AZ Bush Fire
On Saturday, June 13th a car caught fire on the HWY 87 just outside of town and only a few miles away from our new home. The driver pulled over and the fire quickly jumped over to the brush and
Happy Holidays
The years are flying by, we don’t even notice it. It’s only when we stop and reflect that we realize how much (or how little) has happened in the past 12 months. Picking up from our last year’s Christmas greetings, I
Fossil Creek
Over two years ago we learned about Fossil Creek. Last summer the whole area was closed for months due to extrem fire danger. This year we finally decided to make it happen. I checked the availability for permits and found
A good day…
Today ended up being a good day. I went, as on so many days before, out to the Salt River early morning to see if I can find some wildlife to take pictures of and ended up at Coon Bluff.
Wildhorses in Heber
I made myself a birthday present by taking the day off, so Marco and I could go on a day trip up to Heber, where another herd of wild horses have their territory. This herd is smaller than the Salt
Burrowing Owls in Buckeye, AZ
We have not visited the Buckeye owls for almost a year. We left early today to be there at sunrise and were greeted by maybe half a dozen burrowing owls sitting in front of their burrows along the water canals
Fascinating Desert – Chocolate Falls
Recently a friend told us about the Chocolate Falls, which are about 1 hour north east of Flagstaff – a 3-hour drive. The official name is Grand Falls, but looking at the pictures below, it is clear why they are
Horseshoe Dam
Exactly to the day one year ago we came here with my mom. It was a cloudy rather trist day and we didn’t see a single flower and only a few puddles of water. Today it looked quite a bit
Cacti covered in snow
While Switzerland is currently enjoying Spring weather and unusual mild temperatures, we here in the South West of the United States were hit by a massive, once in a lifetime winter storm that brought snow to unusual places like Los
Early Spring
Due to the amount of rain we got over the last few weeks and months, the desert is very green, there are weeds and grass everywhere and we heard this week that the poppies up at Bartlett Lake are blooming
ZooLights
Our friends Hilary and Randy invited us to visit ZooLights last night – thanks for the opportunity! Every year from the end of November through early January the Phoenix Zoo puts up an amazing and impressive display of colorful lights
Merry Christmas
Looking back, 2018 was quite an eventful and costly year for us. It started off with Marco’s triple hernia surgery in February! A little later my mom, Francine, spent 3 weeks with us. Marco took her to our favorite photo