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

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants