Halloween Creation
A dead tree, two owls and some texture combined to make a Halloween inspired image.
Posts from the ‘Arizona’ Category
Oct 9
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Oct 8
Toms Thumb Trail Hike
First Conservancy hike of the season in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Our destination was East End Junction but the weather was so fabulous, we continued on to Tom’s Thumb. Elevation gain: 800ft in about 2 miles. In other words…steep!
Oct 6
Rainy Days
We have very few rainy days here so when one comes along, I enjoy every moment 🙂
Oct 5
Sacred Datura
We had a wonderful rain last night; temps dropped more than 10 degrees and we’re told cool temps are here to stay. Fall has begun! Oh Happy Day 🙂
Sacred Datura spotted this morning and shot with my DroidX. It does Macro well!
Oct 2
Road Trip
Road trips end way too soon! Won’t be long before another one, though 🙂
Oct 1
Flora Survey Round Two
Today marked the second round of the Flora Survey of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Today we went to the Lost Dog Wash and boy…was it dry! So far this year, we’ve only received half the amount of normal rainfall so much of our desert is very dry. We did manage to find one plant that hadn’t been documented, though. We had lots of fun including almost stepping on a sleeping Rattlesnake! We were literally inches from it. We then came across and collected a Javelina skull and a small carnivore’s skull which we guessed might be a baby coyote. They will be used by the Conservancy’s naturalist in her educational programs. She was very excited to get them 🙂
Besides collecting (I’m a Steward), I typically also take photos for the Conservancy’s Facebook Page. Here is a collage of some of those photos.
Sep 22
Cotton Candy Cloud
One of the coolest storm clouds I’ve ever seen. In far North Arizona.
Sep 21
Another Desert Face
Came across this guy on my walk a few days ago. Shot with my Canon S1 compact in very low light so the quality wasn’t great but one click of a preset in Topaz Labs new B&W Effects and it’s not bad! The software is available for $29.99 for a short time. Worthwhile in my opinion.
