Here's to a New and Improved New Year! 2012 was a bit rough; health issues, underemployment, an election, global warming... I could go on. But, it also had it's good points, here are some images from my life in 2012:
April 2012: My husband Charles and I went to
Tucson, Arizona to visit my mother, Rose, and sister, Gina. It was hot! We took the shuttle up
Sabino Canyon, and spent the day at a swimming hole.
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| Charlie at the Swimming Hole in Sabino Canyon, Tucson April, 2012 |
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area Fed by the waters of Sabino Creek and sheltered by the canyon
walls, the plants and animals that inhabit the canyon offer an interesting
contrast to those found in the surrounding desert.
5700 N. Sabino Canyon
Rd.
(520)749-8700
www.sabinocanyon.com
We also spent a day at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. This was the home of artist, Ted DeGrazia, and is now a museum. The primitive, spiritual beauty of his art perfectly evokes the mystical depth of Tucson.
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun The DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun is the creation of one of the
Southwest’s most famous artists, Ted (Ettore) DeGrazia (1909-1982). Visit the
main gallery, the adobe mission and the artist’s home.
Hours: Daily: 10 am -
4 pm Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
On Swan Rd., 1 mile North of
Sunrise Dr.
(520)299-9191
www.degrazia.org
August 2012: Back home, environmental issues came to the forefront as it became known that
Pacific Gas and Electric Company had plans to blast our local waters with sonic booms as part of planned seismic testing. This would be done as an effort to keep open
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and would have devastating effects on local marine life, including otters, dolphins and whales.
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| Marine life swarms Avila, August 2012 |
In August, record numbers of whales, dolphins and harbor seals swam into the port of Avila and local residents joined them in protest to stop this atrocity. In the end, we prevailed, the testing was put on hold indefinitely.
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| Charlie in Yosemite |
October 2012: I won a sweepstakes prize of hotel stay in
Yosemite. We hadn't been there in a few years, and it was spectacular!
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| Charlie and Cassie at Kirk Creek |
November 2012: Charlie's Birthday. We went camping at
Kirk Creek in Big Sur. We drove up and slept in the van. It was our first time camping in the van, it rained, and we were snug and cozy.
All in all, not a bad year!
