May 17, 2024, Challenge: In My Backyard
A new rose from a bush in the backyard of our new home in Oregon.
May 17, 2024, Challenge: In My Backyard
A new rose from a bush in the backyard of our new home in Oregon.
April 26, 2024, Challenge: Mother
My mother, Jeanne Banks, on her birthday in 2019, three years before her passing.
March 29, 2024, Challenge: Wet
When it occasionally rains in Tucson, the palm fronds in our patio wind up sporting rain drops.
March 22, 2024, Challenge: Color
Shot in 2005 at Tucson’s downtown La Placita Village. Most of it was demolished in 2018 to make way for an apartment complex.
March 15, 2024, Challenge: Flight
A pair of gliders spotted above Mount Lemmon during a visit in September 2018.
March 8, 2024, Challenge: Ground Level
A resident of the Rio Vista Natural Resources Park across the street from our home.
Jan. 19, 2024, Challenge: Stripes
A zebra, part of a recent collection of Lego sculptures at the Tucson Botanical Garden.
Jan. 12, 2024, Challenge: Paper
Leftover bits of flyers on a kiosk on the campus of the University of Arizona. This 2005 photo was featured on the cover of the December 2011 issue of “The American Historical Review,” the official publication of the American Historical Association.
Dec. 1, 2023, Challenge: Farm
A grape farm (vineyard) near Sonoita, Arizona.
Nov. 24, 2023, Challenge: Driving
My younger brother at the wheel of the family jalopy.