January 2025

Cold Dogs
Ajo, Arizona
2025

Who needs a bougainvillea plant to add color to a place when you’ve got a bright red, albeit at least temporarily defunct, hot dog stand.

Bougainvillea Blast #3
Ajo, Arizona
2025

Bougainvillea is apparently a hearty plant–surviving better on neglect than the houses they were meant to enhance.

Bougainvillea Blast #2
Ajo, Arizona
2025

Bougainvillea Blast
Ajo, Arizona
2025

Bougainvillea seems to be a major yard plant of choice in Ajo, and they’re really showing their stuff right now.

Mary’s Gardener
Ajo, Arizona
2025

The Opposite of Vengeance
Ajo, Arizona
2025

Adding to the mystery.

My Past Vengeance
Ajo, Arizona
2025

A curiously cryptic message sprayed on the side of an otherwise unremarkable stripped car. It had me really wanting to know what spawned that message. Adding to the intrigue is that the license tag on the back of the car shows an expiration day well into this year, even though the car has obviously been sitting there a long time. Quite the mystery.

Night Door
Ajo, Arizona
2025

There’s something about a dimly lit door at night that exudes intrigue–or maybe I’ve just watched too many film noir movies.

Pony Express
Ajo, Arizona
2025

The Way West
Ajo, Arizona
2025

I’m back to riding some familiar trails on my bike. I rode them extensively when we were here last year and am planning on doing the same this time around. I really enjoy the expansive views and the minimal (although sadly increasing) number of people I encounter out there.