Another of my “happy places” in Southern Arizona is the Empire Ranch, one we have regularly visited as a family since the 1980s. A close friend of ours worked for BLM and lived on the property then, way before it was taken over by the Empire Ranch Foundation. Our friend showed us all the “magical” …
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Some of my more recent image captures have, to my way of thinking, ended up looking very much like watercolor art. Quite a few of the images shared here did not require any color processing or clarity, they just looked like this to the naked eye. God’s creation is beyond description sometimes, isn’t it? All of these images were captured at Tonto National Monument in April 2023. Comments wanted and welcome!
So, this year as July 4th approached, I realized that it might be time to write a blog about celebrating this uniquely American holiday here in Arizona. “I LOVE A PARADE”…I can hear that song in my head right now. For many years, our family went to a small mountain town, Patagonia, where we watched …
Yes, the Spring of 2019 has been filled with spectacular superbloom scenery. After a very wet winter (with record snowfall in my hometown of Tucson) there were a plethora of wildflowers that I had never seen in all of my decades of living here. New species I had to look up, which was truly exciting. …
The White Mountains of Arizona are spectacular, which explains why they are so popular with Arizonans, as well as anyone else who discovers them. I have the pleasure of spending a few days there every Spring on an annual retreat with my sisters from around the country. During these days together, we visit the lakes …
You may ask what are ‘urban’ wildflowers are exactly? They are wildflowers that I have found growing within the city limits or other urban areas, rather than in parks or wilderness areas. Tucson is a sprawling city and so it’s not as difficult as you might think to find wildflowers growing here and there all …
The new year of 2019 started out with TWO DAYS in a row of snow…not unusual if you live in 80% of America, but VERY unusual if you live in the Sonoran Desert. We usually get snow a couple of times a year that stays on the ground here in Tucson, but I don’t ever …
I have been taking the portraits of the Canfield Family since 2011 and the children have changed so much after the years. They are so willing to try new venues, even climbing trees, or standing on ledges, quick to say “we trust your judgment.” I thought it might be fun to see how they have …
It was magical. Simply magical. Two of my sisters and I made the decision to travel to the top of Mt Lemmon for a ‘farewell’ trip of sorts, since one sister was moving out of town. We were all hoping to see some Fall leaves (and I, of course, was hoping to capture some autumn …