Arizona Desert

Wild Flowers Vs. Tame Flowers

FLOWERS!

You gotta love them all, whether they occur naturally or are planted by man, flowers make everyone stop and take pictures!

Check these pics out…Are they wild or are they planted?

Answers on the bottom…

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 664

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 679

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 666

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 1172

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 1171

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 665

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 675

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 661

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 682

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 685

 

DEMA Blue Rv-Alpine 1167

 

Wild

Wild

Wild

Tame

Tame

Wild

Wild

Wild

Wild

Wild

Tame

 

 

The Giant Saguaro – King of the Desert!

The Saguaro bloom is the official State Flower of Arizona!

Carnegiea gigantea, commonly known as the Giant Saguaro is the sentinel of the desert.  It reigns tall over all other cacti.  At 40-60 feet or more the Saguaro will dwarf all other plants in the Sonoran Desert. It is the largest cacti in the United States!

May is the Month Saguaros Bloom…Enjoy the photos!

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Preserve and Protect!

I wish I knew then what I know now!

Regrettably I have missed a great many opportunities…

Horseshoe  Bend on the Colorado River

Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River

Think about all the fabulous places you have been, the moments, vistas, people, and places that you treasure in your mind.  The places you wished you’d had your camera to capture that perfect moment in time, but alas, the sun set, the eagle flew away, the bear disappeared into the forest.  Here are some of the moments I have tried to recreate with my camera.

Yucca bacatta

Yucca bacatta

Granite Dells

Granite Dells

Fields of Poppies

Fields of Poppies

 

Boyce Thompson

Boyce Thompson

Four Peaks Wilderness

Four Peaks Wilderness