One of my favorite places to photograph in Phoenix is the Desert Botanical Garden. It’s open year round, and its unique scenery changes with the seasons. Here are three different cactus images from my trip to Phoenix for Thanksgiving. What do you think? Do you have a favorite below? Cactus Photo #1. Close up of […]
The Golden Barrel Cactus is even cooler that the Barrel Cactus because, well, it’s golden! Despite being one of the most popular cacti in cultivation, it’s extremely rare and critically endangered in the wild. You Might Also Enjoy: Cactus and Contrast One Thing, Three Ways: Saguaro Cactus One Thing, Three Ways: Purple Prickly Pear
After a full day inside at my conference, I went for a long walk around the Camelback Inn property as the sun was setting. I love the sharp spikes of this cactus against the softer, bokeh pueblo-style architecture and lights. You Might Also Enjoy: Camelback Inn One Thing, Three Ways: Saguaro Cactus
The tall, definitive saguaro cactus seems synonymous with Arizona, although it is found throughout the Sonoran Desert that stretches into parts of California and Mexico. No 365 Project Year that included a trip to Arizona would be complete without some photos of this cactus, so here it is three ways. Saguaro Cactus Photo #1. Saguaro cactus can grow to […]
While I’ve encountered skinks in the yard over the years, they’ve always been fast to scurry away once we made eye contact. This northern prairie skink seemed to be craving the warm, spring sun as much as I was and lingered long enough for me to capture him on film. I learned that the male […]
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