view from south mountain

I feel fortunate to live only a couple miles away 

from the largest municipal park in the country, and

most likely the world. South Mountain is a great place to 

go for a hike, run, or ride a mountain bike; there

are lots of birds, lizards and small mammals

living among the saguaros, barrel cactus, iron wood

trees, creosotes, brittle bush - a 16,000 acre oasis.

new deal

the Work Projects Administration (wpa) was the 

largest new deal agency. created by a presidential 

order by fdr, funded by congress, and bogged down in the 

senate (starting to sound familiar), the program was 

responsible for a lot of projects and employment (roads,

public buildings, media and literacy, redistributing 

food, clothing, housing). almost every community in 

america has a park, bridge or school constructed by

the agency. a sidewalk in the willo district of phoenix 

has the wpa stamp.

in case of rain

a rainy day in the phoenix area, but that didn't stop 

folks from getting out and enjoying the second half of the

day which was crisp and beautiful. this little guy

looking stylish in a bright yellow rain coat, was prepared 

for sprinkles. captured at the willo street fair in phoenix 

(an annual event where neighbors of the historic downtown 

phoenix area open their beautiful remodeled 1920s & 30s 

homes to the public).