Desert Owl Designs

It really is.

...and it's glorious.

A Swedish movie poster ("Baskervilles Hund") for the 1929 German film adaptation ("Der Hund von Baskerville") of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Nothing interesting ever happens where it's well-lit.

Nothing interesting ever happens where it's well-lit.

The insignia of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, the command charged with overseeing the various special operations forces of the United States Army. Headquartered at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, it is the largest component of the United States Special Operations Command. It is an Army Service Component Command. Its mission is to organize, train, educate, man, equip, fund, administer, mobilize, deploy and sustain Army special operations forces to successfully conduct worldwide special operations.

A quote from Lovecraft. We've all been there, at times.

A magical, liminal moment in the Sonoran desert after the sun sets.

Catch the Big Beat.

Western Legend.

From the classic war movie.

A medieval image of an angel with a six-pointed star.

The Little Dragon.

Poster for the 1958 FIFA Football / Soccer World Cup in Sweden.

From the mean streets of America's Premiere Retirement Community in Arizona

"Okay...What kind of American are you?"

"But what KIND of American?"

Let me tell you the story of Edgar Allen Poe Not exactly the boy next door. - Lou Reed

Nighttime in the Sonoran desert is magical.

Warren Zevon fan art

The cover of the Czech Exhibitor's book for F.W. Murnau's silent horror film classic "Nosferatu" an unauthorized film adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" novel; artwork by Murnau's art director, Albin Grau.

A reminder that everyone likes ice cream.

The excitement of lift-off!

Royal Bookstore was a much-loved bookstore in Phoenix that specialized in military, gun, science fiction, and alternative topics.

Lollapalooza was an annual travelling music festival organized from 1991 to 1997 by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell. The concept was revived in 2003, but was cancelled in 2004. From 2005 onward, the concert has taken place almost exclusively at Grant Park, Chicago, and has played in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, and France.

The Savage Seven was a 1968 biker exploitation film, a biker version of Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai.

A 2005 Swedish stamp honoring the Swedish actress Greta Garbo.

Is your cat ungovernable? Are you?

The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 4th Infantry Division's official nickname, "Ivy", is a play on words of the Roman numeral IV or 4. Ivy leaves symbolize tenacity and fidelity which is the basis of the division's motto: "Steadfast and Loyal". The second nickname, "Iron Horse", has been adopted to underscore the speed and power of the division and its soldiers.

The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 4th Infantry Division's official nickname, "Ivy", is a play on words of the Roman numeral IV or 4. Ivy leaves symbolize tenacity and fidelity which is the basis of the division's motto: "Steadfast and Loyal". The second nickname, "Iron Horse", has been adopted to underscore the speed and power of the division and its soldiers.

Know your domestic animals - one in a series.

A flying origami bat against a Sumi-E background.

Albert Camus (1913 – 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel.

The Young Gentleman from Providence.

Gene Wolfe was perhaps the greatest science fiction author.

Represent Flannery!