Author Topic: Pics From My Sister's Home In Tucson (Read 3206 times)

CG6468 · « **on:** August 29, 2012, 09:36:20 AM »

The house I grew up in until I was about 10 years old.

My sister's front yard.

The back yard.

Eupher · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2012, 09:59:35 AM »

gila monster?

debk · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2012, 11:15:41 AM »

neat house.

does the lizard keep the snakes away?

Northern_Tory · « **Reply #3 on:** August 29, 2012, 01:17:34 PM »

That's a nice house, from what I can see on Wikipedia, Tuscon seems like a nice city.

CG6468 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2012, 06:47:51 PM »

Quote from: Eupher on August 29, 2012, 09:59:35 AM

gila monster?

CERAMIC gila monster!

Evil_Conservative · « **Reply #5 on:** August 29, 2012, 07:42:39 PM »

I love the old desert homes. That gila monster looked real to me.

Eupher · « **Reply #6 on:** August 29, 2012, 08:21:34 PM »

Quote from: CG6468 on August 29, 2012, 06:47:51 PM

CERAMIC gila monster!

Well, hell, it coulda been a friggin' ASH TRAY CERAMIC gila monster for all I know!

Ballygrl · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2012, 12:31:52 PM »

How come a lot of homes on the West Coast, like in California and Arizona, how come so many have bars on the windows? you rarely see that on the East Coast.

IassaFTots · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2012, 12:48:53 PM »

Quote from: Ballygrl on August 30, 2012, 12:31:52 PM

How come a lot of homes on the West Coast, like in California and Arizona, how come so many have bars on the windows? you rarely see that on the East Coast.

You see them in Dallas too, in certain neighborhoods.

My Grandparents had them installed on their house on the Gulf Coast in the mid to late 70's, and no one in their neighborhood had them. The reason behind it was to save on their insurance rates. I hated them. We had a key in every window seal in case of fire. When Katrina hit, they survived, the house was a crumpled pile of rubble, but those dang window bar units were all in one piece, separated from the windows. I wanted to save one to make a pot rack for my kitchen, but my cousins said no.

Evil_Conservative · « **Reply #9 on:** August 30, 2012, 05:31:28 PM »

Quote from: Ballygrl on August 30, 2012, 12:31:52 PM

How come a lot of homes on the West Coast, like in California and Arizona, how come so many have bars on the windows? you rarely see that on the East Coast.

Las Vegas too... depending on the neighborhood. I'd hate to have bars on my windows if there was a fire.

obumazombie · « **Reply #10 on:** August 30, 2012, 05:32:47 PM »

Memphis...Gina, can I get an amen ?

CG6468 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 30, 2012, 06:07:32 PM »

Quote from: Ballygrl on August 30, 2012, 12:31:52 PM

How come a lot of homes on the West Coast, like in California and Arizona, how come so many have bars on the windows? you rarely see that on the East Coast.

Paranoia about attacks and/or for decoration purposes.

Ballygrl · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2012, 07:05:59 PM »

Thanks for the answers! the only time I've seen them were in either high crime areas, or in areas that had a lot of Hispanics, but it's still not common around here.

CG6468 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2012, 08:42:10 PM »

My nephew, the county deputy from Prince Georges County in Maryland, said the Blacks don't want them because they're too much like jail bars, and they don't want to disassoiate themselves from the neighbors.

He has some experience in these matters.

seahorse513 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:17:26 PM »

The cacti, are those growing wild?? or did some one plant them...They are lovely!! Are they considered perrenials??Do they ever go dormant???

Evil_Conservative · « **Reply #15 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:21:54 PM »

Quote from: seahorse513 on August 30, 2012, 09:17:26 PM

The cacti, are those growing wild?? or did some one plant them...They are lovely!! Are they considered perrenials??Do they ever go dormant???

Arizona is full of cacti. We used to go hiking on South Mountain (in Phoenix) and some of the trails would have, what seemed like, hundreds of cacti. It looks like their cacti was planted.

obumazombie · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2012, 11:00:12 PM »

Quote from: Evil_Conservative on August 30, 2012, 09:21:54 PM

Arizona is full of cacti. We used to go hiking on South Mountain (in Phoenix) and some of the trails would have, what seemed like, hundreds of cacti. It looks like their cacti was planted.

The saguaro is protected. After watching so many westerns growing up, and seeing so many saguaro cactus in them I assumed the west was so full of them that they were the tree of the old west. I seem to even remember some westerns where some hangings took place in the branches of a saguaro.

Rebel · « **Reply #17 on:** August 31, 2012, 07:59:41 AM »

Quote from: Ballygrl on August 30, 2012, 12:31:52 PM

How come a lot of homes on the West Coast, like in California and Arizona, how come so many have bars on the windows? you rarely see that on the East Coast.

In case the Navaho or Apache decide to rise up you have secure place to hide behind and fire from.

CG6468 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2012, 08:05:42 AM »

Quote from: seahorse513 on August 30, 2012, 09:17:26 PM

The cacti, are those growing wild?? or did some one plant them...They are lovely!! Are they considered perrenials??Do they ever go dormant???

The cacti in residential areas are mostly species replanted by the home builders. If, however, indigenous plants can be kept in a yard, that is accomplished whenever possible. A residence with a native saguaro is highly sought.

My sister's place has some original and some replanted cacti, but the land behind them is full of originals, and javelinas (for those in Rio Linda, that's pronounced "ja-VIL'-in-uhs"

) often visit back there, along with hundreds of hummingbirds and other bird species. I'll take some pics.

The cholla is the one I hate; just accidentally brush against it and you get full of its needles. That's why it's also referred to as the "Jumping cactus".

A special permit is required to remove a saguaro from its original site. My brother in law encounters these problems quite often in his construction of new swimming pools. Arizona aggressively protects its native plants.

The saguaro cactus is an Arizona species in the Sonoran Desert and also lives in that desert in Mexico.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

CG6468 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2012, 09:22:50 AM »

Cacti in my sister's yard, Sorry, but I don't remember all of the names.

Prickly pear.

Cholla.

Ocotillo.
Ocotillo facts

View of mountains over the roof of the house across the street.

Do you like tequila? This is the agave, from which it's distilled.

Prickly pear and its fruit.

Barrel cactus.

At the bird feeder out back.

Young saguaro.

Palo verde tree and cholla.

obumazombie · « **Reply #20 on:** August 31, 2012, 12:40:11 PM »

I really like the desert, but not enough to live the rest of my life there.

Evil_Conservative · « **Reply #21 on:** August 31, 2012, 08:07:54 PM »

I love prickly pear margaritas.

jtyangel · « **Reply #22 on:** August 31, 2012, 08:16:43 PM »

Quote from: Ballygrl on August 30, 2012, 12:31:52 PM

How come a lot of homes on the West Coast, like in California and Arizona, how come so many have bars on the windows? you rarely see that on the East Coast.

Not that this is the case here, but back in the 90's when we got our pool put in they were required since our home was so close to the pool. The windows with direct access the pool had to be obstructed somehow from it. A fence was not practical in our case since our pool was too close to the house for some windows.

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