Christmas in Arizona is…
Soaking up the rays in a t-shirt on the second day of winter.
And on the day before the first day of winter.
Because even if it’s chilly outside (it was between 58-60 degrees in these two pics), the sun-rays are warming.
I took the picture of Callaghan yesterday when I went home for lunch. We inherited this old lawn chair when we bought the house, and yesterday, we discovered that it’s broken. I didn’t post the pictures that happened while I was laughing.
As for me, I avoid actually laying out in the sun, but as far as I’m concerned, there’s no such thing as too much sun. I love being outside. Sunscreen is my friend, and I do mean tons of it.
Christmas in Arizona is…
Hummingbirds, like this little guy…
…drinking his nectar.
Callaghan took these pictures yesterday, as well.
We have four hummingbird feeders – two in the front of the house, and two on the back patio. They draw lots of customers, and this is enchanting for someone coming from a country without hummingbirds. (That should be the name of a novel: “A Country without Hummingbirds.”) Callaghan’s enjoying all kinds of special moments mixing the hummingbird nectar and feeding these little guys! He’s a good hummingbird Daddy.
Christmas in Arizona is…
Wide-eyed wonder kitty of the Ronnie James persuasion.
Festive Wrah-Wrah! This wreath was leaning here waiting to be hung up when I caught this photo opp.
And:
Pretending to be a tree kitty of the Nounours persuasion.
Festive Nounours! Seriously, isn’t he even shaped like the tree?!
Christmas in Arizona is…
Mill Avenue lit up in holiday lights.
Downtown Tempe at night. It never gets old. I took this picture coming home from the gym last night.
Christmas in Arizona is…
Bringing the outdoors in.
First we hung our wreath on the front door, all traditional-like, but on second thought, we brought it inside and decorated it instead of a tree. Works for us.
And finally, it wouldn’t be an Arizona Christmas without…
Tamales!
We’re picking ours up today!
It’s traditional here to eat tamales on Christmas Eve. There was one year I went to my friend Mary’s house to make Christmas tamales with her… we had so much fun, and the fresh, homemade tamales were amazing. I’ve never attempted them on my own, so now I do like thousands of other ‘Zonans and order my tamales from one of the many Mexican places that make them special for the holidays.This year, I ordered tomatillo chicken, chipotle pork, red chili beef and (meatless) green corn. There’ll be something for everyone. =)
Merry Christmas, All!
That Asian-Looking Chick 