With my Northeastern US sensibilities, passionflowers always seem otherworldly to me, like something out of a Dr Seuss book. I never get tired of their out of this world, exotic beauty. These are from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ. Weekly Photo Challenge
I live in a tourist destination, Albuquerque, NM, home of the International Balloon Fiesta, among other things. I thought I'd show you a few of the less well known things I love about Albuquerque for the Tour Guide photo challenge. The photo above is a view from my front yard of a double rainbow over …
Over Labor Day weekend 2017 (the 1st weekend in September) we visited Saguaro National Park and stayed in Tucson, AZ. We'd waited until September to take this trip in hopes of avoiding the worst of the summer heat, but Mother Nature had other ideas, so we were out with the cacti and lizards in the 100˚+ …
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I actually have a few ceramic gnomes hidden around my yard, but this is the only one who had a garden created just for him. His petunias are very happy, so he's a little more hidden than I intended! To make this garden, I started with a Behrens 1GS 11 Gallon Round Galvanized Steel Tub. For …
Last spring we had our metal porch roof replaced. The roof is now much sturdier and doesn't leak. However, the old roof had the benefit of having vintage metal scrollwork porch supports, which I had painted periwinkle blue, instead of their original black. They made perfect trellises for annual vines to grow on. Now, we …
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