Arizona - SB Hopper

Happy 4th everyone

Be prepared

My folks have a place in Arizona's high desert. It's nice to get out of Phoenix's summer inferno. Fires are a threat in this region, so I bought a new emergency radio for the place. I knew they had one, but I worried it

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My powers of manifestation...

If you've read this blog, you've probably heard me say that one of the biggest blogging challenges (among many blogging challenges) is regaining momentum after a lull. And lull isn't even the right word. I'm in Arizona for a bit, and I

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The birds are different here

It is hot in Phoenix. Miserably hot. I fear it will only get worse. I don't mean next week. I've read a few interesting articles recently about Lake Mead and the drought affecting the southwest. Worrying. But I'm not going to provide links. Easy

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Out in the west Texas town of Glendale

Phoenix is massive. Metropolitan Phoenix is only a bit smaller than Iceland. If you’re reading this and appearing on Jeopardy soon, please know that’s not true. It seemed true as a kid in Tempe in the 80s, though. It seems true still. But it’s not. Ken Jennings

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Phoenix when it freezes...

If you grew up in Phoenix in the 80s, chances are we can find some shared summer memories. Over-worked, tired moms desperate for a few hours to take care of shit: go ride your bikes, be home for dinner; Fair Lanes bowling alley; the ice skating rink; Big Surf. There

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A few more from Jerome

Last December I visited my family in Phoenix for the holidays. I went to Jerome for a few days. I took a few photos with my Hasselblad 500cm, and I finally finished the roll. I’ll add the photos below. I still get a little confused working with digital copies

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Jerome is Haunted

I wanted to see Arizona’s high (higher) desert again, so I went to Jerome, Arizona, for two nights. It’s an Old West frontier town that enjoyed a wild mining boom followed by a long bust. It’s since reinvented itself as a cool mountain town popular with artists,

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Late Night Jerome (two versions)

I ducked out of Phoenix for a quick visit to Jerome, Arizona. It’s an old boom and bust mining town situated in the mountains overlooking Cottonwood. I plan on doing a longer post about the trip, but I’m waiting for some film to come back from Tempe Camera.

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On the Streets: Medina's Automotive

I posted this same photo of Medina’s Automotive in the previous blog post about the Melrose neighborhood in Phoenix. I liked it so much, though, that I figured it could do with its own entry. For years I’ve been driving by this auto repair shop hoping to get

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On the Streets: Melrose, Phoenix, Arizona

I’m in Phoenix visiting family over the holidays. Several years ago I discovered Copper Star Coffee in Phoenix’s Melrose neighborhood. It’s a great coffee shop in a converted old-timey gas station. I liked it immediately. Copper Star Coffee, Melrose, Phoenix, December 2018. I try to make it

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Late December Sunset in Phoenix

Phoenix sunsets are incredible. I’ve read that pollution is partly responsible for the dramatic colors. I don’t doubt that, but I’m not also sure how accurate that is. I could tell that the sunset on Christmas was going to be impressive, so I hopped in the car

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Harley's Italian Bistro

This happens every time I need to pull work from my Lightroom catalog – I get distracted. This is a photo of the long since closed Harley’s Italian Bistro in the Melrose neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. When I visit Phoenix I like to go to Copper Star Coffee across the

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The Sky was Afire...

Arizona sunsets are hard to beat. Growing up here, we were told that the incredible sunsets were bittersweet, the result of smog getting trapped in the Valley of the Sun. Seems reasonable, but I also suspect that Arizona has always had amazing sunsets. I took this hasty shot tonight as

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Rebel Princess

It would be difficult to add anything new to the heartfelt tributes for Carrie Fisher following her death on 27 December 2016, which was followed a day later by her mother, Debbie Reynolds. For so many of us, she was Princess Leia, a fierce, strong-willed, intelligent, witty, and compassionate rebel