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Phoenix Art Museum

The Phoenix Art Museum – Steve and I met my brother, Mark, at the Phoenix Art Museum in downtown for the Wednesday free admission day.  It was amazing, frightening, and beautiful.  [The frightening part was the You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies by Yayoi Kusama.  The moment I stepped into…

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Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix (oh, my!)

Desert Botanical Gardens – We finally forked over the $$ to go to the Phoenix botanical gardens.  They are located inside Papago Park (the Phoenix city park, one of the largest urban parks in the world), along with the Phoenix Zoo and some interesting hiking and picnicking options.  The stated entrance fee for the Gardens…

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Old Town Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale again, even though I swear I don’t like to shop… really.  This time, we visited the outside of an aquarium, stopped at a couple jewelers, walked around photographing fascinating sculptures, visited the Scottsdale Public Library, and ate some tasty barbecue. I know I criticized Scottsdale for it’s ubiquitous shopping, but it does have some…

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Sedona, AZ the beautiful – it’s a fairyland, really

I expected Sedona, AZ to be beautiful, having heard of the Red Rock country and seen photographs of the area.  But, it is so much more.  The scenery is art, really natural art.  When the sunlight hits at the right angle, the rock formations light up in the most beautiful way.  My photographs don’t even…

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