Happy Halloween

happy halloween postcard, originally uploaded by 123flickr.
Happy Halloween

Northward Foothills view from 5 Points

Northward Foothills view from 5 Points, originally uploaded by 123flickr.

Looking north at 5 Points in El Paso, Texas You can clearly see mountains. In a car, on city streets, you can reach those foothills in 5 minutes, if you know the route. On the way you will see more and more houses built into the side of the mountain partially. So the Route is important because ther is private property at the base of the mountain. On foot you can hike there in about 30 minutes if you are into walking uphill. This is very much in town to the right of this photo are banking, a Walgreens, restaurants, auto supply stores and many other establishments. There is green vegetation growing on the mountains, but most of it is cactus varieties. So, to climb the smaller hills is a bit intimidating, unless you are sure footed. The concept of recovering from a slip is huge if you fall on stickers. On this particular mountain patch there are what looks like large radio antenna, which is exceedingly important in mountainous areas.

12,444 visitors to 123codetester's blog and profile

12,444 visitors to 123codetester's blog and profile, originally uploaded by 123flickr.

12,444 visitors to 123codetester's blog and profile pages at myspace. From sign up date 5/21/06 through10/24/06
That's a little over 5 months.
the URL for the Profile page is http://www.myspace.com/123codetesting and
Blog URL is http://blog.myspace.com/123codetesting .

10,603 Visitors myspace for debraford123

10,603 Visitors myspace for debraford123
Originally uploaded by 123flickr.

Since sign up date on 03/05/06 to 10/24/06 There have been over 10 thousand visitors to this account profile and blog for debraford123. This is more than I expected in a little over 7 months. I want to thank all the visitors, especially those who return again and again. Even though I will be spending more time on my personal website in the future, I will continue to post and update my profile and blog for the wonderful friends which have been extremely nice. And, let me add that though we may make noise when problems arise, there are far more pleasant experiences at myspace than ugly ones. There have been many improvements and the clean up efforts are very much appreciated by many users who are making quality - non offensive pages that can be viewable by the general public. Sometimes what you find is what you are looking for. If you don't want wet shoes, just avoid the mud puddles.
The Blog URL is http://blog.myspace.com/debraford123

Ferrofluid Sculptures by Sachiko Kodama

Ferrofluid is a very interesting material originally developed by NASA it has now found itself been used for a whole range of devices including dampers for controlling and stabilizing large building that move around in the wind. Whats also amazing is that they have such lovely visual qualities when magnetized.

El Paso,Tx,US Historic District

El Paso,Tx,US Historic District
Originally uploaded by 123flickr.

"This is a typical house on Montana St in El Paso. Many of the houses on the street between Downtown area and 5 points are Law offices, Realtors, Restaurants, and Insurance agents. There are other businesses and private homes intermixed in the area. There are also several homes on the streets nearby that are subdivided into multi family dwellings, in these expansive homes. The evergreen tree seen in the picture is a favorite choice in the area to adorn the landscape. These trees grow extremely well in this area and some reach to amazing heights." - debraford123

Foliage thrives in the dessert - El Paso, TX historic district

Foliage thrives in the dessert - El Paso, TX historic district
Originally uploaded by 123flickr.

Foliage thrives in the dessert when properly tended to. Many of the plants like the palm trees in the photo are not native of the region, but manage to survive. The soil content is very mineral rich. Top soil however is more of a fine dust rather than organic matter. If you really want top soil you have to do the same thing you do with houseplants. Buy dirt.