Spring has come to Arizona and with it an eruption of colour. Desert trees, wildflowers and cacti all flower in April and May and the colours can be truly spectacular. We have a profusion of colourful plants in our backyard including our favourite, the Echinopsis cactus. Flowers can bloom in a variety of colours but…
Author: shotsbyp
Desert Sunset
We get some beautiful sunsets in the Sonoran Desert. This photograph was taken just after 7:00 PM in North Scottsdale, Arizona, just as the sun dipped below the horizon. These shots are tricky because of the extreme contrast between the brightness of the sun and the darkness of the foreground (and in this case, the…
Scenes from Northern Arizona
Today’s post features a variety of scenes taken during my recent travels in Northern Arizona. They were photographed at several stops we made on our return trip from Page. The first two show some typical terrain just south of Page along Route 98, beginning with this shot of a mesa, an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes…
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Yesterday, we were treated to a baseball game, the last for the Chicago Cubs’ spring training in 2013. We traveled with longtime friends and new neighbours, Stephanie and Bill McAdam to HoHoKam Park in Mesa, AZ. Not only was this the final game of the 2013 Cactus League season for the Cubs, but also their…
Horseshoe Bend
Before visiting Antelope Canyon in Page, we ventured to a location on the Colorado River, just four miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam. I was interested in seeing Horseshoe Bend, a site that I had overlooked in prior visits to the area. Horseshoe Bend, as the name would imply is a bend in the…