Category Archive: Nature

We Passed This Way

We Passed This Way

Shore birds walk the sand in search of food from the ocean. We walk the beach in search of . . . we know it when we …

 

The Liz

The Liz

The Liz is a relative of the ancient dragons that once inhabited the desert Southwest. As with everything else here in the desert The Liz is …

 

Baby Mantis

Baby Mantis

This image was taken this morning before the sun made it’s way to the front of our home.  @barbaralasky has very sharp eyes.  She spotted …

 

Horses of Different Colors

Horses of Different Colors

Yesterday was Road Trip day. We headed out of Tucson on I-10 East to State Route 83 South to Sonoita, Patagonia, Lake Patagonia, back to Sonoita, Elgin, Sonoita Winery, back to Sonoita, Empire Ranch and back to Tucson.

 

Cacti in the Mist

Cacti in the Mist

When I lived in Ohio and Iowa a spring ritual involved hunting mushrooms. Even in the desert when I come upon a group of cacti clustered like this it reminds me of those days in the woods in search of the prize morels.

 

Copper Top

Copper Top

Let your mind play with this image. What is it? Shot from space of mountains, valleys and earthquake faults. Negative image? A piece of copper ore, can you see faces, animals, shapes.

 

Wet Polar Bear

Wet Polar Bear

A quick dip in the pool is one way to stay cool in Tucson during the summer.

 

Purple Thistle in Globe

Purple Thistle in Globe

It is that time of year in Arizona when the winds pick up and the monsoon rains begin. The Thistle is dry and the seeds ready for the wind. The next cycle is about to begin.

 

A Red Head

A Red Head

Sometimes being a red head isn't what it is cracked up to be