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2010
~ First, You've Got To Get Their Attention ~ ____________ "Ask, and you will receive..." Most people just never get around to asking! Joan Mirantz left a comment on my blog asking for this photo. Mike...I especially loved that photo you posted with the cowslined up at the fence...would you p...
07/31/2010
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We had a spectacular sunset last night, and I woke at 4:00 a.m. to the sound of soft, steady rain on the flat roof of our territorial style home. Tucson only gets about 12" of rain all year long, so you can understand why we love the Monsoon season. It begins in July when we've had three conse...
07/30/2010
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~ Pinto and Baboquivari ~ South of State Highway 86 on Sunday afternoon west of Kitt Peak, cruising along at 35 mph, I had the windows down and my camera at the ready in my right hand. Other than the occasional Border Patrol vehicle, I was the only car on the road. Except for the pavement and t...
07/26/2010
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A-Frame signs are illegal in the town of Oro Valley, AZ. That's a problem for businesses struggling to survive in these tough economic times, and so the town council met last Wednesday night to discuss the possibility of temporary relief from the Sign Code for Oro Valley businesses. Oro Valley d...
07/26/2010
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~ Sonoran Raven on Saguaro ~ ___________________ Like my photo? I don't copyright them anymore. Please let me know how you used it. Right click on the image, copy and enjoy! Click my Send Out Cards logo! Send a real card to someone you love. (It's free ~ on me. Thanks for reading my blog.) I'm...
07/25/2010
One of "my agents" (lenders always think of referral partners as theirs) was complaining to me about a dog backing him up against the fence on a listing appointment. Sissy! THIS is something you might want to worry about. :) The sign said "open range" just before I turned off the road onto t...
07/24/2010
Jackrabbits! These desert animals sit two feet high, and half of that is ears. They live in families, and their main concern is watching out for predators like Cara-Caras and Coyotes. EDIT: The last six photos are a sequence, and that's the same jackrabbit in each photo. He's creating a dust...
07/23/2010
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~ Rainmaker ~ ___________________ Like my photo? I don't copyright them anymore. Please let me know how you used it. Right click on the image, copy and enjoy! Click my Send Out Cards logo! Send a real card to someone you love. (It's free ~ on me. Thanks for reading my blog.) I'm Mike in Tucson...
07/21/2010
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Pretty, isn't it? It won't last. The same is true with the extraordinarily low interest rates available right now. They won't last. Don't be a spectator. Jump in and get that low-interest-rate nectar while the getting's good. Real world conditions The US has more than $8 trillion in Treasuri...
07/20/2010
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Mute testament to someone's dreams and aspirations from early in the last century, the remains of this two-room adobe home stand near an abandoned corral in Tucson's Santa Cruz valley. Despite our desire to make it so, nothing in this life is much more permanent than that rainbow painted across...
07/18/2010
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