Audrey | Tucson

Prickly pear cactus, the lower part is dead and showing the insides

Zoomed out:

Zoomed in Photos of croissants and the insides of dead prickly pear cactus

The skeleton of the prickly pear cactus is fascinating… so many flaky layers

🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮

Pink/orange aloe blooms

Blooming aloe in Tucson 🌸 (just trying to summon the desert hummingbirds of Bluesky to connect)

Car with bumper sticker “what a time to be barely alive”

Tucson commute

(Don’t mind me marveling in the wonders coming from our neighbors to take a break from doomscrolling)

Birria Pastizzi! (Savory Mexican Beef) (6) - Malta Joe 6 frozen pastizzi per order (Sold by bag)

It’s currently out of stock but Malta Joe’s has a birria pastizzi made in collaboration with Chef Almanza of Taco Rustico maltajoe.com/product/birr...

Did we know that there’s a Pastizzi company in Tucson? From Malta Joe’s: “Pastizzi are golden brown, savory pastries that are a very popular light meal on the Island of Malta — just south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea — that have a rich, history running all the way back to medieval times.” AND…

Holy focaccia opening a storefront near Slow body beer in armory park! #tucson

The Thunderdome is a freestyle skateboarding tournament hosted in Tucson, AZ every January. Part cut-throat competition, part family reunion, and 100% flatground freestyle 💪 #freestyleskateboarding #tucsonthunderdome #waltzskateboarding #skateboarding

The Village at Sam Hughes

Tucson news: Rincon Market -> Flora’s -> ………… will now be …….. Sonoran House/Redbird www.villageatsamhughes.com
Exciting for the local gift scene - Sonoran House currently stocks 75+ local artists and makers, this second location will be another gift hub

Gorgeous 🌵

2025 Dusty Valentines Day Deliveries Surprise your loved one with the best gift in town, a surprise DUSTY visit! ❤️❤️ Available to hockey fans within 20 miles of the Tucson Convention Center.

Tucson Roadrunners mascot Dusty is making special Valentine’s deliveries this year with flowers, chocolate, and Roadrunners merch: mascot-link.com/products/202...

There's a lot going on in Tucson tonight! What are you up to? #tucson #events #livemusic #musicsky #arizona

There’s just no winning! + Sore-eeta boggles me 🫠

Visiting Tucson: just know that you’re saying “Tanque Verde” road wrong, but so are the locals. For some reason, this road specifically gets the Peggy Hill twang. Everyone writing it out phonetically in this r/Tucson thread has me cracking up. How do you say it? www.reddit.com/r/Tucson/s/5...

Made a list of #Tucson folks who do public work (journalism, arts, sciences). Let me know who else to add! #Tucson #Arizona go.bsky.app/6pJGpyA

Wait, Birding is supposed to reduce stress and anxiety? I must be doing something wrong 🥹
#birds curve billed thrasher in tucson

Close up of fish hook barrel cactus

The fish-hookiest one I’ve seen in a while

Barrel cactus with yellow fruit next to cholla cactus

Barrel cactus with yellow fruit

“Compass Barrel” Cactus - large Fishhook Barrels tend to lean south. #arizona #desert

Also this scream once in a while

Is this what our doomscrolling looks like?
#birds #birder

Accounts & Library Cards | FAQs FAQ Category about Accounts & Library Cards.

Tucson tip: Borrow a telescope through the Pima County Public Library 🔭🔭🔭 www.library.pima.gov/faq/my-accou...
(also.. SUPPORT LIBRARIES, READ BANNED BOOKS)

Microdosing peace 🕊️

#desert #arizona cholla cactus

Go Pat! Volunteer opps for the 33rd Arizona International Film Fest ➡️

Me after a social interaction in which I did not do my finest work #birds

The friendly chupacabra puppet show

Free / donation based shows at the Scoundrel & Scamp Theater. The next one is Feb 8, The Friendly Chupacabra www.scoundrelandscamp.org/the-friendly... @theatreartstucson.com

Tucson things to know: Puppet shows! Late last year, I had the honor of interviewing puppetmaster Lisa Sturz, owner and artistic director of Red Herring Puppets. Her film work includes Muppets from Space, The Flintstones, Shrek puppeteer for motion capture film tests+
Red Herring Puppets runs…