Good morning, mountains

All Things Come to an End

After a depressingly grey day, sunset’s brilliance came as a shock. But colors painted the sky only for moments, it seemed, before what had been a silent crescendo diminished and died, ending another desert day.

Who Is the Prettiest Cow of All?

Just another day in the ghost town --

open range -- 

high desert.

How Others See Me

Little first-grader who drew this picture of me wanted to tear the page out of his journal book -- "so you can keep it forever and ever!" -- but he was satisfied when I took a picture of his picture with my phone. Love those little ones!

Tucson By Night

Good Morning, Tucson!

Sun on Mountains After Snowy Night

As I looked north (above) on Wednesday morning, clouds were hiding the Dos Cabezas peaks. The view northeast (below) was similarly magical, however, with sunlight piercing the clouds and lighting portions of the snowy mountainsides.