Pole

I wonder how many woodpeckers die each year from trying to eat bugs out of these tasty metal poles.

Sign

I long ago forgot what this sign said. It seemed to be indicating something happening on a Wednesday, although didn't specify time or place. It was as if someone said "there's a holiday in October" but never specified which one or what day.

Wall

Someone tried to paint over the graffitti on this wall with different-colored paint. I'm not entirely sure why anyone thought this would work.

Keys

The physics building has been experiencing a rash of thefts lately, so they put keypads on all the main entrances to the building. In turn, they refitted all the locks with new keyholes that don't recognize the old keys.

Homes

Down this street is where my old apartment is. I miss the place a little, but I really do like my new house enough to offset it. My new house is, in the end, a lot cheaper for me anyway.

Water

Sometimes water will just well up onto the sidewalk in Tucson from unseen sources. If you look around the water, you can see white streaks on the sidewalk. The water here is so full of foreign minerals and such that it stains the sidewalk. Ironically, this picture was taken in front of the Water Use and Efficiency office at the UA.

Oasis

I think this was Oasis. I never really liked them, and age has not made them better. I do like this picture, actually.

God

These guys were holding banners outside the festival on the first day, but I never saw them again. I don't know why they gave up.

Preparedness

Unlike the Bumbershoot festivals of my youth, we came prepared to keep our beer cold and have nice places to sit.

Salvation

One day, it was so hot we walked to a restaurant nearby and got margaritas. They revived us. I picked a red strawberry margarita, knowing it was the least unusually-colored margarita on the menu. Maya and Josh both got purple ones.