I want some coffee!

The easy answer is "Arizona". More specifically Fort Bowie is a desolate piece of land which the US Cavalry took from the Chiricahua Apache in the early days of the Civil War because they wanted to suppress the Apache in the Apache Pass area and they wanted an edge against the Confederate Army who had already taken Arizona and made it a confederate state. And also because there was water there. While the site of the fort is desolate, the view along the trail back toward the Willcox basin is nothing short of spectacular. This photo (from the National Archives) was taken before monsoons started- probably spring time. I'm writing this mid-September which is toward the end of monsoons. Right now the green is overwhelming. One of those 'you had to be there' kind of things. View from the site of Fort Bowie National Historic Site looking North (thank you National Archives!). Well... sort of North. It's located in what is today named Dos Cabezas Mountains. This shot ...

 That bit of trivia from some movie or other that probably got the announcement muddled. The gist of the announcement was to reassure the masses of continuity in the reign. I like the photo cuz it fits how I choose to remember her- big smile which betrays a good sense of humor and (importantly) a dog lover. According to Helen Mirren's 2006 portrayal of Elizabeth, when she took the pack for a walk she would announce "Walkies!" and off they all marched. My kind of pack leader. So things move on. Prince Charles is now King Charles III (or maybe he has to be coronated first). The corgi above is long gone and no one bothered to mention his name (disappointing but that's history for yuh!). I don't have first hand knowledge but I strongly suspect that I would have had an issue with QE-2 - she was very probably a tea drinker. I'll forgive her that indulgence, but how does anyone live to 96 without coffee?!