Today’s post contains an unusual mix of pictures I’ve taken recently. I think their stories are interesting, I hope you will too. Cristate or “crested” saguaros form when the cells in the growing stem begin to divide outward, rather than in the circular pattern of a normal cactus. This is an unusual mutation which results in…
Author: shotsbyp
Grand Canyon National Park
Scenes from the South Rim This week, Rolande and I traveled with our visitors, Dominic and Connor to the Grand Canyon. It was their first time in Arizona and I know they were impressed by this great wonder. Most of us are familiar with the Grand Canyon, but perhaps not totally aware of some of…
Mandeville
As promised, I’m posting a second blog on our recent trip to New Orleans. This post features images taken in and around the town of Mandeville, LA, the home town of our hosts, Diane and Dean. I took a couple of strolls in the area around their home, located close to Lake Pontchartrain. This area…
New Orleans
Rolande and I have just returned from a visit to New Orleans. We were hosted by Rolande’s niece, Diane and her husband, Dean, who also did a great job as our guides to a city we haven’t visited before. We arrived at the very beginning of the Mardi Gras celebrations, about two weeks before the…
Close to Home
Today’s blog is an assortment of images, taken during the past month. I have not yet been on any photo excursions, so the photos have no particular theme. Their only commonality is that they were all taken close to home.