They have a cool new exhibit at the Children's Museum in downtown Phoenix - a noodle forest!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Tokyo, Japan

Ithaca, New York

East Gwillimbury, Canada

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Friday, December 26, 2008

Autumn in December


This photo was taken earlier this week - looks like fall, but it was almost Christmas! This is the courtyard outside the Arizona Science Center downtown

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Grenoble, France

Vancouver, Canada

Seattle, Washington

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Giant ornaments

I love all the different ways people choose to decorate for Christmas; these giant Christmas ornaments are pretty in Grandma's front yard, hanging from the mesquite tree

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

London, UK

Limerick, Ireland

Auckland, New Zealand

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Monday, December 22, 2008

The setting sun


A sunset view at Tumbleweed park

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Paris, France

Minneapolis, MN

Arona, Italy

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Sit to watch the sunset


A few empty benches just waiting for you to sit and enjoy the sunset; these are at Tumbleweed park in Chandler

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

West Paris, Maine

Victoria, Canada

Salem, Oregon

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Baby, it's cold outside


We're having a lovely little cold spell, with rain and snow up north - just in time for the holidays!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

South Shields, UK

Stanwood, Washington

Austin, Texas

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Monday, December 15, 2008

Hot pepper snowman


It doesn't snow where we live, so we have to settle for a snowman made of tin; he's happy in our pot of chili peppers

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Bangkok, Thailand

East Gwillimbury, Canada

Lisbon, Portugal

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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Rawhide Christmas tree


We were out at Rawhide last night, an old Western theme town - have you ever seen old West boots as a Christmas tree decoration?

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Helsinki, Finland

Tokyo, Japan

West Paris, Maine

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Friday, December 12, 2008

Don't wanna



A three-old who has had enough; this was taken out at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum

My three favorite daily photos for today are:
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

The guy with the horse again


Same cowboy, same horse from yesterday's photo, just playing around with some black and white effects;

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Salem, Oregon

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Rome, Italy

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Cowboy saddling up


This shot was taken from the patio of the restaurant out at Goldfield Ghost Town, a theme "town" built on an old mining town site; they have horserides and gunshows, and all things cowboy; I liked the Superstition mountains in the background, and the old lamp;

My three favorite daily photos for today are:
Verona, Italy
Madrid, Spain
New York City, New York
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Christmas cactus


Here's an interesting way to decorate for Christmas - put little Santa hats and lights all over your cactus!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Bangkok, Thailand

Oslo, Norway

Oriental, North Carolina

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Monday, December 8, 2008

Taking a chance


This is at Papago Park, the lake right by the Phoenix Zoo; You can see the Papago mountains in the distance

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Vienna, Austria

Seoul, South Korea

Trieste, Italy

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Saturday, December 6, 2008

More weather


Sorry about the telephone wires in this one, they refused to move; I liked the way the clouds were down low over the Superstition Mountains this day; by the way, you'll notice the "for sale" sign - there are some incredible properties for sale right at the base of these mountains, if you have some spare change and desire to move to the wild west.

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Saint Louis, Missouri

Melbourne, Australia

Ystad, Sweden

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Friday, December 5, 2008

Look what we found!


In Arizona, we don't have to deal with hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, or time zone changes; but, we do have to deal with scorpions - this little guy was found hanging out on the kitchen floor at a friend's house, when everyone (including kids) was running around barefoot. He was alive and feisty - the kids caught him in a jar and threw some crickets in to see what would happen - who do you think won that fight?

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Washington, DC

Hobart, Australia

Knoxville, Tennessee

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Moody sky


Here's another shot from our hike through the desert the day after Thanksgiving; I liked the outlines of the saguaros

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Belgrade, Serbia

East Gwillimbury, Canada

Portland, Oregon

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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

After the rain

It rained over Thanksgiving (which sounds awful to most people, but to us desert-dwellers, it was great!), so the day after Thanksgiving we decided to get out and enjoy the day - I love the smell of the desert after it rains! Here's a shot I took during our hike, with the Superstition mountains in the background

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Tempe Center for the Arts


This is the inside of the Tempe Center for the Arts, where we saw The Velveteen Rabbit put on by Childsplay productions; very open and modern

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Cologne, Germany

Nantes, France

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Monday, December 1, 2008

DP Theme day - Circles


I haven't participated in a theme day for awhile, but today I'm back - December's theme is circles or spheres - this gate is found at the Tempe Town Lake in Tempe

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Irresistable

I hope they had kids in mind when they built this ledge - kids cannot NOT walk on it - this is still the patio of the Tempe Center for the Arts

My three favorite daily photos of today are:

Detroit, Michigan

Hyde, UK

Sitges, Spain

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Another view


You can see the fireplace from the post two days ago, along with the infinity edge pool here at the Tempe Center for the Arts; Mill Avenue bridge is in the distance

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Silver Spring, Maryland

Budapest, Hungary

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Friday, November 28, 2008

Negative edge waterfall


This water pool and waterfall are on off of the patio of the Tempe Center for the Arts, looking out at Tempe Towne Lake

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Singapore, Singapore

Ystad, Sweden

Rollag, Norway

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