May was the month Quijote became a part of our family, so, of course, he’s my photo of the month!
May 2018: Sleeping Dog
April 2018: Downtown Tucson
We visited Tucson in April for the Arizona International Film Festival.
I was drawn to patches of bright colors downtown near The Screening Room…
- Bistro tables in Jacome Plaza.
- Geometric floor pattern in Hub Ice Cream Factory.
- Planters with these red flowers the hummingbirds must love!
- Citrus and a blue quail in a mural by Isaac Caruso.
March 2018: Typewriters
Another Phoenix Warehouse District spot that opened its doors during Art Detour was the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center.
One room had about half a dozen old typewriters in the corner, presumably left from the building’s days as a high school.
I do love looking at metal typewriters – the shape of the keys, the font of the letters and punctuation.
If I see one, I nearly always have to take a photo for some reason. (I have a similar complulsion with old sewing machines.)
Maybe there’s something about them I feel I need to preserve.
Is there anything you can’t pass without photographing?
Raspberry and Tangerine #ColorStory
I had been thinking about spring colors, and shades of raspberry pink and tangerine-y orange kept popping up. Even while I was taking in the view of the Colorado River on our last trip to Yuma, a pair of kayaks – one pink and one orange – just happened to float by.
It’s not a color combination I always think of putting together, but a deep orange can look fabulous next to full-on fuchsia.
Since then, I’ve spotted this variations of this delicious duo in art, design, destinations, and DIYs.
1. Raspberry peach lemonade / The Chunky Chef 2. Kayaks on the Colorado River, Yuma. 3. 1957 Swiss travel poster / Artist: Donald Brun 4. Rose and chocolate centerpiece / A Beautiful Mess 5. “Seven Magic Mountains,” Las Vegas / Artist: Ugo Rondinine
6. “Cool Life” fine art prints / Sarina Daikos 7. Apple and root vegetable salad / Lazy Cat Kitchen 8. Sculptural ring / Jaime Derringer 9. Sew-Along: Journal Cover / Caught on a Whim
9. Mexico City Olympics branding (1968) / Lance Wyman 10. Wild Poppy desktop wallpaper / Source: Design Milk / Design: Lisa Congdon 11. Thread necklace / Artelia Accesorios, Buenos Aires 12. Mumbai guide (2010) / Design*Sponge / 2015 guide
13. Printable treat wrappers / Oh Joy! 14. Burano, Italy houses / Josh Trefethen Photography 15. Bougainvillea / Julia Engel
February 2018: Date
February’s photos come from a beautiful evening at a date farm in Yuma, Arizona! I’ll fill you in on our trip soon, but, for now, here’s a taste…
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