Gila Monster loves ice cream on this Tucson mural
Muralist Joe Pagac is probably most famous for his whales in the Tucson sunset mural at Grant and Campbell. Although the cowboy cyclist and pals …
Author: carollightwood
Environmental friendly e-bike in Tucson
I stopped in at a nearby Post Office to mail my early-voting-by-mail ballot and out front of the Post Office was this e-bike. Clearly it …
Watching an amazing Romeo and Juliet on YouTube in Tucson
The Independent Shakespeare Company‘s free summer performances in Griffith Park are among the top 5 things I loved about living in Los Angeles. I didn’t fully …
Scary dangerous Phos-Chek drops
One way the Forest Service fights wildfires like the Bighorn fire now on the edge of Tucson is by dropping Phos-Chek, that red stuff you …
Bighorn wildfire is approaching Tucson
UPDATE: 6 hours after I published this on 6/10/2020 the Pima County Emergency Management office notified residents of large parts of the Catalina Foothills and …
No sidewalk? No problem! Walk the streets
Since early March when I decided to seclude myself at home after a day at the races with a scary ending, almost all my exercise …
Stuck behind beautiful, handcrafted gates in Tucson
Arizona’s governor announced that the Stay-a-Home order will probably be lifted on May 15th. Personally, I do not care. I have no intention of going …
A note on the fence in the time of Covid-19
This morning when I went out to the patio to water my nasturtiums I saw a note on the fence between my casita and the …
2020 Laughter from Tucson
Dear Diary 2020 Edition,In January, Australia caught on fire. I don’t even know if that fire was put out, because we straight up almost went …
History revised and revised again at the Tumacacori ruins
History does NOT belong only to the victors at the Tumacacori National Historic Park in Tubac near the Mexican border. There, in a small museum …