theme day, public transportation

we love our light rail trains; public transportation rules!

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going guising

happy halloween!

September 11

tempe dam break

all the boat docks now rest on the lake bottom

partial reflections

The Tempe lake dam broke one week ago. After seeing

full reflections of the bridge in the lake for more than 10 years,

to see an empty riverbed and only a small piece of the bridge

reflecting is an odd sight.

tuesday on a friday

earlier this week, on tuesday night just before 10, one

of the rubber bladders of tempe's town lake dam

broke; as quickly as a billion gallons of water could flow

through the gap - surprising not long at all - the lake

drained leaving a strange sight that tempe-ans have

not seen in the 10 years since the lake was created and filled.

luckily, no one was boating or recreating at that hour and

there were no injuries.

lots of attention is centered on the future at the lake and

the current situation - smell (which I didn't find to be that bad);

the potential for mosquitoes to breed in the abundant

puddles and pools of standing water; and quite a lot

of dead fish; this morning, tuesday the alligator was

a star attraction, having been brought in to eat of few of

the dead fish, and she seemed happy to oblige.

night shots from A mountain this week

to the west across the salt river to downtown phoenix

night shots from A mountain this week

a little later than the shot from yesterday, a few more

city lights and south mountain sunset

night shots from A mountain this week

looking southwest toward south mountain

night shots from A mountain this week

looking west past the Hayden flour mill, to the flowing

salt river, still carrying all that extra winter

precipitation

sail inn bar, grill, and live music

the sail inn is a great place for live music in tempe.

the sugarthieves play blues on wednesdays and

the grateful dead cover, the noodles, play sundays.

there are some good bands lined up to play this

summer. the sail inn has two stages, one inside

and one outside.

dos gringos trailer park restaurant and bar

dos gringos trailer park restaurant at

1001 E. 8th street. when I was a student at ASU,

8th street was my designated parking area, not too

far to walk to campus and best of all - free. that was

before the trailer park bar and numerous condos

sprung up. it's still an option for free parking - but now

students can have a cold one after the walk to the car.

at the 42 yard line

Pat's Run ends with

a run through the tunnel and finish at the 42 yard line

happy earth day!

take nothing but pictures.

leave nothing but footprints.

kill nothing but time.

eyeing the finish

running along rural road across tempe lake, with

ASU sundevil stadium in sight

4.2 miles in memory of #42

it was inspiring to see runners of all ages; this little guy

was keeping pace.

runners get ready...

the 6th annual Pat's Run was held over the weekend;

a record 28,000+ runners showed up

in honor of Pat Tillman.

tempe daily photo turns 2 today. although i have missed

a few days over the past 2 years, my first posting was

Pat's Run 2008.

opuntia pink and daisy yellow

more spring flowers, gotta show 'em off before the

heat knocks 'em out...

not all clowns are scary...

this clown was a big hit at a recent weekend event

boys climb trees...

that just seems to be what they do

springtime color

lovely flowers along the pathway that runs parallel

to tempe lake

practice makes perfect

juggling practice on hayden lawn at ASU

hawk watch

a pair of red-tailed hawks were in flight near "A"

mountain the other day

canine courier

we treat our canine friends pretty well

five little duckies

female mallard out for a canal swim with her five ducklings

kites aloft

on easter, families were celebrating in a variety of ways;

middle eastern families were flying kites along a hilltop;

festive music played, kids laughed and did their best

to keep their kites aloft.

holiday in the sun

easter sunday weather was gorgeous,

prompting hundreds of families to spend the day

at kiwanis park (baseline/mill)

absolutely fabulous

the weather in tempe is so absolutely fabulous in

the spring. this new stretch along the salt river

corridor just east of tempe lake (rural to mcclintock)

was recently opened with a bike/jogging path. the flowers

on the slope are a dazzling mix of purple and gold.

red

these smilin' fellas in their bright red shrine club cars

were a part of the NAMI (national alliance on mental

illness) walk around tempe lake last weekend

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street talent

dana smith, a regular at the tempe art festival for

many years, performs his own blend of fun: tricks, jokes,

juggles and balancing balls on the street.

kettle corn by the handful

there was plenty to see and plenty to eat

during the tempe art festival last weekend.

dragon boat races

there were all kinds of things going on in Tempe last

weekend, a photographer or outdoor enthusiast's feast;

dragon boat races were underway on the north side of the

lake and I'll show other happenings throughout the week.

music? at the art festival

playing the digeridoo at the tempe art festival

tempe farmers market

a daily indoor farmers market in downtown tempe

featuring fresh, organic and locally grown produce;

arizona specialty foods including bread, dairy, honey,

cheese, hormone-free meats, vegan and vegetarian

foods and more. 805 s. farmer avenue.

afternoon nap

a siberian husky takes a break in the shade on

mill avenue

spring plant sale

the desert botanical garden had its annual spring

plant sale over the weekend. the weather was perfect and

I found a couple desert marigold plants that will look

great under my palo brea tree.

black throated sparrow

taken a short drive from tempe, in the superstition

wilderness

sun shining on golden barrels

wednesday's moon

a cheshire cat sort of moon

a word about something as mundane as a crosswalk signal

i'm glad to see these count-down signals

more and more. so much more useful

to know how much time you have to

cross the street, or as a driver to know

how long before the light will change. my

all time favorite cross signals (seen in oaxaca)

combined a visual count down with an audible

count down that sounded like bird tweets.

harkins valley art

inside the theatre above the ticket counter

nice view

male anna's hummingbirds are singing from their

perches on this beautiful sunny saturday.

balloon toss

big headed blow up sponge bob and south park dolls,

homer simpson in a life saver, panda bears, a green

gorilla, bart simpson - all worthy goals.

carnival weather

the original ferris wheel was designed and constructed

by george washington gale ferris for the 1893 world's

columbian exposition in chicago, illinois. the wheel

pictured here was part of a parking lot carnival at the

arizona mills mall.