Custom Woodworking. Custom Caskets. Okay. ...but then I read the rest of the rest of the sign! Custom Caskets Kitchen Cabinets Cedar Chests Gun Cabinets Cremation Urns Email! Tuesday afternoon found me north of Arizona in Utah. You know I always have my camera with me, and this sign made me hi...

09/30/2010

Serendipity Saguaro Sunrise

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~ Serendipity Saguaro Sunrise ~ Tuesday sunrise found me driving on I-10 between Tucson and Phoenix in the tiny town of Picacho, and I saw these clouds in my rear view mirror. Pulling off the highway, I started snapping photos of the spectacular color. It wasn't until I downloaded the photos t...

09/30/2010

Arizona's Fly-In Communities: La Cholla Airpark (Livestock, Wildlife May Be Present On Runway)

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Arizona has at least 10 Fly-In Communities. Oro Valley's La Cholla Airpark, located 20 miles northwest of downtown Tucson, is one of these. This photo of the final approach to La Cholla Airpark's runway is featured on their home page, along with a disclaimer (under the tab "Pilot/Airport Informa...

09/22/2010

Mountain Lion's View From a Cave 300' Above The Valley

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~ Mountain Lion's View ~ That's a ranch house you see on the valley floor below. Cattle graze down there, unaware of the danger above. People go about their daily work, oblivious to North America's largest cat. There are more than 40 names in English for this cat. Cougar, Puma, Painter, Moun...

09/14/2010

I Need A Ballpark Estimate for My Client. What Are Your Jumbo Rates?

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A Ballpark Estimate... A financial planner found me on Active Rain, and sent me the following message: Hello Mike, We have a client who may look into taking a Jumbo loan on his residence. More than likely it will be a $900k loan so I wanted to check rates, how it underwritten and approximate pay...

09/07/2010

Labor Day Sunset Over Tucson's Avra Valley

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~ Labor Day Sunset from Gates Pass, Tucson, AZ ~ ___________________ (I don't copyright my photos anymore. I use them mostly for blogging and creating greeting cards for friends.) Right click on an image, copy and use it! Click the Send Out Cards logo below. Send a real card to someone you love...

09/06/2010

They Don't Call It Giant Saguaro For Nothing! Cereus Giganteus

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~ Giant Saguaro Cactus ~ ___________________ (I don't copyright my photos anymore. I use them mostly for blogging and creating greeting cards for friends.) Right click on an image, copy and use it! Click the Send Out Cards logo below. Send a real card to someone you love. (Card and postage are...

09/04/2010

Cocoraque Ranch at Sunset, Tucson, AZ

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~ Cocoraque Ranch at Sunset ~ ___________________ (I don't copyright my photos anymore. I use them mostly for blogging and creating greeting cards for friends.) Right click on an image, copy and use it! Click the Send Out Cards logo below. Send a real card to someone you love. (Card and postag...

09/04/2010

This Is Tucson...But Where? ...And That's Water ~ Cool, Clear Water

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~ Who knows where this is in Tucson, AZ? ~ ___________________ (I don't copyright my photos anymore. I use them mostly for blogging and creating greeting cards for friends.) Right click on an image, copy and use it! Click the Send Out Cards logo below. Send a real card to someone you love. (Ca...

09/04/2010