This month’s retro photo album is titled: Goldfield Feb 14, 2007. Located at the foot of the Superstition Mountains, Goldfield was a boom-and-bust town built on the riches of the Mammoth Mine. The gold vein soon played out, and the city lasted only five years, from 1893 to 1898. The buildings standing there today are allContinue reading “Goldfield Ghost Town”
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Garden Birds
A small collection of photos documenting the birdies that visit my garden. The Mourning Dove finally figured out how to jump onto the brick to get to the new seed dishes. I used to just scatter the seeds directly on the rocks since they are ground feeders, but it makes such a mess and theyContinue reading “Garden Birds”
Victor Hugo and The Gothic Age
When the time came for Victor Hugo to be born (1802), most of Europe’s cathedrals were falling into grave disrepair. Unlike man, cathedrals do not have a voice of their own, and no one was speaking for the aging gothic buildings. By the early 1800s, many cathedrals fell out of favor, became forgotten, and wereContinue reading “Victor Hugo and The Gothic Age”
Where The Lemon Tree Used To Be
Garden update: January 31, 2024 For 12 years, I watched a lemon tree grow. Last summer, I watched that lemon tree die. The relentless heat got to be too much for it, and I couldn’t give it the bottomless supply of water it craved. It was sad to see this beautiful tree pass, but climateContinue reading “Where The Lemon Tree Used To Be”
Our First Trip Together
Selections from this month’s retro photo album titled: Malibu Nov 7, 2006. Malibu was our first trip together. I knew Ryan for all of one month when I took this photo of him: He, in turn, took this photo of me: I’m generally camera-shy and rarely pose for pictures. I feel way more comfortable being behindContinue reading “Our First Trip Together”
I Know Where You Can Buy A House In California For $255,000
You just have to be okay with it probably burning down. Okay, I kinda fell in love with Claremont, California, after recently attending their October Home Tour. I learned a lot about Claremont’s artistic history and how it embraced “California Scene Painting” (a regional style of painting developed by a group of American artists who flourished from theContinue reading “I Know Where You Can Buy A House In California For $255,000”
After the Freeze
Garden update: January 17, 2024 Well, it looks like my garden made it through the freeze relatively intact. I kept everything under wraps for a whole solid week. The sunflowers got nipped, though, so I’m curious to see how they rebound: The whole reason why I planted them is because I want to attract RoseyContinue reading “After the Freeze”
Cycladic Statues
Images from this month’s retro photo album titled: Malibu Nov 7, 2006. This statue of a head dates from 3300 to 1100 BCE. I’m drawn to the simplicity of the figure predating modern art by thousands of years. The best-known type of artwork is the full-length female figure with arms folded across the front. Apart fromContinue reading “Cycladic Statues”
Getting Ready for the Freeze
Garden update: January 8, 2024 It’s not unusual for the Sonoran Desert to experience an occasional freeze. Luckily, I work in a hospital and get to come home with loads of (unused) paper sheets. The amount of waste in the hospital is daunting, so I try my best to recuse/recycle whenever I can. These sheetsContinue reading “Getting Ready for the Freeze”
Revisiting Old Photos
I love photography. I’ve taken thousands (millions?) of photos over the years, and I only rarely go back and look at them years later. One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to pick one older photo album per month and pick out some favorite images to post on my little blog. Here is my inauguralContinue reading “Revisiting Old Photos”
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