An Arizona mug for a New Mexican sunrise on the canyon cliff face. As many know Arizona is New Mexico's western neighbor, so it's not surprising one of its mugs made it way here. Looking up Arizona's motto, I learned state mottos are not the same as nicknames. The Copper State's (Arizona's nickname) motto is "Ditat Deus" which means "God enriches." The other nickname for Arizona is "The Grand Canyon State," which may be a little more appropriate as I'm looking a small canyon wall as the sun illuminates it.  I was kind of hoping for something more landscaped based as I sip my coffee this morning at the park down the street. I never really thought about the southwest and its landscape as I grew up in the southeast. I envisioned all of it as all desert, Sahara style, how wrong was I? Being here I'm often struck by the views and scenery. I think it's important to remember that scenery is always around us and it's meant to be enjoyed. Be it a canyon, a street, a city scape, or a forest if we pause and take the time, we can find beauty in our surrounds natural or man made. 

This is the first mug I have noticed as being from Korea. I assume it's South Korea and does not predate the split (1945 FYI).