Farewell Warmth!

We’re leaving Tucson today, absolutely perfect weather the whole week, returning to a somewhat warmer than it has been Minnesota as well as a driveway full of snow. Here are a few random scenes (I'll spare you the postcard landscapes):











Tucson 2019

Devolution

More impressions of Tucson:













Tucson 2019

Tucson Snaps

Tucson 2019

Tucson By Night

Tucson 2019

Roughing It

My new digs:



At least through the cold snap back home:



Wine in the courtyard, Tangelos ripe from the tree, 75° F:



Tucson 2019

OK Market

The OK Market waits for customers.



Once upon a time the market was a neighborhood center.



A place where one could be replenished, nourished.

Now, a garland of sad pennants festoons its signboard.

In front, colorful tables and chairs invite loiterers.

The posters over the door and the boarded-up windows depict happier times.

A Ghost Market, giving succor to only to its ghosts.


Tucson, 2019

Nature Trial

The title is not a typo.



The wilderness of Arizona is about as far removed from my “bougie” lifestyle as you can get. Lots of things to pierce my complacency:



Dangerous wild animals:



Rugged accommodations:



And orgiastic plants (in 3-D!):



Tucson 2019:

Southwest

Arizona 2019

Tucson
Roughing It
Nature Trial
Tucson Snaps
Devolution
Farewell Warmth
Tucson By Night
OK Market

New Mexico 2015, 2020, 2023, 2025

Another Frieda
Supermom in a Bagel Shop
Tales of Old Santa Fe #1
Tales of Old Santa Fe #2
Tales of Old Santa Fe #3
Greetings
O’Keeffe Country
Kiva
Ruins
Entryways I
Entryways II
Santa Fe 2025

Southern California 2017

Midwinter Getaway
La Quinta
Palm Springs Modern
Joshua Tree
Bombay Beach
Salvation Mountain
East Jesus
Slab City Library
Signs of the Times
Road Trips