Thursday, November 29, 2007

Farming


This farm is out at a place called Agritopia, in Chandler I believe, or maybe it's in Gilbert - it's a working farm in the middle of suburbia, and they sell some of the stuff at their market, or use it at the restaurant.

I'm not sure why yesterday's photo never showed up, it looked fine in the draft form....?

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Saratoga Springs, New York

Wassenaar, Netherlands

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Cotton


Cotton is considered one of the 5 C's of Arizona Industry (Cotton, Copper, Cattle, Climate, and Citrus); Here's a pic of a cotton plant - kind of pretty, dontcha think?

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Sharon, Conneticut

Manila, Philippines

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Monday, November 26, 2007

The Salt River

We took a little road trip just to be outside for awhile, and ended up near the Salt River, which you can see near the bottom of the picture

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Tenerife, Spain

Quincy, Massachusetts

Shanghai, China

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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Peppers

Some peppers my husband just grew on our front porch

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Wroctaw, Poland

South Shields, UK

Boston, Massachusetts

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Pizza dough


Going to restaurants with kids is NOT FUN. However, at a local pizza place, called Grimaldi's, they bring out pizza dough for the kiddies - works like a charm!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

New York City, New York

Stockholm,Sweden

Richmond upon Thames, UK

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Friday, November 23, 2007

Ugly fountain


I think this may be the world's ugliest fountain, found at the ASU Research Park in Tempe - may be a good theme day idea

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Zurich,Switzerland

Ioannina, Greece

Ku-ring-gai, Australia

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Plants


This lush little succulent garden is planted below the City of Tempe government building

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Barcelona, Spain

Quito, Ecuador

Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Meep-Meep


Did you grow up watching the Roadrunner and the Coyote cartoons? If so, you probably grew up expecting the roadrunner to be about the size of an ostrich - not so! They are actually pretty small and easy to miss. This one stood still for it's picture, though.

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

New York City, NY

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Shanghai, China

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Reflections


Taken at a small pond near my son's school in Chandler

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Montpellier, France

Anderson, South Carolina

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Desert scene


Camelback Mountain is in the back of this desert scene, taken near Paradise Valley

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Barcelona, Spain

Wroclaw, Poland

Cleveland, Ohio

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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Hi, how are ya?

Just one of the toys at Tumbleweed park in Chandler

My three favorite photos for the day are:

St. Kilda, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Ioannina, Greece

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Friday, November 16, 2007

Reverse pyramid

I've always liked this building - it houses the City of Tempe government offices

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Forks, Washington

Sydney, Australia

Denpasar, Indonesia

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Mummy Mountain

This is a themed event place at the back of the Camelback Inn; the mountain in the background is Mummy Mountain, but apparently this little town is suffering a declining population
My three favorite daily photos for today are:
Yamagata, Japan
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Downtown


Here's a pic of downtown Chandler at night

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Selma, Alabama

Nashville, Tennessee

Haninge, Sweden

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Back to the lake

One more picture from our trip to Canyon Lake, this of the lake bottom - pretty cool, really - this part was still a little wet right below the surface, so you felt a little like you were sinking, but it's been so hot that the surface was very dry and cracked
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Monday, November 12, 2007

Veteran's Day


Yesterday was officially Veteran's Day here in the USA, but today is the "holiday"; we went to the Veteran's Day Parade in Tempe, very hometown feel to it - my boys loved the motorcycles and the marching bands.

Our deepest gratitude to all who have served this great country

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

San Diego, California

Brighton, United Kingdom

Belgrade, Serbia

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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Bottom of the lake


Another pic of Canyon Lake; this is actually the lake bottom, usually underwater - we got to walk around and find "treasures" according to our 5-year-old

my three favorite daily photos for today are:

Bastia, France

Crystal Lake, Illinois

Boston, Massachusetts

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Canyon Lake


Today we drove out to Canyon Lake, which is past Apache Junction southeast of Phoenix. They are working on the dam, so the lake is way down - in this picture, you can see the level it is usually at by where the plant life starts along the mountain. It's a really pretty lake, especially if you love the desert - pretty drive, too

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Ioannina, Greece

Budapest, Hungary

Wailea, Hawaii

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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Back side of Camelback Mountain


These are the mountains right by the Camelback Spa;

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Melbourne, Australia

Seoul, South Korea

Paderborn, Germany

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Monday, November 5, 2007

Spaaaaa


For Mother's Day, I received a gift certificate x2 for the spa at the Camelback Inn resort - I finally used it this weekend, and it was heaven - here's a pic of the nice, inviting entrance....

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Manila, Philippines

Forks, Washington

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Sunday, November 4, 2007

Welcome to Leisure World

I pass this huge thing when I go to work in Mesa; it's the entrance to Leisure World, which, as you can probably guess from the name, is a retirement community

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bogor, Indonesia

Brighton, UK

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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Zoo day


The Africa exhibit is one of my favorites at the Phoenix Zoo; my youngest wanted to climb in

The Daily Photo website is down right now, so I guess I'll skip my three favorite photo mentions today

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Friday, November 2, 2007

Helicopters


This mural is at the Arizona Science Center

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Paris, France

Wichita, Kansas

Bogor, Indonesia

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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Daily Photo Theme Day - The Color Blue


The first of every month is a theme day at the Daily Photo community, and November's theme day is The Color Blue; here in Arizona, we see a lot of the color blue in our clear skies!

Visit the color blue all over the world at these participating Daily Photo websites:

Boston (MA), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Arlington (VA), USA - Cape Town, South Africa - Portland (OR), USA - Sequim (WA), USA - Selma (AL), USA - Arradon, France - Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Stockholm, Sweden - Singapore, Singapore - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Seattle (WA), USA - Toulouse, France - The Hague, Netherlands - Moscow, Russia - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Stayton (OR), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Detroit (MI), USA - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Nelson, New Zealand - Bandung (West Java), Indonesia - Greenville (SC), USA - Hyde, UK - Radonvilliers, France - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Nashville (TN), USA - Manila, Philippines - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Saarbrücken, Germany - New Orleans (LA), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Forks (WA), USA - Wichita (Ks), USA - Barton (VT), USA - St. Louis (MO), USA - Joplin (MO), USA - Chandler (AZ), USA - Quincy (MA), USA - Setúbal, Portugal - Inverness (IL), USA - Christchurch, New Zealand - Toruń, Poland - North Bay (ON), Canada - Le Guilvinec, France - Chateaubriant, France - London, England - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Naples (FL), USA - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - Sydney, Australia - Austin (TX), USA - Mumbai, India - Boston (MA), USA - Santa Fe (NM), USA - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Paderborn, Germany - Montréal (QC), Canada - Jackson (MS), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Orlando (FL), USA - Grenoble, France - Cheltenham, UK - Forks (WA), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Weston (FL), USA - London, UK - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Belgrade, Serbia - Paris, France - Shanghai, China - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Montpellier, France - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Auckland, New Zealand - Evry, France - New York City (NY), USA - Nottingham, UK - Las Vegas (NV), USA - Oslo, Norway - Minneapolis (MN), USA - American Fork (UT), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Trujillo, Peru - Trujillo, Peru - Melbourne (VIC), Australia - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Durban, South Africa - Brussels, Belgium - Anderson (SC), USA - Budapest, Hungary - Wellington, New Zealand - Prague, Czech Republic - Saigon, Vietnam - Ystad, Sweden - Miami (FL), USA - Seoul, South Korea - Hong Kong, China - Melbourne, Australia - Baziège, France - Greensboro (NC), USA - Sharon (CT), USA - Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia