Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Good-bye Costume Shop
We stopped by today to spread good wishes to the long-time employees. Today is the last day, so stop in if you can.
Boise Pizza Tradition
There's a new location in Meridian, right across the street from another pizza place. Can you guess which one? How sassy.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
They Told Me To Stay Away from the Tracks
Because over the past five years I've occasionally posted photos of railroad tracks, I received a letter from Union Pacific recently telling me it's unsafe to take photos of railroad tracks. I interpret that kind of note as a dare, possibly because of a genetic defect. So, I stopped at the tracks in Southeast Boise last night and found another daredevil in the distance.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
BoDo Collage
A public collage in the BoDo district. Find stuff on the ground and drop it in the bin. A a see-through trash bin that tells a story.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Log Cabin by the River
Officially called The Cabin, it's a nonprofit literary center: writing camps for kids and adults, public readings and featured authors. The cabin was built in 1939 for the Idaho State Forestry Department with donated materials from Idaho timber companies. It's now owned by the City of Boise.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Sun-Liner Motel
Back in my local news reporting days, this one was mentioned a few times. A Sun-Liner is on Chinden Boulevard.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Capitol Bridge Art
The bridge was built in 1930-31 and was dedicated to the pioneers of the Oregon Trail. Many trail sections crossed near this location.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Travelers Motel Sign
Whoa. Noticed that the big tree behind this faded motel sign on Fairview Avenue was chopped down. See below a photo from 2008. There was a bit more red on the sign 5 years ago.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Sagebrush Spring
Scrubby and hardy, sagebrush is an icon of the landscape. It stays silvery-green year-round. Critters eat it, especially in the winter. When it rains, the shrubs become fragrant. I think they smell like mint, but many others describe the odor as a cross between camphor and oil - and obviously, they don't like it. While many plants bloom in the spring, the sagebrush flowers in late summer and early fall.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Farmers Market Season
Boise's newest Farmers Market opens today at 11th and Front, downtown. BTW - it's asparagus season. When I was a kiddo in small-town Idaho, we'd pick asparagus growing along ditch-banks.
Labels:
asparagus,
Boise,
downtown Boise,
farmers market
Friday, April 5, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Decay on Vista
This is just mere seconds before the road turns and brings the Capitol into view - when headed north. And I like that it's there.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
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