rain rain rain

it has been raining like crazy in tucson. our average temperatures are 15 degrees below normal - in the mid 80's - for this time of year, the cacti are fat and happy, and the desert actually looks green. it is awesome. one slight negative - part of our kitchen ceiling collapsed last night at 3 in the morning. the house we live in is nearly 100 years old and we received somewhere around 4 inches of rain this weekend. that is more than we have receieved all year. washes and roads are flooding. cholera creek is constantly running down 1st street and most of the downtown underpasses are closed due to flooding.

sesame street rules!

tucson living

front porch
Originally uploaded by sparkypants.

this is the front porch of our new house. i think it might be the best front porch i have ever laid in a hammock on.
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jesse's friend

jesse's friend
Originally uploaded by sparkypants.

we took a quick trip to sedona and the wet beaver creek last month.
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our house

i have been meaning to post a picture of our new house in tucson, but i haven't taken a picture of it yet. so... google maps to the rescue, here is a satelite view of the cutest house ever.

Not Them, They, We, But US

Not Them, They, We, But US
Originally uploaded by cobalt123.

marches all over the US yesterday protesting proposed bill HR4437, and showing the rest of the nation just who these "illegals" are. check out some of the pictures on flickr if your local newspaper coverage was as lacking as mine.

pics

the last few weeks i didn't have much time to upload photos to flickr, but i finally finished going through and uploading them today while sitting in a cafe in tucson.

check out pictures from acapulco, ixtapan de la sal, oaxaca, palenque, and isla mujeres.