Phoenix Daily Photo

Pictures from Phoenix and sometimes from the surrounding cities that make up the "Valley of the Sun"

Friday, April 14, 2017

First Up then Down

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The next house we visited on the Phoenix Home and Garden tour required us to go up a bit into the McDowell Mountain foothills. Th...
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Thursday, April 13, 2017

A Resort-Like Home

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This is one of the gardens we toured last Saturday on that home and garden tour.  Doesn't this look like a resort swimming pool?  Ama...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Scottsdale Four Seasons

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My blooming desert photos from yesterday were taken around the Four Seasons resort in far north Scottsdale.  Julie and Dave and I stopped...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

The Blooming Desert

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Last Saturday I spent the day with my friends Julie and Dave on a home tour that took us almost all the way to Carefree Arizona.  Julie...
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Monday, April 10, 2017

Palo Verde

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The Palo Verde tree has been designated as the state tree of Arizona and right now they are showing their colors all over the state.  I f...
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Sunday, April 9, 2017

Skyscraper Apartments

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This high-rise building was built around 2008 in downtown Phoenix and the plan was for it to become luxury condominiums.  Everyone knows ...
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Saturday, April 8, 2017

At the Front Door

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This little fellow appeared to be guarding the front door to his home inside the saguaro cactus.  I think he was a little wary of me stan...
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Friday, April 7, 2017

Around the Neighborhood

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A few random shots from around my neighborhood today.  First is a tall palm tree with the sun right behind it. I thought I might get a...
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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Flower Filled Yard

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While driving in that same neighborhood I mentioned yesterday, I caught a glimpse of a yard full of African daisies.  I had to turn aroun...
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Another Grand Entrance

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I spotted this Spanish style home with its grand entrance and fountain in the southern foothills of Camelback Mountain. It not onl...
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

For the Birds

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My dad used to say this a lot; "that's for the birds!"  He said it when something seemed ridiculous or silly. (He'd rea...
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Monday, April 3, 2017

Honeybees vs Bumblebees

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I caught two different kinds of pollinators working their magic at the Desert Botanical Garden this weekend.  This busy honeybee was chec...
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Sunday, April 2, 2017

Strawberry Season

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I've seen all kinds of plants growing in this strawberry pot that sits in one of the quiet corners of the Desert Botanical Garden but...
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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Theme Day: Wet

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As most of you know, we don't get a lot of rain here in the desert southwest so, I have save up my rainy Phoenix shots.  This one dat...
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Friday, March 31, 2017

Infestation!!

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I noticed a serious infestation of creepy, crawly insects in downtown Phoenix recently.  These aren't your every day bugs, these inve...
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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Orchestrating a Blooming Desert

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The exhibition in the new gallery at the Heard Museum is called "Beauty Speaks for Us" and it is meant to present works of Amer...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Historic Textiles

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Today I'll show you some fantastic textiles that were on display in the new gallery at the Heard Museum.  This first one was my favor...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Gunmetal Finish Jars

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At the beginning of the month, I mentioned that I had gone to the Heard Museum to find my "Black and White in Color" shot for...
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Monday, March 27, 2017

What a Show-Off

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That Spanish Villa I featured yesterday wasn't the only thing I saw on that winding drive through the Scottsdale Golf Club property....
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