Earlier this week, we took a family hike at the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, near the Town of Cave Creek, just 10 miles from home. I was accompanied by my son Jonathan and his family, visiting us for the holidays. This first picture was taken as we descended the Dragonfly Trail to the creek…
Author: shotsbyp
Los Cedros
Earlier today, Rolande and I visited Los Cedros, an equestrian training centre and boarding facility for horses. It’s located in the desert about ten minutes from our place in North Scottsdale. Los Cedros strives to be one of the finest horse training facilities in the world. It boasts a strong cadre of trainers , with…
Some Belated Sharing
At times, I find myself looking back at images I’ve taken earlier. Recently, I was reviewing photographs from 2019, seeking candidates for inclusion in my annual book of favourites. Often, these are pictures I did not include in earlier blogs, perhaps underestimating their merit relative to other photos chosen at the time. Today I’m posting…
The Boulders
We’ve recently played a few rounds of golf at a nearby golf course, The Boulders. Today’s photographs are intended to share a few scenes from this very unusual landscape, literally strewn with boulders. The site of today’s pictures is the South Course at the Boulders, a course built among the many boulders that presumably fell…
Desert Sunset, Scottsdale Road
You’ll notice that the format of my blog has changed. This came about as the result of a change to the software I use to publish it. WordPress, my publisher has upgraded its core software for a variety of reasons. The theme that I had used for almost ten years, provided by a third party…