Phoenix Daily Photo

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

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Viewing the Greeter

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  While I was admiring all the copper on the outside of the Scottsdale Museum of the West, I took another sneaky photo of The Greeter statue...
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Clad in Copper

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  The Scottsdale Museum of the West is located in a copper-clad building in the heart of the Scottsdale Gallery District.  All that copper a...
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Inspired by Any Warhol

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  There was a display at the Scottsdale Museum of the West of a few of Andy Warhol's works based on western themes.  A portrait of John ...
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Monday, September 4, 2023

Out West on the Wagon Train

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  Saturday was my museum day.  I stopped at The Shemer Art Museum first and then went to the Scottsdale Museum of the West.  I hadn't be...
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Sunday, September 3, 2023

A Walk in the Rain

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  We had another break in the weather with a crazy storm that hit Thursday night.  Lot's of lightening, thunder and crazy winds.  It man...
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Saturday, September 2, 2023

Another Painted Horse

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  I found another one of those painted horses in Scottsdale.  It was a fund raising event for the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show last spring ...
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Friday, September 1, 2023

Theme Day: Bottle

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  Three or four years ago, a friend gave me a bottle of champagne that had this depiction of the Eiffel Tower on the bottle.  I kept the bot...
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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Shelters, Fences and Corrals

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  Here are a few more scenes from the Desert Botanical Garden trail I featured yesterday.  Above is a little shelter and an animal corral an...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Home Improvements

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  There is one trail at the Desert Botanical Garden that is called the Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Loop.  On that trail, there a...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Watch for the Watch

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  I pass by this building quite often and I've noticed the rock wall with the clock on it many times but it wasn't until a few days ...
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Monday, August 28, 2023

Black and White Saguaro

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  I saw this brand new mural on the side of an apartment complex on Thomas Road recently.  I recognize that black and white cactus as the wo...
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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Plant Recovery

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  Two years ago I posted that one of my favorite shrubs had been savagely pruned down to just the base.  You can see that post here .   When...
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Saturday, August 26, 2023

Fruity Prickly Pear

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  I noticed that all the prickly pear cactus at the garden last Sunday were simply overloaded with fruit.  Native peoples harvested the frui...
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Friday, August 25, 2023

Hiding in Plain Sight

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  Besides all the bird sightings from last Sunday, here are a few of the little critters I encountered on my walk.  This rabbit thought he w...
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Thursday, August 24, 2023

More Garden Birds

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  The lovebirds I featured yesterday weren't the only birds I enjoyed watching.  There were several birds at the fountain.  This photo m...
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

She's Taking Our Picture!

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  I mentioned yesterday that when I was at the garden last Sunday, I had many encounters with the different wildlife that inhabit the area. ...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

A Change in Weather

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  We had a big change in weather this last weekend.  It was cloudy with temperatures in the 80's so I decided to do an early morning wal...
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Monday, August 21, 2023

Colorful Patterns

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  I found this colorful mural on the side of a house converted to a pizza restaurant.  I didn't see a signature but I do like the wild p...
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Sunday, August 20, 2023

The Evolution of a Mailbox

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  Way back in 2007, my friends Julie & Dave introduced me to Crystal Cove State Park on the Newport Coast in California.  At that time, ...
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