Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson
Much of Catalina State Park was hidden under an early morning cloud cover. It didn’t take long for the sun to burn through the clouds and by mid-morning the sky was Arizona’s trademark – a deep blue.
Turquoise Building
February 11, 2010 by 12 Comments
La Placita Village
The Visitor Center in downtown Tucson is housed in a group of buildings, all painted with bright colors.
Pinks, yellows, blues, and yes, this delicious turquoise color. I love the lines in this photograph, and the reflections in the windows that quite invite you to tell an imaginative story to explain what you might imagine.
Ocotillo
February 9, 2010 by 7 Comments
Moody Desert in Black and White
Candle Wood, Coach Whip, Flaming Sword, Jacob’s Staff, Slim Wood, Vine Cactus – all are various names for the Ocotillo cactus.
Found only in the Sonoran desert in the Southwest United States and adjacent Mexico, it is a practical plant. Its branches, covered with spiky thorns, makes a naturally effective fence. Those thorns are sharp, nothing to be reckoned with.
But its silhouette is a source of beauty, rising from the floor of the desert, reaching upwards to the blue skies.
A Sea of Saguaro
February 9, 2010 by 5 Comments
Saguaro National Park
I am so happy to be back in the desert, able to walk among these giant cacti, the mighty Saguaro. I have visited over a hundred National Parks and Monuments, in 46 states, and I think this is the park that most loudly calls my name. I want to explore it, talk to it, photograph it, sketch it. Lots of folks think the desert, and Saguaro National Park, is harsh and hostile, but I find it attractive, alluring, full of life.
Saguaro National Park
February 8, 2010 by 7 Comments
Tucson in background
Visited Saguaro National Park at sunset. The low sunlight gave the cacti a glowing cast and contrasted with the purple mountains of Tucson in the background.
