4/23/14

Fence Pueblo

I have been painting the inside of our brick fence this spring.  On the left-hand wall is a rough approximation of Pusch Ridge, modeled after the real ridge we can see from our front courtyard.  In the left corner I painted a stylized version of the Taos Pueblo, with our Mexican Chiminea in the foreground. --Maitri Sojourner

4/25/14

Brakelights Red Yucca

by Maitri Sojourner

4/26/14

Blue Cape Plumbago

by Maitri Sojourner

4/28/14

Beaut of a Bug

by Maitri Sojourner

4/27/14

The Epic Cafe Kitchen, Tucson, AZ

 

by Maitri Sojourner

4/22/2014

Today is Earth Day.  The irony is not lost--yesterday we had an old palo verde tree cut down in our back yard in Tucson.  She was a large tree, and had been home to many birds over the years, and gave nice shade to the house.  It was her time to go.  We discovered a colony of ants living in the deadwood of the tree when she was cut down.  Her limbs were chipped and will go back to the earth.  Today, we saw a pair of doves in the early morning, and they seemed to be looking for the tree.  At various times throughout the day other birds--finches, mostly--hopped up on the fence, and then down into the back yard.  Were they looking for the tree?  No way to know.  It took the crew just 3 1/2 hours to completely cut the tree down to the ground, chip it up, sweep, and be gone.  I tried to count the tree rings, and estimate the tree was between 25 and 40 years old.  It cleaned a lot of air in its life.  The back yard looks quite bare, and I feel sadness. 

4/20/14 

Candle Offerings at St. Anthony's Monastery, Florence, AZ by Maitri Sojourner