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.