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Spring in Phoenix

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Spring has sprung, with a vengeance. We had a fairly mild and wet winter, so the mountainsides are awash in green. These snaps are from a quick hike this morning through North Mountain. I’m working on the followup to my Feb 23 post about part 1 of President Obama’s Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan. Part [...]

25 February 2009 Read the full article →

Walk-able shopping centers

Northwest Valley

Heather once wrote a post about some neighborhoods being more “walkable” than others – she even found a website which can assign a WalkScore to any address, showing how easy it is  to get around without a car. I live in the suburbs, where walking might be great for exercise, but it’s not a very [...]

20 January 2009 Read the full article →

Phoenix in Winter

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Yes, Virginia, there is winter in Phoenix. People living in the Northeast and Midwest call it “fall.”  This is a picture of it. I took this photo earlier this week, on Central Avenue between Bethany Home and Northern, just a few dozen feet south of Maryland Avenue. Google Maps Street View has a nice summertime [...]

20 December 2008 Read the full article →

Fresh and Easy in Phoenix

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There’s been a mini-explosion of new construction in the metro Phoenix area, in the form of about 2 dozen new Fresh and Easy food markets. Think of them like a cross between Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s – quality food at discount prices. There are 3 new F&E markets within a 10 minute drive of [...]

17 December 2008 Read the full article →

South Mountain Pics

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Hiked South Mountain on Saturday morning and the pictures were so pretty that I couldn’t help posting. You can click to enlarge each of these photos. The first (big) one is a view looking north to the Phoenix city skyline. The second looks south towards Ahwatukee, and the third looks generally northwest to Phoenix. Interested [...]

27 October 2008 Read the full article →

Arizona Then & Now

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Photographer Allen Dutton published a book in 2002 called ‘Arizona Then & Now‘, where he compiled historic photographs from around the state, all the way back into the 1800′s, and then went through painstaking detail to capture an image from the same sight today.     PBS.org is currently hosting a page with many of [...]

28 July 2008 Read the full article →

Yuma getting Better

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I admit it; I’m a Zonie. I’ve been going to San Diego, at one time or another during the summer, ever since I was a little kid. I’ve never liked the drive, though – it seems much longer than the drive across I-10 to LA or Orange County. First we have the detour from I-10 [...]

7 July 2008 Read the full article →

Camelback Castle – it’s for real

Central Phoenix

A couple of weeks ago I published a picture of Camelback Castle, a Moorish Fortress built into the side of Camelback Mountain. I’ve since had a few people write to ask me if it really exists, so I thought I’d take a minute to share some additional photos and links to find out more about [...]

28 May 2008 Read the full article →

Snapshot at Troon North

Buyer Help

Like most Realtors, I spend a fair amount of time in the car, driving around the Valley. Snapped this tonight up in Troon North while photographing a home for a Canadian investor. Got great video of the house to send to my client, but this sunset beauty is all for me (and you). Must credit [...]

27 April 2008 Read the full article →

Spring Color in Phoenix

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Although Phoenix is a desert-city, and we have quite a bit of desert plants and low-water landscaping, we still get greeted by a brilliant explosion of color each spring. Some of our plants bloom all summer long, while others might only have flowers for one short week each year. (and some choose to bloom during [...]

1 April 2008 Read the full article →

Sunset at Squaw Peak

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Here is a terrific sunset, taken from the road leading into the Park & Recreation Area for Squaw Peak (or more accurately Piestewa Peak – the name changed officially in 2003 to honor the memory of Lori Piestewa, but those who have lived in Phoenix for a long time tend to have difficulty adapting to [...]

21 January 2008 Read the full article →

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