Monday, June 30, 2008

Snif Snif

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Mesa

Sunday, June 29, 2008

The Prince at Razmadaz

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Saint Michel à Chandler

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Sacred Datura Wrightii

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Phoenix
Highly poisonous!

Friday, June 27, 2008

Arpaio's Chain Gangs

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Chandler

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Cardinals

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Chandler

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Stylish!

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Chandler

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Straight in the eye

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Phoenix

Monday, June 23, 2008

Art Museum Park

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Scottsdale



Sunday, June 22, 2008

Cactus wren

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Phoenix

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Paper Open Warehouse

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Downtown Chandler

Friday, June 20, 2008

Four pictures in one

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Chandler

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Sedona rocks!

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Sedona

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

La Posada

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Winslow, Az

Monday, June 16, 2008

No place for mood swing!

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Phoenix

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Up, up, up

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Phoenix
… So Jack climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed till at last he reached the sky.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Sorry, I have a mouth full!

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Chandler
Désolé j’ai la bouche pleine!

Friday, June 13, 2008

Early birds

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Mesa
Have you noticed? Someone was not too happy but later on we chatted quite friendly.

Avez-vous remarqué? Quelqu’un ne semble pas très content, mais plus tard nous bavardâmes amicalement.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

FAB 32

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Chandler
One of the cranes is one of the world’s biggest and can lift more than 1345 us tons. It was used by the company Intel to lift trusses weighing about 100 tons and 130 feet long.

Une de ces grues est l’une des plus grandes au monde et peut soulever plus de 1220 tonnes. La société Intel l’a utilisée pour lever des poutres pesant dans les 90 tonnes et ayant 40 mètres de longueur.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Manolo Valdes

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Phoenix

Monday, June 9, 2008

Crooked

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Phoenix

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Burrowing Owl

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Gilbert

8/11 inches tall for a weight of 6 ounces
6 ounces heavy

21/28 centimètres de hauteur pour un poids de 170 grammes.


Saturday, June 7, 2008

Friday, June 6, 2008

Sabbatical

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Chandler

My own week end is 57 days long! So in the meantime there will be one picture a day.
First the White Mountains with my dear half and then I will escape to France.
Have a safe summer full of sun and happy surprises.


Mon week-end à moi compte 57 jours ! Vous hériterez donc d’une photo par jour.
D’abord les Montagnes Blanches avec ma très chère moitié puis la France,
Passez un bon été agrémenté de surprises et de soleil.


Thursday, June 5, 2008

Black widows

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Chandler
They are starting to re-emerge. We can easily spot them at night with a torch; they are recognizable by their erratic web and their red belly hourglass tattoo. Females are highly venomous, males are smaller and harmless.
We have quite a few during the summer in our basement’s wells which offer a cool place to be.

Elles commencent à faire leur réapparition. On les traque facilement le soir à la lampe de poche, elles sont blotties dans leur toile bien reconnaissable au tissage désordonné et au tatou rouge ventral. Les femelles sont très venimeuses au contraire des mâles qui sont plus petits et sans danger. On en a des tas l’été à l’extérieur des fenêtres du sous-sol car c’est un endroit moins chaud qu’en surface.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Oranges on blue paper

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Chandler

Oranges are already picked; last lemons and grapefruits are on their way out. Pomegranates start blushing. Figs are ready to eat and delicious with goat cheese.
How lucky we are!

Les oranges sont cueillies, on récolte les derniers citrons et les derniers pamplemousses… Les grenades se mettent à rougir. Les figues donnent à profusion et sont délicieuses avec du fromage de chèvre.
Quelle chance nous avons !

Sunday, June 1, 2008

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Chandler, Arizona Av. Queen Creek
Every time I meet someone who has lived for a while in Chandler I show this picture. No one has a clue what it was or what it is for… I’ll keep asking.

A chaque occasion qui se présente je montre cette photo pour essayer de comprendre le pourquoi de cet “ouvrage."