Arizona is particularly great for these desert flowers. After traveling for 40 minutes at 20 mph down a dirt road out of Tombstone I arrive at this secret oasis.
Alas, it was a “Serve Yourself” day at Rattlesnake Crafts and the only thing to come out of that screen door was country music.
After I decided I would not be buying any of the rocks on the 3 small tables (the only “crafts” for sale). I began to explore this collector’s collection. Wow. I’m not sure what this was all about but it was marvelous.
Can I confide in you how much I love New Orleans? I am in the midst of a mad, passionate love affair with the City of New Orleans. Why is this?
Besides of course the obvious food and music and Mardi Gras.
Could it be that grown adult men address each other as “Hey Baby”. Could it be because in this ghosty town everyone has a story about someone getting their head chopped off or dying terribly? Could it be that they throw a party and put on costumes for ANYTHING and EVERYTHING?
The city is like a big secret just waiting to lift her skirt when you least expect it. Whatever the case is this city and I are in the process of feeling each other up and I must say I am thoroughly enjoying it.
Big Foot country does give me a very wild and ominous feeling. I’m not sure if the source is Big Foot….
so much or being an avid reader of true crime since elementary school I couldn’t stop thinking of all the horrid crimes that had taken place in that neck of the Pacific Northwest. Or crimes that were taking place right that very minute down that dirt road I just passed. But really the raw beauty and stark wildness of the country cannot be denied.
It still feels untouched. I wanted to pitch my tent, holster my .357 forget the world and start panning for gold.
Lion eating cow carcass in drive thru West Coast Game Park in Bandon, OR. This drive through park is great. I watched a grizzly ripe the rear tire of a tourist’s car with incredible ease. Incredible. Roll up the window when you see that damn emu though, he will pop that head in an attack.
