Today’s picture was taken last week at the Cave Creek Regional Park. I wouldn’t normally take a picture of the sun with it this high in the sky. In this case, for a brief time, it was behind a cloud that blocked direct light reaching the lens. Although the reflected light is quite bright, I was able…
Category: Arizona
Scenes from Cave Creek Regional Park
This park, located about 8 miles (12.5 km) from home is a great place to experience the Sonoran Desert. Today, I went for a short walk along the Slate Trail, pausing to take a few photographs along the way. There was one thing I wanted to see, the Michelin Man Saguaro cactus. One needs only to look…
The Flowering Hedgehog
Hedgehog is the a name of a family of cacti. We have a few on our property and much to our surprise, one of them flowered today. That’s the first time we’ve seen it flower in the three years we’ve been here. And, it’s autumn. The cacti usually flower in springtime. This species is known as Echinocereus, a…
“A Good Walk Spoiled”
The title for today’s post is a quote attributed to Mark Twain. It refers to golf and on some days I heartily concur. I played yesterday and although my play was “so-so”, it was anything but a walk spoiled. I chose to bring along a camera, intending to capture the beautiful colour of the purple…
Photo(s) of the Week
My favourite photo for last week, taken in the course of our journey home from Arizona. Actually there was some controversy over my favourite; Rolande had a strong preference for a different photo. So, I’m including both. They were taken during my sunrise tour at Canyonlands at the same location, the Candlestick Tower overlook. The…