Ugg naughts
on Nov 20, 2009 in shoes shopping Winter is on its way, bringing thoughts of cold feet. I must say that if I'd had a pair of boots like these (above), I might not have left Chicago. Those are my first pair of not-Uggs, a $25 special from Costco three years ago. And, just to undersco...

Camo craze
on Nov 19, 2009 in fashion Last summer, when the Sson's family visited, my teen-age granddotter was sporting grey camo pants. Which, of course, said that a fad was well underway, as epitomized by sites such as The Camo Shop.Earlier this past summer I had seen this camp chair a...

Gotcha!
on Nov 18, 2009 in birds spiders If you look closely at the scrub jay above, you'll note 1) a small patch of blue and 2) the color fringe that's a dead giveaway that I pushed the zoom past its optical limit. However, the news is that I actually got a nearly passable picture of the e...

High-rise. Low-rise. Why???
on Nov 17, 2009 in cars antique cars So you own a car. Or a pick-up. And you figure your wheels could be improved. New paint job, maybe. A better hi-fi (heaven help us!) A locker for expensive gear. A power winch to get down into a small canyon or out of a mud hole. These are things I,...

Asphalt graffiti
on Nov 16, 2009 in graffiti Pretty pallid stuff compared to the works that Tombo finds in assorted underpasses, alleys and sewers; unfortunately, Tom's currently on hiatus, though PrescottStyle has just come up with a lovely graffiti UFO somewhere out the White Spar. (And, spea...

The grunge primitives
on Nov 15, 2009 in indoor art shopping Meet this year's crop of dolls from the Grunge Goddess, on display at the Victorian Holiday Boutique this weekend. One of the big Raggedy Ann lookalikes was spirited away right after I snapped this shot. What can I say except that I love these guys.

Leaves at night
on Nov 13, 2009 in trees And at dusk, as in the picture above, over at the Sam Hill Warehouse; I was pushing my camera to get any sort of image in the light that was available, to be perfectly honest.This autumn's rose leaves, helped along by the flash.And my favorite, a cat...

Things I never noticed...
on Nov 12, 2009 in links WalMart ...at the local WalMart. Maybe that's because they weren't there previously. Maybe because I wasn't looking or, if looking, not pointed in the right direction. Whatever. So -- in the unlikely event that we ever get another rain here in droughty Presc...

Back country Prescott
on Nov 11, 2009 in Prescott real estate Happy and unhappy mailboxes -- a clue to the current state of ranching/farming in a part of the city that's destined to become just one more huge real estate development. The buildings on some spreads have been left to the elements; others are kept i...

WallyWorld money corner
on Nov 10, 2009 in money Among the customer amenities at WalMart West, where I shop if and when I shop, is the money corner against one wall in the customer service department. All automated for your convenience. There's only one problem, a problem of language and meanings:...