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| Old sign in South Tucson |
I'm not usually highly distractible, but I must say that the last two and a half years of planning, building, and settling into a summer cabin in the Colorado Rockies certainly has tested me. It was a great project, and as much as I love the Sonoran desert, a great place to escape the worst of the heat. Now that the cabin is completed and we've settled in and spent four months in it over the summer, I'd like to think I'm back to my favorite place on earth and ready to give it my full attention, but we are about to head back north to spend Christmas and New Years at the cabin. One of my resolutions for the coming year is to be wherever I am at the moment FULLY, but for now I wanted to take a little walk down memory lane.
We recently replaced an aged and expiring computer. When they transferred over our data all my pictures from years ago, prior to my beginning this blog, became wonderfully accessible. I wanted to share a few of them with you. They are all reasons I love Tucson and the Sonoran desert.
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| The wonderful old Barrio Viejo market turned B&B where I used to stay |
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Some of my Moon Take Night Make Day hikers and part of the
reason I have been a volunteer ranger with Saguaro National Park
for almost ten years |
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| A Virgin of Guadaloupe shrine in Barrio Hollywood |
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| Ancient pictographs along a favorite trail |
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| The screechless Western Screech Owl, a frequent visitor to our yard |
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| The saguaro cactus, icon of the Sonoran desert |
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| A not atypical sunset out our back door |
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| How Christmas looks when we're in Tucson |
These are just a few of the reasons I love Tucson, a place I have lived for ten years this month. It has brought me many good things, including my loving husband, and is my chosen place on Earth. It is my spiritual center and my home.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and terrific New Year, surrounded by those that mean the most to you and in a place that you love.
