Monday, March 31, 2008

Taking the time


...to smell the flowers! These roses are in our backyard and are just now blooming for the Spring (I think they are called Queen Anne's Lace)

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

St. Francis, South Africa

Busan, South Korea

Krakow, Poland

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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Ostrich


One of the things that is different about Chandler is it's fondness for ostriches. Every year, there is the Ostrich Festival to celebrate the city's history of ostrich farming; I don't think there are any current ostrich farms in town, but downtown Chandler hosts several of these artsy ostrich

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Evry, France

Stanwood, Washington

West Sacramento, California

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Gnarly


Here's a close-up shot of the trunk of one of those vines from yesterday's photo; all tangled and gnarly

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas

Yardley, Pennsylvania

Twin Cities, Minnesota

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Love the vines


Here's another walkway at the San Marcos hotel; I love the old vines that grow up and over - I need to go back to see if they are in bloom!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Hamilton, New Zealand

Torun, Poland

St. Louis, Missouri

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Patio at San Marcos

The Hotel San Marcos was the first golf resort in Arizona; it is in downtown Chandler, next to nice shops and restaurants - here is one of the outdoor dining areas; I like the way the blue awnings make the area look nice and cool

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Wroclaw, Poland

Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Monday, March 24, 2008

Trees in bloom

I have no idea what these trees are, but they are so pretty in bloom; I took this shot a couple of weeks ago, and have since driven by - the flowers are already fading due to our little heat wave; anyone know what they are?

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Cypress, Texas

Minsk, Belarus

Paderborn, Germany

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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Racing to the outhouse

This old outhouse is set back in the woods behind the cabin we rented up at Mormon Lake; the kids got a kick out of it, but I'm not sure they even knew what it was for - hope everyone had a nice Easter!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Cleveland, Ohio

Seguin, Texas

Budapest, Hungary

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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Catchin' flakes


It's not very often that little kids in Arizona get to catch snowflakes on their tongue!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Sunderland, UK

Lisbon, Portugal

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Friday, March 21, 2008

Window view


Here's the view through the stagecoach window from yesterday's photo; they have a little Western themed set that they use in the summertime for parties and weddings

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Detroit, Michigan

New York City, New York

St. Kilda, Australia

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Stuck in the snow


We made a weekend trip up to Mormon Lake in Northern AZ, and were surprised to see how much snow is still on the ground there! Here's an old stagecoach they have that the kids were playing around in

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Ioannina, Greece

South Shields, UK

Hilo, Hawaii

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Baseball time


A nice break from the desert photos I've been posting lately - click on this one to see the silly boys as they learn all about baseball - these boys are about 5

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Szekesfehervar, Hungary

River Falls, Wisconsin

Auckland, New Zealand

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

One more grave

Here's the last from my pics from the old graveyard we found in the desert; this is an interesting cross to mark the grave, but it didn't tell who it was for; the anonymous cowboy, I guess

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Richmond upon Thames, UK

West Paris, Maine

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Unmarked grave

Another grave from our visit to the deserted cemetary, this one with just a simple cross.

My favorite daily photos for today are:

Cracow, Poland

Ocean Township, New Jersey

Nelson, New Zealand

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Manuelita Guzman grave


Another grave at the abandoned graveyard we found; most of the graves were simple crosses and rocks to mark where the original grave was, but somebody put some time into preserving this one; I don't know the story behind it, but it is for one Manuelita Guzman, born 1844, died in June, 1916

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Stouffville, Canada

Paris, France

Seattle, Washington

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Mattie Earp grave


Out in the desert by Superior, there is an old abandoned (but still tended to, somewhat) graveyard; this is the final resting spot of Mattie Earp (Celia Ann Blaylock), the second wife (commonlaw, they never actually married) of infamous Wyatt Earp, who is best know for his participation in the gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Belgrade, Serbia

Wailea, Hawaii

Tacloban City, Philippines

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Rock fence

Here's another part of the corral from yesterday's photo - a rock fence sets the boundaries for most of the corral, must have been a ton of work, but makes a pretty picture

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Ashton under Lyne, UK

Portland, Maine

St. Louis, Missouri

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Corral

This old corral is off the beaten path, out near Superior - I'm not sure if it's used anymore or not, but there was a lot of tasty grass so I'm thinking not for awhile

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Paris, France

Niamey, Niger

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Sunday, March 9, 2008

Out in the desert


We were tromping around the desert again today, this time out by Globe, looking for geocaches - took this shot through some cactus with the Superstition Mountains in the distance

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Delta, Colorado

Torino, Italy

Auckland, New Zealand

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Saturday, March 8, 2008

Apache Lake


Caught this motorcycle on the dirt road right beside Apache Lake, looking down from the restaurant

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Cleveland, Ohio

St Kilda, Australia

Wassenaar, Netherlands

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Friday, March 7, 2008

A memorial

I don't know who this memorial is for, but it's a nice backdrop - this is just outside the restaurant at Apache Lake.

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Terrell, Texas

Barcelona, Spain

Monterrey, Mexico

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Thursday, March 6, 2008

One-eyed saguaro


This is one of the weirdest saguaros - see his eye watching us? This is on the road to Canyon Lake

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Shanghai, China

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Brookville, Ohio

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

More wildflowers


This is the front yard of a house in my neighborhood - crazy with wildflowers

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Evry, France

Belgrade, Serbia

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

First spring flowers

this year should be a good one for spring flowers, we've had a good rainfall this year - here's some of the first ones that I've seen, this was taken out by Apache Lake

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

American Fork, Utah

Kyoto, Japan

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Monday, March 3, 2008

Want to eat outside?


Nice day to eat outside; this is the patio of Elmer's Tacos, where I featured the murals the last couple of days

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Torino, Italy

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Sunday, March 2, 2008

Another mural

This mural is further down the wall on the outside of Elmer's Tacos in Chandler

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Larchmont, New York

Munich, Germany

Brookville, Ohio

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