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Scottsdale: It’s time to clean your garage!

by Dru Bloomfield on April 7, 2011

photo credit: DRB62 Several times a year, the City of Scottsdale hosts a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. It’s an easy way to clean our your garage and properly dispose of items that should not go to the landfill. The next event is this Saturday, April 9th, from 7:30 am to 2 pm, at the [...]

Scottsdale, Arizona: Some Quick Facts

by Dru Bloomfield on April 5, 2011

The City of Scottsdale has some great information on their web site.  I’m always finding something new. Yesterday, I found this report — City of Scottsdale: Quick Statistics Some of the data is from 2008, and there may be some updates coming now that the 2010 Census data is available. Other info is fairly static, [...]

Thankfully, I discovered Karen after getting yet another really bad hair cut from someone else.  You see, I have thick, wavy hair, with a mind of its own.  That day, I walked in my mom’s house, she said “You’ve got to find someone who knows how to cut your hair. Why don’t your try the [...]

Reflections on Opening Day at Salt River Fields

by Dru Bloomfield on March 1, 2011

A few photos from Opening Day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, just east of Scottsdale.  The Arizona Diamondbacks played the Colorado Rockies.  Gorgeous field.  Beautiful facility.  I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. From behind left center field Right field grass stands Diamondbacks Dugout All the seats have backs!         [...]

I’ve taken family photos for years, and when I got into real estate, expanded into housing a little bit, always using a Point and Shoot.  Last year, I bought a DSLR, and was immediately overwhelmed by all the technical details of this new camera. I signed up for a Photography class from the City of [...]

Scottsdale’s Ready for Spring Training

by Dru Bloomfield on February 16, 2011

Here’s a quick slide show of the new spring training stadium that will be home to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. It opened to the public on Monday and it’s beautiful. So are the mountain views, in every direction. For photos of the new field, please visit Scottsdale Spring Training on Flickr. And, the [...]

Salt River Fields: Spring training season is almost here

by Dru Bloomfield on February 14, 2011

The Salt River Fields at Talking Stick are now open to the public, so I spent some time this morning taking in this amazing new facility that is home to both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. I have lots of photos to share, but need a little time to get them processed, so [...]