#arid zone

Here’s a good bear we encountered in a store.

Here’s a friendly face.

“Hopi Matriarch” by Evelyn Fredericks.

Fancy drum.

I believe these two are Zuni?

A good friend.

I don’t think the “Hopi Pottery” sign applies to this, but I like its face.

A couple pictures of Katsina/Kachina figurines.

Dancing owl man, perhaps?

Owl basket.

Not certain what’s happening here but I like it.

Ohh, she!

Storyteller figures made famous by Helen Cordero.

A good raven. For those who don’t know, Raven is a trickster deity in several Native American folklores.

Some very good birds (Erin, I feel like you’d like these).

Finally, here’s a series of paintings on the walls of a tower.

Arizona was an interesting place in general. Being there often reminded me of being at my mom’s house, which is out in the middle of the desert. It was kind of like that at times. Here, look, they even have a cactus running for Congress:

I also just liked these.

Here we have a fake Dr. Seuss book. I mean, it looks legit, but you’ll notice that the appellation “Dr. Seuss” doesn’t appear anywhere on the book. Interesting.

Someone lost a sandal.

Can you see the monster in this image?

Here’s a close-up.

Here’s some words by people who saw the Grand Canyon before us.

Apparently someone called “T-Roy” wanted his name to be known.

Someone else thought the Grand Canyon was pretty funny I guess.

And here’s someone who I guess just wasn’t impressed.

P.

Shoeprints in the sand.

HATI.

Dancer at Antelope Canyon.

Finally, I really liked this artwork I saw at the airport. I wish I knew who made it or what it was called.

Here’s the sun shining down on Jasmine.

Here’s a picture a group of Japanese girls took of the two of us at the Grand Canyon.

Here’s Jasmine being short.

Here’s Jasmine looking up at the tower we found.

Jasmine sitting as we waited for sunset.

And finally, the two of us in Antelope Canyon.