Good landscape planning and design is one of those things that a lot of us talk about, and some of us even do it.
But, here’s Martha from Reality-ville: I didn’t plan the design of my yard. I just made it up as I went along. And my forary into water harvesting was motivated more by […]

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Okay, ornithology buffs, this one’s for you. I spotted this bird at Wildlife World (near Phoenix) in late 2006. Anyone care to identify him or her?

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Yesterday afternoon was a tense time on the University of Arizona campus. The UA-led Phoenix Mars mission was nearing a significant milestone: The end of its 10-month journey to the Red Planet.
I was among the hundreds of people who converged on the UA Mall to watch NASA TV coverage of the landing on the Martian […]

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Stained glass window, Catholic Newman Center, Tucson, Arizona

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Back in February, I blogged about one of my Tucson cycling heroes, Lee Rombach.
Following his death at the age of 93, his friends decided to offer his much-used (and much-beloved) bicycle as a transportation scholarship for foreign students at Arizona State University. Many of them come to this country with little more than the clothes […]

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…your prickly pear cactus swoons.

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Came across this mailbox when I was bicycling across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 1980. Since the day was still young and I had many more miles to cover, I didn’t take Mr. Bishop up on his offer. But his sign typified the generous hospitality I found throughout rural America.

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This is a concept illustration for a CD cover. Perfect for some of extra-spacey ambient music. Or maybe some downtempo chill.

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Ever been to a cyclocross race? This one happened in Tucson’s Himmel Park in early 1998. (Hard to believe it’s been that long!) Part of the fun is watching the riders jump over things while holding on to their bikes. Perfect theme for a postcard…

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This past Saturday, Habitat for Humanity Tucson started construction of its eighth Women Build home. The event drew approximately 100 women volunteers to the Habitat build site at Corazon del Pueblo. Once there, they got down to work with hammers…

and saws…

Then they put all the pieces together and raised the walls…

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