tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50272496266921537912024-03-05T03:12:25.873-07:00Sabino CanyonA blog about enjoy nature in the Sonoran DesertDiane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-5630202084447644922009-12-06T05:55:00.006-07:002010-01-17T05:33:56.385-07:00Yellow thru the Year<div style="text-align: center;">Greetings from the Sonoran Desert!<br /><br />For <a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2009/11/cactus-monday-our-personal-saguaro.html"></a><a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2009/12/cactus-monday-purple-prickly-pear.html">Cactus Monday</a>, <a href="http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/">Mellow Yellow Monday</a> and <a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a>.<br /><br />Here are yellow things found at Sabino Canyon through the year:<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUH8U-BOfRKLYPijatyzzmIGT6GuYM2ncpMAyGsHQ4WyxHQ92XzO6aD09RsR8obQtPcppW2z0IkovPVAaEnfk89hvM8xbHJ61Cpxk6BvGqyw6amv2ZtzaeJp_y8aqHaDlx-uPHoJBAH1M/s1600-h/Sabino+through+the+year.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUH8U-BOfRKLYPijatyzzmIGT6GuYM2ncpMAyGsHQ4WyxHQ92XzO6aD09RsR8obQtPcppW2z0IkovPVAaEnfk89hvM8xbHJ61Cpxk6BvGqyw6amv2ZtzaeJp_y8aqHaDlx-uPHoJBAH1M/s400/Sabino+through+the+year.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412076404342832098" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >click photo to enlarge</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The pieces of the mosaic are not in chronological order but the key below is arranged by month with picture numbers in brackets.<br /><br /></div></div>Jan<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">.</span> - Velvet Ash [1]<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"></span>Feb. - Brittlebush [4]<br />Mar. - Creosote bush [10]<br />Apr. - Prickly Pear blossom [7]<br />May - Palo Verde tree in bloom [8]<br />June - Golden Dyssodia [9]<br />July - Prickly Pear Needles [12]<br />Aug. - Hooker's Evening Primrose [5]<br />Sep. - Barrel Cactus blossom [11]<br />Oct. - Barrel fruit [2]<br />Nov. - Creosote flower and honeybee [6]<br />Dec. - Cottonwood trees 2008 [3]<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"></span>Find newer posts by Diane AZ at <a href="http://desertcolors.blogspot.com/">Desert Colors</a>.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-33017211111670422032009-11-19T10:26:00.001-07:002009-11-19T10:31:28.906-07:00Clouds at SunriseA few mornings ago, the sky was cloudy as I walked in Sabino Canyon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs7zPsWdRaSZSP6ngVWfuKgENtachqL9nvIypVNj4AZHDC8LIjJ5bZ8TvFlJLFuiSReNmaoEdj04Y4-4S6au726K2FDarO7hZroRHwQ5p6O_ch_jrza_W49I4HTx0lakvrMqDJRmeqXjw/s1600/sabino+sky+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs7zPsWdRaSZSP6ngVWfuKgENtachqL9nvIypVNj4AZHDC8LIjJ5bZ8TvFlJLFuiSReNmaoEdj04Y4-4S6au726K2FDarO7hZroRHwQ5p6O_ch_jrza_W49I4HTx0lakvrMqDJRmeqXjw/s320/sabino+sky+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405852386009331474" border="0" /></a>Clouds were a welcome change from the clear skies usually seen in this area.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge82rqh255N9NqSZYGImvN0Ii8YpJ6fTBsJ-TBY21aHDN6iRkZjrh0Pn-qlNXH0aweespsN3ojMLpC8IszJMUXMwUOVBey1SZ90dHe6VyRjknRKPJrWMwymCqnPREAeNjkTwqywgtwFhLN/s1600/sabino+sky+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge82rqh255N9NqSZYGImvN0Ii8YpJ6fTBsJ-TBY21aHDN6iRkZjrh0Pn-qlNXH0aweespsN3ojMLpC8IszJMUXMwUOVBey1SZ90dHe6VyRjknRKPJrWMwymCqnPREAeNjkTwqywgtwFhLN/s320/sabino+sky+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405852377527995250" border="0" /></a>It almost looked as if it could rain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ovy17Cp_kgQTKyMaKKbD_AhvVZMHPKOnnPWwlzVz6jMOfK1ouYqQbPr2FFDP1EroPFF6oCuoZnYF8YnNov8fZ0FOq15F8AUicT-1qZjULpEKWmCFEWNLNBNp4I6hfzJJ7DyZYS-eHyMN/s1600/sabino+sky+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ovy17Cp_kgQTKyMaKKbD_AhvVZMHPKOnnPWwlzVz6jMOfK1ouYqQbPr2FFDP1EroPFF6oCuoZnYF8YnNov8fZ0FOq15F8AUicT-1qZjULpEKWmCFEWNLNBNp4I6hfzJJ7DyZYS-eHyMN/s320/sabino+sky+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405852364747378722" border="0" /></a>The creek hasn't flowed since July. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAMIE1vGb17F3AVZODttsb1pwFRJQsIa11znyhWrMTeOCgV5x4rEGPUwLhu-4i3QHM3vBYMG7FFCny5t6SDQ2XGmvJUFt7-J204VGAqOASsS6N51CZIzUGfbhgHwNnmYJY3_uV-1acd32/s1600/sabino+sky+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAMIE1vGb17F3AVZODttsb1pwFRJQsIa11znyhWrMTeOCgV5x4rEGPUwLhu-4i3QHM3vBYMG7FFCny5t6SDQ2XGmvJUFt7-J204VGAqOASsS6N51CZIzUGfbhgHwNnmYJY3_uV-1acd32/s320/sabino+sky+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405852353793750114" border="0" /></a>Even the tiny pools of stagnant water have dried up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8yLD6TR-fIp4l5PTcokhkFsXbVD9-gR8A2TUe4sTTAxS1KlGi65ixrBQ3eGV8tvhADvfV9oCUkVsB5j-wav50SIvX2UPYwDLWP-Fqg3dum8Rz_5En3SA8VK-MVUH-VRrmmnbasIaM1_j/s1600/sabino+sky+05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8yLD6TR-fIp4l5PTcokhkFsXbVD9-gR8A2TUe4sTTAxS1KlGi65ixrBQ3eGV8tvhADvfV9oCUkVsB5j-wav50SIvX2UPYwDLWP-Fqg3dum8Rz_5En3SA8VK-MVUH-VRrmmnbasIaM1_j/s320/sabino+sky+05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405852117755813634" border="0" /></a> No rain, the clouds were just teasing. After all, this is the desert.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-16767861682310029312009-11-18T11:16:00.001-07:002009-11-18T11:18:18.238-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Branching Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf0KGkcf6ITFjRn8AkLMVy-JSUNyUjRuj8lMAQDFsCLMt0OV7K2E8vT9sPi40MBMaqGX552N5AIpg-5lZWHbVMQHteyof9KMRMzEJdk-NXH_BOWUb0iGwSibmfF3n342hNN2Lqv0x1Wq-/s1600/01+branching+saguaro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf0KGkcf6ITFjRn8AkLMVy-JSUNyUjRuj8lMAQDFsCLMt0OV7K2E8vT9sPi40MBMaqGX552N5AIpg-5lZWHbVMQHteyof9KMRMzEJdk-NXH_BOWUb0iGwSibmfF3n342hNN2Lqv0x1Wq-/s320/01+branching+saguaro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405507287701155538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaB7K_kgflLqEyDVxc6VYvKIKQnAD1HtY-9IW4Ed0ErD1gLDsmyJsc2d9-yb9rSHe-ahJBhxdbwd-36vkM0ThkGyAkpjNIVIQoe7zAPaiqnL13tRJ0U4ZH-pfozP10ozLTNysXUq7HC6YL/s1600/02+branching+roadrunner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrORVsoppUruDUsdvf2t7gGbi-jRD73nnEXQaa1uvf0noW7wtayi985ByW4VH4BoTcddRRTyVDDN7xJZdQ2XEdCBf6s9p31rJdJnvscYYNty9uz957dOdWp3zcdrGRftR-rNqWfCZ0rn7/s320/06+branching+ocotillo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405507129435845586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuRiU95YHvmAE-prhcZPVUj5Xa1iuVoABf9zZ2cWdiWrxI0KAyD6Y0cPSyWhdTw0f6bi8egSmg1e-Oq6u6w5KG-1mrkzRm6fndTtazJBH0-T_dlGM9ZRpQLQAOmixqpV-IQpl5wjMwoCX/s1600/07+branching+salt+bush+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuRiU95YHvmAE-prhcZPVUj5Xa1iuVoABf9zZ2cWdiWrxI0KAyD6Y0cPSyWhdTw0f6bi8egSmg1e-Oq6u6w5KG-1mrkzRm6fndTtazJBH0-T_dlGM9ZRpQLQAOmixqpV-IQpl5wjMwoCX/s320/07+branching+salt+bush+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405506926419117730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dtfwDyFVzZ6tUgK_fDSo4LXnaxtUzKhh90jo4bYcXqSYXrbnBdm6Uw-yO1u1vgoj5q2qKDBG8cUKaOOEt9eoM9uSErrukEgKOHTvZZQta9R9bmknA7RWwMy1jZooWqmCb3538dVqvDzv/s1600/08+branching+brittle+bush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dtfwDyFVzZ6tUgK_fDSo4LXnaxtUzKhh90jo4bYcXqSYXrbnBdm6Uw-yO1u1vgoj5q2qKDBG8cUKaOOEt9eoM9uSErrukEgKOHTvZZQta9R9bmknA7RWwMy1jZooWqmCb3538dVqvDzv/s320/08+branching+brittle+bush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405506834937951250" border="0" /></a>To see more wordless posts, visit <a href="http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/">Wordless Wednesday</a>.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-66324857978499493032009-10-24T07:28:00.005-07:002009-10-24T13:47:02.348-07:00Coati - Camera Critter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJMdPTgRnyZR62WldqCFAdoMlziM1XOoBKPrlcYMpRRicOMcyugGPjGn0sSJyfL0VyVpPwYu4iFKxjmNRPzgnQqDnAIrPyA_eTEt7CU2PYiHB5MC9yJJfMCImLwd-0f-WdzzbXdMxgVDp/s1600-h/Coati+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJMdPTgRnyZR62WldqCFAdoMlziM1XOoBKPrlcYMpRRicOMcyugGPjGn0sSJyfL0VyVpPwYu4iFKxjmNRPzgnQqDnAIrPyA_eTEt7CU2PYiHB5MC9yJJfMCImLwd-0f-WdzzbXdMxgVDp/s400/Coati+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151731767880914" border="0" /></a>Here are pictures of the coati we saw on our <a href="http://sabinocanyonblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-walk.html">walk in Sabino Canyon</a> on Monday. From a distance it looked like a monkey of some sort in the tree. The long tail is used for balancing, but it is non-prehensile.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0rBxYvTpsoEluHgexoPhquWRhErXWfdfKZ-lWqOAdt98WaGG_oS37IB6Uk9o3ZYkv6UOCiFpKJKEuKVlstena8iqJaAXtbCCaG0EE68SbX5GjpDsfjW4Dsr8M4WvOhlUhDDzKMegvhZZ/s1600-h/coati+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0rBxYvTpsoEluHgexoPhquWRhErXWfdfKZ-lWqOAdt98WaGG_oS37IB6Uk9o3ZYkv6UOCiFpKJKEuKVlstena8iqJaAXtbCCaG0EE68SbX5GjpDsfjW4Dsr8M4WvOhlUhDDzKMegvhZZ/s320/coati+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151495650122114" border="0" /></a>We did the best we could photographing the animal with the bright sun behind it. We watched it for about a half hour. It seemed comfortable being observed by people standing on the paved road.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhC3Ji62rPFuqlXx7XjMNvHf_INGWFcSFJs9Aptl3JgNhw7L0X8sdLZseYDiBa6J300mTe1gOOHkS4rd4XIlliuoai71ZD5A328Int26X_XpXYLWxZRFR3Edmz5obnG6yfw8IARB8OQ8A/s1600-h/coati+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhC3Ji62rPFuqlXx7XjMNvHf_INGWFcSFJs9Aptl3JgNhw7L0X8sdLZseYDiBa6J300mTe1gOOHkS4rd4XIlliuoai71ZD5A328Int26X_XpXYLWxZRFR3Edmz5obnG6yfw8IARB8OQ8A/s320/coati+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151491324236338" border="0" /></a>White-nosed Coatis belong to the raccoon family. The park ranger said this was probably an adult male because it was large and alone. Female and juvenile coatis are usually found in groups of 4 to 25.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUWRgMM8Ich2UQA1FbxTV4VomuE95LwyfAdJxRyhR9ZUDN8hEXB-MKMoodWMSm8-R_P1cpfmxHM8z3sxaM_gbAZPqEMj2So67OsvH9YV-yxSCLvos2nmIa3bskiwX-BIc0bn9r0rscD6s/s1600-h/coati+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUWRgMM8Ich2UQA1FbxTV4VomuE95LwyfAdJxRyhR9ZUDN8hEXB-MKMoodWMSm8-R_P1cpfmxHM8z3sxaM_gbAZPqEMj2So67OsvH9YV-yxSCLvos2nmIa3bskiwX-BIc0bn9r0rscD6s/s320/coati+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151485759912946" border="0" /></a>We didn't hear any sounds coming from the coati. But they are known to communicate with chirps, snorts and grunts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuQmOXgPQWGk3NET7qRwXmBc3vQ4tbaoE_dx8uAOQLiR-b7vfq6GIfui-aSJIfENUNWNv0DlCm-tlBVCesjmlHQKWxIAfDCNAksVIQpw5uDmRhUF4EuDyd9J1N9jwjIoZuKbf4Oosh2QY/s1600-h/coati+05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuQmOXgPQWGk3NET7qRwXmBc3vQ4tbaoE_dx8uAOQLiR-b7vfq6GIfui-aSJIfENUNWNv0DlCm-tlBVCesjmlHQKWxIAfDCNAksVIQpw5uDmRhUF4EuDyd9J1N9jwjIoZuKbf4Oosh2QY/s320/coati+05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151478114292978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa1Ret4QV1HLAOBjSEt7gBEDG4KyVTOsWD5B12gkBUJZslIzKw8zUXReJ3CEJR0iuA_kEjiMY8WKKRE03pq0SK1u5iIz8q2MNglFNW-8ZZQJKxYs2l_tV9nFLOrOfGRfwBPy2goxS_Wmt/s1600-h/coati+06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa1Ret4QV1HLAOBjSEt7gBEDG4KyVTOsWD5B12gkBUJZslIzKw8zUXReJ3CEJR0iuA_kEjiMY8WKKRE03pq0SK1u5iIz8q2MNglFNW-8ZZQJKxYs2l_tV9nFLOrOfGRfwBPy2goxS_Wmt/s320/coati+06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151473069570386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUJaHQLSDb3G7nezO8rp3OXewU_GvOBnehbefMP9vV1I7R8sdiIVn_xwe6PXCdMfR4sgJzwSp4ktJTTeqC2qrX2PA4E8RUvvO76fkk-5mU-PXhXvJhUrAB86l0FDdyA7EWyFW_ZuviMyY/s1600-h/coati+07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUJaHQLSDb3G7nezO8rp3OXewU_GvOBnehbefMP9vV1I7R8sdiIVn_xwe6PXCdMfR4sgJzwSp4ktJTTeqC2qrX2PA4E8RUvvO76fkk-5mU-PXhXvJhUrAB86l0FDdyA7EWyFW_ZuviMyY/s320/coati+07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151160633481074" border="0" /></a>The long, slightly upturned snout is flexible, and can be rotated 60 degrees in any direction. Their ankles can rotate beyond 180 degrees.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rC-BZ8WUWDblUeO_ZvmHrdBOGu5HFzYn7AAPThJNSldCPGxhQ46L3sViCaI54iP1Oe0X3_pmPCM-VCCtDWOb8THrcX0cjPx4VhBixNrDdBLvrLrOBrrMDs4fGBGhlH_sCxjmP7VD4QRe/s1600-h/coati+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rC-BZ8WUWDblUeO_ZvmHrdBOGu5HFzYn7AAPThJNSldCPGxhQ46L3sViCaI54iP1Oe0X3_pmPCM-VCCtDWOb8THrcX0cjPx4VhBixNrDdBLvrLrOBrrMDs4fGBGhlH_sCxjmP7VD4QRe/s320/coati+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151155288403010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CjAiDltytnYIKWNhxtYkWn93dODQw-e7dn2SS0XqSNIltz1Y5Z83DHOb0glXQvWY6KYbL2ekHkW0AmMGq0G8PYVQbowZvk24nEbfcgIwX1BGoqNkho9FSPrpkoRpWfrvypRzg0rB5K0f/s1600-h/coati+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CjAiDltytnYIKWNhxtYkWn93dODQw-e7dn2SS0XqSNIltz1Y5Z83DHOb0glXQvWY6KYbL2ekHkW0AmMGq0G8PYVQbowZvk24nEbfcgIwX1BGoqNkho9FSPrpkoRpWfrvypRzg0rB5K0f/s320/coati+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396151145573826898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJG1B3yT-f25-9hL8mGhs6IeacEvn9xAkttC16CEQb7EQTDqEOH3HaYc8YFRrng0yjb2tviTIX4qrCdBf4sP_kLJjGuG9HufizgK4xD2YXRuV20HNrBSjvneUsSr94vPKE2LEJaZAkEns/s1600-h/coati+10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJG1B3yT-f25-9hL8mGhs6IeacEvn9xAkttC16CEQb7EQTDqEOH3HaYc8YFRrng0yjb2tviTIX4qrCdBf4sP_kLJjGuG9HufizgK4xD2YXRuV20HNrBSjvneUsSr94vPKE2LEJaZAkEns/s320/coati+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396150939448716322" border="0" /></a>It was eating these tiny orange berries from the Netleaf Hackberry tree.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKGUgqJSyOllbAo6PS8vGMfL5aG6nCHcoHYNCt0_51TNveTXZvkHB8S2aL1KKpvTf-_WGV8xwrPIRKO4KI-BIpqre-JbblaMBuEgiGVNNz6m7bMD5ZixY-eNlpe3VPjWc4xjDklabCarv/s1600-h/coati+11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKGUgqJSyOllbAo6PS8vGMfL5aG6nCHcoHYNCt0_51TNveTXZvkHB8S2aL1KKpvTf-_WGV8xwrPIRKO4KI-BIpqre-JbblaMBuEgiGVNNz6m7bMD5ZixY-eNlpe3VPjWc4xjDklabCarv/s320/coati+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396150937226471090" border="0" /></a>Coatis live in wooded areas from southern Arizona and New Mexico, through Mexico and Costa Rica to Columbia.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6YVPR8NEvnHbw5gpDBcHCvgkJNSUGzC_CJjCF1XyAUpdisMsOwKIMlSAwOsijeRQiGFmGmhvDS432qz_A2rhPthr050axfojEJtWos-QbMaURcIv-ylhTQHYqKlF8tVWcieFiHtfhWUb/s1600-h/coati+12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6YVPR8NEvnHbw5gpDBcHCvgkJNSUGzC_CJjCF1XyAUpdisMsOwKIMlSAwOsijeRQiGFmGmhvDS432qz_A2rhPthr050axfojEJtWos-QbMaURcIv-ylhTQHYqKlF8tVWcieFiHtfhWUb/s320/coati+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396150676377908274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApsCRB6Y6DqZ98rsEGps6uGIC6QbiteJ0ic7lKFofI5XLutwreQGTqrchc1GnejM1_edIA7zHL-IBehlXL262wy4g6sUcr8-khKqAx-gfS8wyPitl8Gf5XjsMlDW6G5hRQw_8tXwkoFto/s1600-h/coati+13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApsCRB6Y6DqZ98rsEGps6uGIC6QbiteJ0ic7lKFofI5XLutwreQGTqrchc1GnejM1_edIA7zHL-IBehlXL262wy4g6sUcr8-khKqAx-gfS8wyPitl8Gf5XjsMlDW6G5hRQw_8tXwkoFto/s320/coati+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396150671239238754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx9VXIVIEf8567M0jJx9XfLa2zFQ1eh-2GhBpfL8UYSj-25xsG-twA8CwlikJpRyO9FlUGYqgA5RxMX2XneplmdYHwwAMpuefSgmG0T4ML6kk4Z0QM4CaUDpQvDCquQaM1aapHvTVRlpU/s1600-h/coati+14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx9VXIVIEf8567M0jJx9XfLa2zFQ1eh-2GhBpfL8UYSj-25xsG-twA8CwlikJpRyO9FlUGYqgA5RxMX2XneplmdYHwwAMpuefSgmG0T4ML6kk4Z0QM4CaUDpQvDCquQaM1aapHvTVRlpU/s320/coati+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396150521729579202" border="0" /></a>Here's a short coati video without sound:<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz6WBadhpTFxBlzyD7JDWlLjJjLdJldCzFmron8ZGkS3LUOu33PkfTNzHNnoNcG9iMDkHsXkEC--x1ytkQLdA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />This is my first time participating in the Camera Critters meme for people who love animals. For more pictures of critters, please visit <a href="http://camera-critters.blogspot.com/">Camera Critters</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://camera-critters.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 65px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_hnsbruuMFfeJJRXzs8LMgD31ORvx_jKx9yKZqOg8Ut5s5itllrkt0joJVoPQC3DzU384CTp01T8YN1bjH-quxekgEAmoPlOxYE_2Sw8XR9fL-WH7Y2C2y5GsTvIiV20LjYEpYwayZKw/s320/Camera+Critters+Post+Header3a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396188367691263378" border="0" /></a>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-39694207862161065232009-10-20T19:03:00.004-07:002009-10-24T07:35:25.057-07:00October WalkChris and I went for a walk in the canyon yesterday morning as it had just rained the night before.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5M7Q6KY_2QQFYVFA3kNV_pFt0ItDUFfr4JDivNpQWoEBuUfp2Rd1keEtDV2b4rSbdNyl7SwodhawrBPICD-yy1DL4YZTYGPvNTlniVYsofiAekFzvcnlKQ3HhppBA0pkoZj6fmPyttZyc/s1600-h/october+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5M7Q6KY_2QQFYVFA3kNV_pFt0ItDUFfr4JDivNpQWoEBuUfp2Rd1keEtDV2b4rSbdNyl7SwodhawrBPICD-yy1DL4YZTYGPvNTlniVYsofiAekFzvcnlKQ3HhppBA0pkoZj6fmPyttZyc/s320/october+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394839139497682882" border="0" /></a>Because of the rain, the accordion-like pleats of the saguaros had expanded, making the cacti look a little plumper than usual.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmQAqDUK-Y6gUc18HmYpGRZRlzBxPpGPvJkARLeLyZEhAOYGq9fyiBRXVbh4_OdP7CUNEXK_0HZZlpZMOBPaEg4RIGxZwylCeST0iYHuxcHoR8EaTsEQUyKmDjl24ooFJ1Rs9wsIeLy-f/s1600-h/october+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmQAqDUK-Y6gUc18HmYpGRZRlzBxPpGPvJkARLeLyZEhAOYGq9fyiBRXVbh4_OdP7CUNEXK_0HZZlpZMOBPaEg4RIGxZwylCeST0iYHuxcHoR8EaTsEQUyKmDjl24ooFJ1Rs9wsIeLy-f/s320/october+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838995871498210" border="0" /></a>The leaves of the cottonwood trees along the creek were just starting to turn golden.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGeZtN4uLHgkalVa_CnTtnJT_3tWOwRgSSU5wRxNcSvWsn29Iu-6xRVJ_j5u7o52i3tbnEmSb9AESAck3V7MGPX8BZsQp1KZOh3KABikHo_dMlO85_2-LNQFAVqEEvgcORlxfecGrHX7j/s1600-h/october+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGeZtN4uLHgkalVa_CnTtnJT_3tWOwRgSSU5wRxNcSvWsn29Iu-6xRVJ_j5u7o52i3tbnEmSb9AESAck3V7MGPX8BZsQp1KZOh3KABikHo_dMlO85_2-LNQFAVqEEvgcORlxfecGrHX7j/s320/october+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838903568444146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkd1QvnQRQjJIoyo8KCVmUjtS5CNjpN-J13TPKx_PH2CO0uG468ydn1r7NJdrwZ7zg1vlAlHAbBFU9hRKeaPZDnMg5YCd8Gf1ZUsSCjouMePijeUSkw-CUUM3Ud7stBWmJddYg7j_Utro/s1600-h/october+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkd1QvnQRQjJIoyo8KCVmUjtS5CNjpN-J13TPKx_PH2CO0uG468ydn1r7NJdrwZ7zg1vlAlHAbBFU9hRKeaPZDnMg5YCd8Gf1ZUsSCjouMePijeUSkw-CUUM3Ud7stBWmJddYg7j_Utro/s320/october+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838822995367426" border="0" /></a>We saw a jack rabbit, a Harris's antelope squirrel and some of the usual birds like this cactus wren.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFrWDAIlzajOLG4nWPDoinIso6ZdUfc0xfzeeVBJdDgQ7cctfNezSrZNYsCj-G93qVCAtJ4J_S9AwebBXk47r4xediT3Di-5FENh_BVzbHaJYcZWgEIkoqaa34t43KHEv9EPXxtn0p_sn/s1600-h/october+06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFrWDAIlzajOLG4nWPDoinIso6ZdUfc0xfzeeVBJdDgQ7cctfNezSrZNYsCj-G93qVCAtJ4J_S9AwebBXk47r4xediT3Di-5FENh_BVzbHaJYcZWgEIkoqaa34t43KHEv9EPXxtn0p_sn/s320/october+06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838633804215394" border="0" /></a>Even though the rain seemed to have cooled off the heat wave, not many visitors were in the park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUJ6qKgueK4UgZUHtlCyqv0UT2EaDwGS7yhaY9NY89Qnt4mwNg9leuFi_4VLQcs_xmDN1ECfOOvf0C2OYQr3Y9gK-GOt935eIyGxaxS6viQSy2GyS162FyoXmT-ogJfmXSIikmSR8ndBV/s1600-h/october+07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUJ6qKgueK4UgZUHtlCyqv0UT2EaDwGS7yhaY9NY89Qnt4mwNg9leuFi_4VLQcs_xmDN1ECfOOvf0C2OYQr3Y9gK-GOt935eIyGxaxS6viQSy2GyS162FyoXmT-ogJfmXSIikmSR8ndBV/s320/october+07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838541145610850" border="0" /></a> The recent rain wasn't enough for the creek to resume flowing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKotlhGZGUF5SWK6q4Hf-hM4-1LLQJc2blxNZU5B_wWUs1CP1J2MVWZX5FceKZ5GvoSe4YnMUGD0k2Fvea-atVOHeGTwdeCUbsa6ggc3X32nbyd_CCFLNnv2NgEWiwxQfwK9TAxLaD5S1d/s1600-h/october+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKotlhGZGUF5SWK6q4Hf-hM4-1LLQJc2blxNZU5B_wWUs1CP1J2MVWZX5FceKZ5GvoSe4YnMUGD0k2Fvea-atVOHeGTwdeCUbsa6ggc3X32nbyd_CCFLNnv2NgEWiwxQfwK9TAxLaD5S1d/s320/october+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838465487652146" border="0" /></a> We only saw pools of standing water here and there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkGJJViUyKCMBrTs32f2e0_jWHWbnbzO3ae5VdIrv8dx_sk3tHN7Wb9hyphenhyphenXRs9ykCkX8M3ierq3rDsJb3pxjPqqcoP4JUqOIQRGfAIYDNtP1jpw1hBNp4FzyauEDVzcT4lQW3FppJ9OkYL/s1600-h/october+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkGJJViUyKCMBrTs32f2e0_jWHWbnbzO3ae5VdIrv8dx_sk3tHN7Wb9hyphenhyphenXRs9ykCkX8M3ierq3rDsJb3pxjPqqcoP4JUqOIQRGfAIYDNtP1jpw1hBNp4FzyauEDVzcT4lQW3FppJ9OkYL/s320/october+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838385472452898" border="0" /></a>We didn't encounter any reptiles in the four hours we were at the canyon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIQs0KOecNKVp8MamK0rubvAc32eW6o0upjjCE8ENeE6L1F39PR4y3bax5KvNLaD9ZPSq-GOaNFdTf_uK6-cR5H7veJTXuEeZgjKQEO7NXH2qrLyTdf8V10prysD6Hw390xzUadQEIAPu/s1600-h/october+10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIQs0KOecNKVp8MamK0rubvAc32eW6o0upjjCE8ENeE6L1F39PR4y3bax5KvNLaD9ZPSq-GOaNFdTf_uK6-cR5H7veJTXuEeZgjKQEO7NXH2qrLyTdf8V10prysD6Hw390xzUadQEIAPu/s320/october+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838297349191906" border="0" /></a>But there were a lot of these dark orange butterflies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jIvhAa5B5uV2OMIhhHxeEuCIDlfCfqoU1HoUYN7Cs-PxfFrWKuJQ-RA_uhs1_Sp02hdhQuWCiGCkqJ3WbPEORzqdKZzqv1j745CnNVTBrEr4Wu6yUds-ni8eNTsE1_Jn4SG2uCtOQuKN/s1600-h/october+11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jIvhAa5B5uV2OMIhhHxeEuCIDlfCfqoU1HoUYN7Cs-PxfFrWKuJQ-RA_uhs1_Sp02hdhQuWCiGCkqJ3WbPEORzqdKZzqv1j745CnNVTBrEr4Wu6yUds-ni8eNTsE1_Jn4SG2uCtOQuKN/s320/october+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838223172579682" border="0" /></a>And, at the first bridge past mile two, there was a surprise up in a tree, that drew a small audience...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkV0-gNjZT7hyphenhyphenniF62TU9fKvgaVjC4USsIq-CW1zrQJKLCQsZU0mBc2tDTolimbCt8GqO_iPeLl_zxNJDU-AyqMtUt9LDY7NH0_q4IohVn99lUmKEA3aeF6laymLclmuKDiGmWiocHqrk/s1600-h/october+12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkV0-gNjZT7hyphenhyphenniF62TU9fKvgaVjC4USsIq-CW1zrQJKLCQsZU0mBc2tDTolimbCt8GqO_iPeLl_zxNJDU-AyqMtUt9LDY7NH0_q4IohVn99lUmKEA3aeF6laymLclmuKDiGmWiocHqrk/s320/october+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394838091292523986" border="0" /></a>A coati! This was the first time Chris or I have seen one at the canyon. Coatis belong to the raccoon family. They're also known as Coatimundis, Brazilian aardvarks, hog-nosed coons,<sup id="cite_ref-hognosed_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coati#cite_note-hognosed-0"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> and snookum bears.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYye-15PeyK1shOlt-SyHKdyY92Cdn2HDKazTYRMesZE9sndZRtkVTZslDSl8yBk3GYfaQ_DzBo2Rikmlr3V4MBt7FYQsiRbfBoprYu__JVi8NZMrSjNnq4nGuQdIVBZg5BxC3XmdisuR0/s1600-h/october+13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYye-15PeyK1shOlt-SyHKdyY92Cdn2HDKazTYRMesZE9sndZRtkVTZslDSl8yBk3GYfaQ_DzBo2Rikmlr3V4MBt7FYQsiRbfBoprYu__JVi8NZMrSjNnq4nGuQdIVBZg5BxC3XmdisuR0/s400/october+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394837638456757922" border="0" /></a>I'll put up more pictures of the coati in another post <a href="http://sabinocanyonblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/coati-camera-critter.html">here</a>.<br /></div></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-57519311686406776752009-10-01T18:26:00.001-07:002009-10-01T18:35:41.354-07:00Thimble PeakThimble Peak (on the left) stands between Sabino Canyon and Bear Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains. I've noticed that viewed from the track, the space between Thimble Peak and Blackett's Ridge (to its right) echos the inverted shape of Thimble Peak, more or less, depending on where I stand.<br /><br />The first image is from the sunrise <a href="http://desertcolors.blogspot.com/2009/10/skywatch-around-track.html">skywatch post</a> on my Desert Colors blog. The second picture was taken twelve hours later. The cloud formation looks like a ghost of Thimble Peak.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjyzY3mvnI_BfZunTzVfJNXNuN9LU4IJaL1cNAZJHCjDaBOuWKWEtR8XWdnTdAXt9xJ53Pk1sj57uJdifbTEPsj_fBBO3orYKTtkxrtMk9HBjBSmM24C6tL1OmOSIr9wpABdeuyTDUPFO/s1600-h/Thimble+Peak+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjyzY3mvnI_BfZunTzVfJNXNuN9LU4IJaL1cNAZJHCjDaBOuWKWEtR8XWdnTdAXt9xJ53Pk1sj57uJdifbTEPsj_fBBO3orYKTtkxrtMk9HBjBSmM24C6tL1OmOSIr9wpABdeuyTDUPFO/s400/Thimble+Peak+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387759255995098594" border="0" /></a>I found some more pictures of Thimble Peak that I took earlier this year in various lighting and weather.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ulTLW0Hzd8bON81PIMcotQdgGNJYiPkcnWSKgXk0fi9iymBOwUpxLzyEAIBhyUc66nQQ4NOERS-XPCpUCmluC9G10U_EH41ImvlOhlR5zlkk0trzKRq0wmmXO_vJJyagSbQnHUpJ0Oz5/s1600-h/Thimble+Peak+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ulTLW0Hzd8bON81PIMcotQdgGNJYiPkcnWSKgXk0fi9iymBOwUpxLzyEAIBhyUc66nQQ4NOERS-XPCpUCmluC9G10U_EH41ImvlOhlR5zlkk0trzKRq0wmmXO_vJJyagSbQnHUpJ0Oz5/s400/Thimble+Peak+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387759136525860482" border="0" /></a>I'm fascinated by the colors of Thimble Peak and the negative space next to it. I plan snap a picture each time I go to the track over the next few months and post some of the results.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-73216678621796371352009-09-27T13:55:00.004-07:002009-09-28T05:25:49.404-07:00September WalkChris and I went for a walk in the canyon yesterday morning, the first time in weeks. Here's some of what we found.<br /><br />It still feels like summer at the canyon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL-wgGXth_iA7_tHEODSFmcjUPxaau1vpT73ER8dLkI0TaBqX5AMjbdZLws-gisipkoyW31HNhNdANnLXRLhR-EWuJSEnMpImODmM8IhqrUjMfEpo3-3lXupfj1AFW6RsU8Z28O15Ri_2/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL-wgGXth_iA7_tHEODSFmcjUPxaau1vpT73ER8dLkI0TaBqX5AMjbdZLws-gisipkoyW31HNhNdANnLXRLhR-EWuJSEnMpImODmM8IhqrUjMfEpo3-3lXupfj1AFW6RsU8Z28O15Ri_2/s320/Sabino+walk+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386112219909988450" border="0" /></a> The barrel cacti just have a few blooms left.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQojUR6YKdYdtDEtt7EbuSnkyQBZIzK-ZuI0jofK5ENNxWUhtV8jANeBpEs_1T-hp93X25a_QyDGV7gT6MfTilJFtGxsv2spoEZZ9z_muE_P8pJW8R25GDGihsb1g4124sAj2Sm-hKWGOH/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQojUR6YKdYdtDEtt7EbuSnkyQBZIzK-ZuI0jofK5ENNxWUhtV8jANeBpEs_1T-hp93X25a_QyDGV7gT6MfTilJFtGxsv2spoEZZ9z_muE_P8pJW8R25GDGihsb1g4124sAj2Sm-hKWGOH/s320/Sabino+walk+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386112044721976898" border="0" /></a>Ocotillo stems are covered with green leaves while the red blooms are long gone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QssCeI3T6bq6H3hOGTIE374m6oCUlnQ2y-XHlmRWX4Zy_lT0uCFUjWGA1OZSHh4lryl-KrR3fxWO5CiRSEE9qlf37JQxCVgIHp2WmCSOzFUD54Kfnxcxg0RjcFW65-54psDZ5oxmKCp-/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QssCeI3T6bq6H3hOGTIE374m6oCUlnQ2y-XHlmRWX4Zy_lT0uCFUjWGA1OZSHh4lryl-KrR3fxWO5CiRSEE9qlf37JQxCVgIHp2WmCSOzFUD54Kfnxcxg0RjcFW65-54psDZ5oxmKCp-/s320/Sabino+walk+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111963072239410" border="0" /></a>Teddy bear cholla spines glisten in the sunlight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYli-_Z6iTQB8GgArRG2hKoVqwmWuCecR52Q63fJyroGk5mHHPwn0mT4U-NkEZS2aRhascKKIBJbcEfEwS01XaGEbvkx8R1166Cj8WwvRmhSrzOC8hb_95p6N5Q7saZs0sDIZspOnTUbna/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYli-_Z6iTQB8GgArRG2hKoVqwmWuCecR52Q63fJyroGk5mHHPwn0mT4U-NkEZS2aRhascKKIBJbcEfEwS01XaGEbvkx8R1166Cj8WwvRmhSrzOC8hb_95p6N5Q7saZs0sDIZspOnTUbna/s400/Sabino+walk+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111881728207922" border="0" /></a>The orange sign says "Danger! High Mountain Lion Activity - Enter at your own risk." We've never seen a mountain lion but the rangers say new tracks are found each morning.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbUvA683YryBjv82hMWZyQ_Gcd4fHLLU_-lBp0Cn22jgHdxZe-20-a6YTIVjo5_lsZIBtSPPucA7aW6gOfNrw7-oK8Acu9s-xIijzXU_qpI-AY1cvDhyphenhyphenps98rsh3w95D3XEwShTV7YFAQ/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbUvA683YryBjv82hMWZyQ_Gcd4fHLLU_-lBp0Cn22jgHdxZe-20-a6YTIVjo5_lsZIBtSPPucA7aW6gOfNrw7-oK8Acu9s-xIijzXU_qpI-AY1cvDhyphenhyphenps98rsh3w95D3XEwShTV7YFAQ/s320/Sabino+walk+05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111782883238578" border="0" /></a>Most of the saguaros are bare, but one last fruit remains on this one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiRLtfeUNg3qk7t8efDAwy1cBdOi8cVxselIKZpeH_5yFr8T-2KBRHkdEdOvv4fPNVil882-r5srkEtUjeSOhVcFATb56r1-MqAIFKs2XaixlRKUAEixnTiKx3OBDZfeFt_-pXP95J0yr/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiRLtfeUNg3qk7t8efDAwy1cBdOi8cVxselIKZpeH_5yFr8T-2KBRHkdEdOvv4fPNVil882-r5srkEtUjeSOhVcFATb56r1-MqAIFKs2XaixlRKUAEixnTiKx3OBDZfeFt_-pXP95J0yr/s320/Sabino+walk+06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111711818693170" border="0" /></a>Going over the hill...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJsSeEUJ59uNg1RcYKF5kvslAZcN0pVNXdGKw5rouigun1r4ZrX4SpkiM4rp1rpXcKBR9zaHd3VSGwh_ASr_7vkynkd3ZhWn8awTlfqwBsy_ogY7BBRhkyAtXc65jjDlMa2tuyAQ0BBTU/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJsSeEUJ59uNg1RcYKF5kvslAZcN0pVNXdGKw5rouigun1r4ZrX4SpkiM4rp1rpXcKBR9zaHd3VSGwh_ASr_7vkynkd3ZhWn8awTlfqwBsy_ogY7BBRhkyAtXc65jjDlMa2tuyAQ0BBTU/s400/Sabino+walk+07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111593114740882" border="0" /></a>The cottonwood leaves are still green.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCdJVlt9TwoVm5h55aOvquIVxjgHO9H2hOUo4OipDGGgrKxaLdyL3zMi_puxlolj7sD5_qYefJRu1fh3ZZa2ZUsI1XQ48MwFz6oYl5DQ0N4Qk69MJKWiH-qxdJVQuoGue7vm-NJDO6DnN/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCdJVlt9TwoVm5h55aOvquIVxjgHO9H2hOUo4OipDGGgrKxaLdyL3zMi_puxlolj7sD5_qYefJRu1fh3ZZa2ZUsI1XQ48MwFz6oYl5DQ0N4Qk69MJKWiH-qxdJVQuoGue7vm-NJDO6DnN/s320/Sabino+walk+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111476040049394" border="0" /></a>The creek that flows down the hill from the road has receded to just a few small pools of standing water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YAq4nPzFhQvF-o6d4dumZzgmwaAlZm4XeJKgoFO00chKbbENq7z-_emGu5PZ_VwqftW1YLYBmJPoMdEiy8gGCVQAFkYQ2Dh-ko4yBFu5xADSygXbIpRzO3JNXZhTAn0pZImMT1CCrQcv/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YAq4nPzFhQvF-o6d4dumZzgmwaAlZm4XeJKgoFO00chKbbENq7z-_emGu5PZ_VwqftW1YLYBmJPoMdEiy8gGCVQAFkYQ2Dh-ko4yBFu5xADSygXbIpRzO3JNXZhTAn0pZImMT1CCrQcv/s320/Sabino+walk+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111377909034402" border="0" /></a>The hills look green even without much rain this monsoon season.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohMUnmac9FWjdGDAYAfk8Cflbs4q3wb42MWju_gT_UbeGsz-uUZZG0tHBs0BM-u_U9-MzisnRZo5gxuc4MiOQYb7i0h5dIhSN4CflzciZLBZsS1bQhtqaLdHwug9cFmq_cETLxMwKOg_Y/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohMUnmac9FWjdGDAYAfk8Cflbs4q3wb42MWju_gT_UbeGsz-uUZZG0tHBs0BM-u_U9-MzisnRZo5gxuc4MiOQYb7i0h5dIhSN4CflzciZLBZsS1bQhtqaLdHwug9cFmq_cETLxMwKOg_Y/s400/Sabino+walk+10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111265709155954" border="0" /></a>Many grasses have turned straw-colored.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxME0BZyVb0Io0mWhluRrbljsU9xuTw6mYmTfE1ebPGvd2xZafREyvMQqr9oihMAxAbiW-ALUrMVT7H0nelsFd6xEBPslhPGB2zmOOShSVHnV-jHMdPbPfSNIMxJjzI78-A7d1-rqcktH/s1600-h/sabino+walk+11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxME0BZyVb0Io0mWhluRrbljsU9xuTw6mYmTfE1ebPGvd2xZafREyvMQqr9oihMAxAbiW-ALUrMVT7H0nelsFd6xEBPslhPGB2zmOOShSVHnV-jHMdPbPfSNIMxJjzI78-A7d1-rqcktH/s320/sabino+walk+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386111078661495282" border="0" /></a>This saguaro looks different from the others with so many arm buds on it.<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Jxm3EZRrWWpUwTf3NAhSgGPS4mIte2ZSAz8Pk1-QR-tZsQK1Cq6gpEJynja2LvjPUHkxsNjJxQQu685k2iT_7HAgWjlLAehCydsJVCci-kYsP9Bo2HlnopR4lg-WVaSa6TtnxVPiT6A5/s1600-h/Sabino+walk+12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Jxm3EZRrWWpUwTf3NAhSgGPS4mIte2ZSAz8Pk1-QR-tZsQK1Cq6gpEJynja2LvjPUHkxsNjJxQQu685k2iT_7HAgWjlLAehCydsJVCci-kYsP9Bo2HlnopR4lg-WVaSa6TtnxVPiT6A5/s400/Sabino+walk+12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386110941291910210" border="0" /></a></div>It was a pretty good sized crowd of people at the canyon considering how hot it still is.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Cactus Monday!</span><br /><br />For more cactus themed posts, visit <a href="http://www.blogger.com/For%20more%20cactus%20themed%20posts,%20visit%20Teri%27s%20Painted%20Daisies."></a><a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/">Teri's Painted Daisies</a>.<br /></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-77350836722263623512009-09-21T07:40:00.002-07:002009-09-21T07:44:17.203-07:00Cactus Monday<div style="text-align: center;">“I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8L7bZD0ZKFE8WAv-we3PxAsELHudGu98GS6pNoz9Enm7-2yfO2D1Ye5zzAaj71cza-H3wQrsDv-bj8WQXHq89esOYCfJVLgkLXcHt_qIhE4ezC_siDim1OCnErD2WGXleg6RDoQHXA9Up/s1600-h/finch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8L7bZD0ZKFE8WAv-we3PxAsELHudGu98GS6pNoz9Enm7-2yfO2D1Ye5zzAaj71cza-H3wQrsDv-bj8WQXHq89esOYCfJVLgkLXcHt_qIhE4ezC_siDim1OCnErD2WGXleg6RDoQHXA9Up/s400/finch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383921146988592754" border="0" /></a><br />to front only the essential facts of life,<br />and see if I could not learn what it had to teach...<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXioCMJGE4q5fkBZ7O6KCRkQaujkMmSUXLN79lzVygspbRV3-rpxXGOwXFAW492ulvWlZAZtIrF6ZE4HmLhKx8-xZIaDgqx0WcE7bUSjBiJz5imQslHV-3Uvyx7LUSrHkOn4n-aW3nlN3z/s1600-h/finch+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXioCMJGE4q5fkBZ7O6KCRkQaujkMmSUXLN79lzVygspbRV3-rpxXGOwXFAW492ulvWlZAZtIrF6ZE4HmLhKx8-xZIaDgqx0WcE7bUSjBiJz5imQslHV-3Uvyx7LUSrHkOn4n-aW3nlN3z/s400/finch+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383921035062622162" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life...<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEGxumIVsD58f2lSEUM6GqM7WeEoPHI3gal5Fkn94kiq3izT-v1vozPqMwsNrpx8LT1SHApT6215g1YBVm2iwlw_iETfa_b3GhCpVY-YCTSCGneIkhApIhzoDZwUCqLAlrRFUwFTI6KGQ/s1600-h/finch+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEGxumIVsD58f2lSEUM6GqM7WeEoPHI3gal5Fkn94kiq3izT-v1vozPqMwsNrpx8LT1SHApT6215g1YBVm2iwlw_iETfa_b3GhCpVY-YCTSCGneIkhApIhzoDZwUCqLAlrRFUwFTI6KGQ/s400/finch+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383920766413919106" border="0" /></a><br />and not when I had come to die discover that I had not lived.”<br /><br />~Henry David Thoreau<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">For more nature inspired cactus posts visit </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/">Teri's Painted Daisies</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></span><br /></div></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-44409358076439176442009-09-09T07:04:00.000-07:002009-09-09T07:05:57.330-07:00Nectar LoversThese are some of the birds spotted at my backyard feeder. For many weeks the only hummers observed had red bills, probably broad-billed hummingbirds. The first one below has a metal band around his left leg.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqCtivQIDZ7IOGHeVNAwZY27tIEU1dsO6suqv4JCe07e171p12Litmz79AfiX-pH37nLjxUBkexZiqPcNkPWxbjFBlnJhfFXP0UUdVsvH9EfK57_gLGeRYHicPD6el7EKq4tNgrFTEeQH/s1600-h/hummer+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqCtivQIDZ7IOGHeVNAwZY27tIEU1dsO6suqv4JCe07e171p12Litmz79AfiX-pH37nLjxUBkexZiqPcNkPWxbjFBlnJhfFXP0UUdVsvH9EfK57_gLGeRYHicPD6el7EKq4tNgrFTEeQH/s320/hummer+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379456126245066226" border="0" /></a>Lately we've seen hummers with dark bills, but I'm not sure what species they are.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6bMtcXl8bYlz-ubXgmd_Ps0QVYZn9XjgUUifaTpJ4oDL_8mhkxV8aMguyd64VNHFAkNrhV-MX9aPtBZo5sUE4GCFEKiL2DzSBiJH0Rvnhm6ZTchNQepchHs7qBiS9DHPLKtIT_DqZva2/s1600-h/hummer+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6bMtcXl8bYlz-ubXgmd_Ps0QVYZn9XjgUUifaTpJ4oDL_8mhkxV8aMguyd64VNHFAkNrhV-MX9aPtBZo5sUE4GCFEKiL2DzSBiJH0Rvnhm6ZTchNQepchHs7qBiS9DHPLKtIT_DqZva2/s320/hummer+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379456068117424674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb721_o8WyRLifrLZk9Nh7D2Zmj9whX37n_Fj0-LXiFzECrS6cjjJ7RvlW7Q4g9MfAhOJgRtNrg2pqtajfymdvrlGXdCVmO_ZCJBbempREcO3H2NMWLjhfymU5tw6s_2GjHYzunCrCx51/s1600-h/hummer+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb721_o8WyRLifrLZk9Nh7D2Zmj9whX37n_Fj0-LXiFzECrS6cjjJ7RvlW7Q4g9MfAhOJgRtNrg2pqtajfymdvrlGXdCVmO_ZCJBbempREcO3H2NMWLjhfymU5tw6s_2GjHYzunCrCx51/s320/hummer+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379456005296313906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafG0dehDUSe0SF_KGQxwRJaVwYy764RQUUowArbvFRra_jhMcSVtOwwyWoUmqzD2IdDRr4fzK3C0-AGuahCE8xUImcHexvlk1jMlQRQPOm9HE2f0Pu1sCkELDeInb4PgNhfyPzotXLZB3/s1600-h/hummer+4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafG0dehDUSe0SF_KGQxwRJaVwYy764RQUUowArbvFRra_jhMcSVtOwwyWoUmqzD2IdDRr4fzK3C0-AGuahCE8xUImcHexvlk1jMlQRQPOm9HE2f0Pu1sCkELDeInb4PgNhfyPzotXLZB3/s320/hummer+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379455950040928658" border="0" /></a>This one that usually comes to the yard at dusk may be a Rufous. Blurry picture, but I think it's cute how he fans out his tail feathers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPmyxp27anP-mMKHTmSmNOp0xjNhzTxlsIsv1MWUznnDBkDzQ4iy15cme0H0nwzVvL7oVG3JJPiurtIp5_6eYPIZ9AOLgrh8fUVnoJ764MmHG-mzUVBG4jOxsuYC7SL5Yf0KxLckcZwwR/s1600-h/rufus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPmyxp27anP-mMKHTmSmNOp0xjNhzTxlsIsv1MWUznnDBkDzQ4iy15cme0H0nwzVvL7oVG3JJPiurtIp5_6eYPIZ9AOLgrh8fUVnoJ764MmHG-mzUVBG4jOxsuYC7SL5Yf0KxLckcZwwR/s320/rufus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379455881773411890" border="0" /></a>Gila woodpeckers love to sip nectar out of the feeder.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJCaPjzEZYtzQk2lBLASbetwEDhS2B3p1AQD1HAdDaLEiZZR-_hz_WPzvz35DqtpNXtCu3PpWkZd25TKwCkLvaFurRdIXXlIZKwcWOsvaNsq6SFLCt2Tj8v0Ab8F3g7xiWClRQGR6Uwz-/s1600-h/gila+woodpecker+male.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJCaPjzEZYtzQk2lBLASbetwEDhS2B3p1AQD1HAdDaLEiZZR-_hz_WPzvz35DqtpNXtCu3PpWkZd25TKwCkLvaFurRdIXXlIZKwcWOsvaNsq6SFLCt2Tj8v0Ab8F3g7xiWClRQGR6Uwz-/s320/gila+woodpecker+male.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379455819039673858" border="0" /></a>And so do verdins. I love this acrobatic pose.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_4VLIEofa17C3AgIY2x0vr31SmidG9X4VLq2YAXRNMzTUNckFjkj4TQ442Nx53H6X6Ibh3m25NjMlQ89TFMqTMAuV-xeXBELH8802a5GiXk1pjLX6bQHB8mj2Z_NN8Cxz1LlsaPJ8kNt/s1600-h/verdin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_4VLIEofa17C3AgIY2x0vr31SmidG9X4VLq2YAXRNMzTUNckFjkj4TQ442Nx53H6X6Ibh3m25NjMlQ89TFMqTMAuV-xeXBELH8802a5GiXk1pjLX6bQHB8mj2Z_NN8Cxz1LlsaPJ8kNt/s320/verdin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379455741242061570" border="0" /></a>Only a few flowers are blooming in the yard right now. With bats emptying the hummingbird feeder at night, I try to remember to refill it each morning.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4y7OJE-gFsgINDbQPuhhDd8-e7UQ1T0euYelJONB3jKW3MX-h7RdNNl25NuFbSVBqgM3ZJg_1eJzsyAhSqrLTIwsuMk-A2zZ0ZoE9h7Z53ESaXhZ-dypU3ShJn0vXY5RBrD_CtlMSuO8/s1600-h/hummer+and+vitex+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4y7OJE-gFsgINDbQPuhhDd8-e7UQ1T0euYelJONB3jKW3MX-h7RdNNl25NuFbSVBqgM3ZJg_1eJzsyAhSqrLTIwsuMk-A2zZ0ZoE9h7Z53ESaXhZ-dypU3ShJn0vXY5RBrD_CtlMSuO8/s320/hummer+and+vitex+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379455645979832354" border="0" /></a>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-22655550170536389122009-08-31T05:31:00.003-07:002009-08-31T05:40:48.122-07:00Cactus Monday - Shadows II<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Happy Cactus Monday!</span></span><br /><br /></div>This week I experimented with "catching" shadows of plants on paper. It was fun to see how tilting the paper would change the shape of the shadow and it was challenging to keep myself and the camera out of the picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5p0HxwVIcfm8ZnsfE4e0k9y3pXsUChVxsACAcpCJcv7FWMd8lKpRhn_rjVCT8KexxK3kpmpwvVOTZKXg4GsEuWYC5R9yp3wH-ipqdncFTa1VmbY3jkTWACLaqKMYO_is9ISbuMij7mPL1/s1600-h/ocotillo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5p0HxwVIcfm8ZnsfE4e0k9y3pXsUChVxsACAcpCJcv7FWMd8lKpRhn_rjVCT8KexxK3kpmpwvVOTZKXg4GsEuWYC5R9yp3wH-ipqdncFTa1VmbY3jkTWACLaqKMYO_is9ISbuMij7mPL1/s320/ocotillo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375742196973525394" border="0" /></a>I cropped some of the pictures later:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6e9trToLg0EUHt3cAbLSdTTSOISN-84gQBaXRz1Ow9I5AYkZhi8G-V379TUiDPBaUVAmeuOaVDJ5lRN6J8skJfRk1UGyHuCqvNNrGAK-RnckKID4mJxw-5l-QWW18KxUXOMvkJ5ieitO/s1600-h/ocotillo2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6e9trToLg0EUHt3cAbLSdTTSOISN-84gQBaXRz1Ow9I5AYkZhi8G-V379TUiDPBaUVAmeuOaVDJ5lRN6J8skJfRk1UGyHuCqvNNrGAK-RnckKID4mJxw-5l-QWW18KxUXOMvkJ5ieitO/s320/ocotillo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375742121936357682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRd-9qO0tbBo8mOi9kow9DR_MqjR5LVdatkpQ2vsLIETp51yGiijz4bTB0GK0hBHmafXsYiLuPjZDjdIC_S9Lvnp9YMZmRYQVpruLuadAjX9ri8mkLN0jaN5Ei6YZuRCO-gwm52cF1To3/s1600-h/barrel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRd-9qO0tbBo8mOi9kow9DR_MqjR5LVdatkpQ2vsLIETp51yGiijz4bTB0GK0hBHmafXsYiLuPjZDjdIC_S9Lvnp9YMZmRYQVpruLuadAjX9ri8mkLN0jaN5Ei6YZuRCO-gwm52cF1To3/s320/barrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375741971890632738" border="0" /></a>But for most of these I left at least part of the plant in the picture with its shadow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGV4aINe2a8m1dfHAWXBkDyYC5-2bof9KLVjbIcRL1TR2_39WX5jx8wI9G4eGF0aQbsZC57mOOvB_d3dwCRb973WnAjF7hyTvJ9iaz1GPQvzZmzdl4UYFV7pof6zuCMbEo24kVIXqhtYm/s1600-h/agave.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGV4aINe2a8m1dfHAWXBkDyYC5-2bof9KLVjbIcRL1TR2_39WX5jx8wI9G4eGF0aQbsZC57mOOvB_d3dwCRb973WnAjF7hyTvJ9iaz1GPQvzZmzdl4UYFV7pof6zuCMbEo24kVIXqhtYm/s320/agave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375742044110139698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjin_smF9w06N8sWzwPLdrDO5q9p3t6kU_4e7CO4FYyVw4qrspGuMKejBkVTefWHH8S9hRsfhvDm4OFnwT1NKIcr5prBdYnYcX8MOCyB53HVB_JCf2L8Aso4rMp9DduL-sHBvkFzDefxF36/s1600-h/desert+broom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjin_smF9w06N8sWzwPLdrDO5q9p3t6kU_4e7CO4FYyVw4qrspGuMKejBkVTefWHH8S9hRsfhvDm4OFnwT1NKIcr5prBdYnYcX8MOCyB53HVB_JCf2L8Aso4rMp9DduL-sHBvkFzDefxF36/s320/desert+broom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375741889431223410" border="0" /></a>The next two cacti are both referred to as "jumping" cholla cactus. It is easy to tell the fuzzy Teddy bear apart from the chainfruit cholla just by the shadows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgxQODegpjCIDLMv_HEivp17ujdSyNMmYj4xOuoNjYL7xLLGSN8Sa-xzuk7uTaP7hI-8aTePk8efRx5MxPbtV446_oTIWK91mvJOIWY-gjwy_c_DOa13FWBWIFbYf1su_SNKd5gm_WRiL/s1600-h/teddy+bear+cholla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgxQODegpjCIDLMv_HEivp17ujdSyNMmYj4xOuoNjYL7xLLGSN8Sa-xzuk7uTaP7hI-8aTePk8efRx5MxPbtV446_oTIWK91mvJOIWY-gjwy_c_DOa13FWBWIFbYf1su_SNKd5gm_WRiL/s320/teddy+bear+cholla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375741825661556866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ07hPVEwR-wjCgYEWHjAJcSS75RDEuAclx4DlqlMima3OEfAy38cfsbNvDqYwzINyksaAZFr0Iyoco9fB-peXKf94EZ5mXQoNNjOllVaS11BW3QBhp_nrgYHhuEQ9cViSAm-KG83zO7_o/s1600-h/chainfruit+cholla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ07hPVEwR-wjCgYEWHjAJcSS75RDEuAclx4DlqlMima3OEfAy38cfsbNvDqYwzINyksaAZFr0Iyoco9fB-peXKf94EZ5mXQoNNjOllVaS11BW3QBhp_nrgYHhuEQ9cViSAm-KG83zO7_o/s320/chainfruit+cholla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375741688417236066" border="0" /></a>This old cholla cactus skeleton looks like a dragon to me:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z92pAEe9gxS9pafpQpoN3X3VVKRRJ3BQ7zsXRTOaZz_cIN-T8lHppt5f0sY1AXq1ytBfF8ZktqxwKmCPYMawUZvsTi1oDagv6aNlmybWjUA8FbtDtsKFgQLwkE2Oe89vhIYhGEzAdT-C/s1600-h/cholla+skeleton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z92pAEe9gxS9pafpQpoN3X3VVKRRJ3BQ7zsXRTOaZz_cIN-T8lHppt5f0sY1AXq1ytBfF8ZktqxwKmCPYMawUZvsTi1oDagv6aNlmybWjUA8FbtDtsKFgQLwkE2Oe89vhIYhGEzAdT-C/s320/cholla+skeleton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375741630398841778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvsoEdzD1JOuoRx9vwqQ8wfUpvM1-RrB6rykLG_b9n1Aqcqvqh9Nwpa4VmOGHZmZpgABtcIgMezSm0xITdUECqYT6PF6jrznt8y_Uoxrxmk7NM2YDzog8Mn1XzP6K-0WFJ3uzddRON0jy/s1600-h/creosote.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvsoEdzD1JOuoRx9vwqQ8wfUpvM1-RrB6rykLG_b9n1Aqcqvqh9Nwpa4VmOGHZmZpgABtcIgMezSm0xITdUECqYT6PF6jrznt8y_Uoxrxmk7NM2YDzog8Mn1XzP6K-0WFJ3uzddRON0jy/s320/creosote.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375741554607019778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXbjBOoK0_K0rl-g4_s-9Les9tNk4tRgypc3bRhJvyiPDCIr9gIsnmde-6TpZowUbJs_Bl4nueZcFLxz79hOdie2iHmLFR3ZwzN-mYDEMF0JsGwQDF4M7GRrKuigvRiJewO-05G8ls3bg/s1600-h/prickly+pear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXbjBOoK0_K0rl-g4_s-9Les9tNk4tRgypc3bRhJvyiPDCIr9gIsnmde-6TpZowUbJs_Bl4nueZcFLxz79hOdie2iHmLFR3ZwzN-mYDEMF0JsGwQDF4M7GRrKuigvRiJewO-05G8ls3bg/s320/prickly+pear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375741494468608866" border="0" /></a>For a switch, here's the shadow of the paper on the cactus pad:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvIJvk8E1YIZPSVoOHFZu0VC3VV8fLNkYXGHaJs889iJYU5ASzPSw0hc34scNS4xAa0EbbkS4SxQ2P1V4WKjuQpz2pZ0XshYs5lUcP2GCx7Ql9b0On4CX9nwR0Y8QDJb37YL6wNM7ZrG_/s1600-h/paper+on+pad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvIJvk8E1YIZPSVoOHFZu0VC3VV8fLNkYXGHaJs889iJYU5ASzPSw0hc34scNS4xAa0EbbkS4SxQ2P1V4WKjuQpz2pZ0XshYs5lUcP2GCx7Ql9b0On4CX9nwR0Y8QDJb37YL6wNM7ZrG_/s320/paper+on+pad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375741427672719730" border="0" /></a>Naturally, after doing these experiments I kept noticing shadows everywhere. I posted more shadows that I found on my other blog, <a href="http://desertcolors.blogspot.com/">Desert Color</a><a href="http://desertcolors.blogspot.com/">s</a>, if you'd like to take a peek.<br /><br />To see other Cactus Monday posts, mosey on over the <a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/">Teri's Painted Daisies</a>. Have a great week. :)Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-68014583456279204392009-08-24T09:06:00.001-07:002009-08-24T09:13:36.233-07:00Cactus Monday - ShadowsOne advantage to living in a desert which gets more than 300 days of sunshine per year is that shadows are easy to stumble upon. Incredibly, I hadn't paid much attention to shadows, clouds or even reflections until this year when I started blogging and getting ideas from other blogs. Here are some shadows I've found. This first one is simple and bold:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wo8KAiMWbIL5F2gWN3rBRB6jdLXeIaQQ5fraxt15SH2zzsbZHQeDvsjbntUgDMm3tcd3qPQWUEnZt0MQHtk31yMW5A5LExzruLFV5JL8DXrhg7uF24kvSnnxF8yytrCELxvdt68AoBiD/s1600-h/saguaro+shadow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wo8KAiMWbIL5F2gWN3rBRB6jdLXeIaQQ5fraxt15SH2zzsbZHQeDvsjbntUgDMm3tcd3qPQWUEnZt0MQHtk31yMW5A5LExzruLFV5JL8DXrhg7uF24kvSnnxF8yytrCELxvdt68AoBiD/s320/saguaro+shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373517234876611474" border="0" /></a>Sometimes shadows are more animated than the objects that cast them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKu6vr_3SxmbWIqCZ6ncpY38IFChODdhL_Je-q_nOeGwkf-5xpwrLZirTVEJ_AaJIb5pZyGsL6PgmEct2rez_ZxM0TNZQkzLw1e33xHOm9N5YZ_7tVkWp52gJnXsFk6LGn17c4nYh-jVq3/s1600-h/agave+shadow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKu6vr_3SxmbWIqCZ6ncpY38IFChODdhL_Je-q_nOeGwkf-5xpwrLZirTVEJ_AaJIb5pZyGsL6PgmEct2rez_ZxM0TNZQkzLw1e33xHOm9N5YZ_7tVkWp52gJnXsFk6LGn17c4nYh-jVq3/s320/agave+shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373517168214024098" border="0" /></a>My favorite shadow of an old cholla cactus skeleton looks like the head of an animal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmovohe5ws_Ay0czvzhgOZI9YxfTREfjgxd6jT80To12IUmIMFyo-ZVsWekCqsBbr3O2Ije7DzMqJbXbFdBCRV5LG_WHwo4qDQCHL1Ljrq4ym2DTzhyphenhyphenfKk5WsVbqHlQXnfC5S1mGF_Tme/s1600-h/cholla+shadow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmovohe5ws_Ay0czvzhgOZI9YxfTREfjgxd6jT80To12IUmIMFyo-ZVsWekCqsBbr3O2Ije7DzMqJbXbFdBCRV5LG_WHwo4qDQCHL1Ljrq4ym2DTzhyphenhyphenfKk5WsVbqHlQXnfC5S1mGF_Tme/s320/cholla+shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373517100988504098" border="0" /></a>Some shadows are huge, but before blogging I wouldn't have noticed them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72OUfZle9DGUAgHS_TutH5Pg3nVVDQY9w18ChVo8IXHVm1J8jN-IcB4Ju3dHv-W-sariM9P-dNrLZBRpQ5ssZWE3Kfk5mAnTpvJUR3dRzjJIfKHekge2lkSY-YNp6ReWyhk3CNzKdhJyJ/s1600-h/hill+shadow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72OUfZle9DGUAgHS_TutH5Pg3nVVDQY9w18ChVo8IXHVm1J8jN-IcB4Ju3dHv-W-sariM9P-dNrLZBRpQ5ssZWE3Kfk5mAnTpvJUR3dRzjJIfKHekge2lkSY-YNp6ReWyhk3CNzKdhJyJ/s320/hill+shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373516987881527602" border="0" /></a>Just for fun, I cropped out the real saguaro cacti and just left their shadows behind the desert spoon plants.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAJD1yafJ6991yHaj7dzgl3gSf29IAF50yr2qKtIV1BI9OXJuhHoWQpz1PwWoemFZTcmhMXKiIkEyULAc0fpxqRQcxFVTSqBidCe5ohorFgsTZcZVzow8gZ8JCYtYwBtCgrKHM6dblMVw/s1600-h/saguaro+shadow2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAJD1yafJ6991yHaj7dzgl3gSf29IAF50yr2qKtIV1BI9OXJuhHoWQpz1PwWoemFZTcmhMXKiIkEyULAc0fpxqRQcxFVTSqBidCe5ohorFgsTZcZVzow8gZ8JCYtYwBtCgrKHM6dblMVw/s320/saguaro+shadow2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373516831893518290" border="0" /></a>This palm tree was at Reid Park and I was actually trying to focus on a duck. The bird got away, but when I saw the palm shadow in my camera's LCD screen, I decided it was a keeper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6cwlsXxbDe8xzyTvpvAMyar4qY3sFcxIept-b4NqkPAicw65ZXqmKrYLmyoNsTRZNQum8O0TcmcELRqzqfp9fZOqVINd2sI66wMBVQilvlov2NUcNtPvUTaT22T0UYdc1fer3Tm3ppNL/s1600-h/palm+shadow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6cwlsXxbDe8xzyTvpvAMyar4qY3sFcxIept-b4NqkPAicw65ZXqmKrYLmyoNsTRZNQum8O0TcmcELRqzqfp9fZOqVINd2sI66wMBVQilvlov2NUcNtPvUTaT22T0UYdc1fer3Tm3ppNL/s320/palm+shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373530800227559746" border="0" /></a>When my son showed me his new flowerpot, I "staged" this shadow shot by propping up the back of the pot until I was pleased with the shape of the shadow on the cement walkway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-aAAPwBRo5kNJfCGU5fYY-UrW7h-kY2h0DRTYJbgqpD-1XnKKHVKiIU9jLE2gwCuyEGki8mG7D4BqwPvkSyq_DlQ3sgj0yrulVwuLtYB626Sp-UN0zpB3jcLEQV1992ETkGiR3dUFuoW/s1600-h/orchid+pot+shadow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-aAAPwBRo5kNJfCGU5fYY-UrW7h-kY2h0DRTYJbgqpD-1XnKKHVKiIU9jLE2gwCuyEGki8mG7D4BqwPvkSyq_DlQ3sgj0yrulVwuLtYB626Sp-UN0zpB3jcLEQV1992ETkGiR3dUFuoW/s320/orchid+pot+shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373536477288155170" border="0" /></a>And, I looked around for other objects to put in the sunlight, such as a small metal patio table.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKe1MtnS27YTTVxUksteL8YWg2aWn4lqNQvq63LhZc9Q89Tl0JmeDULpGn9OKzeT2vBueZWD_17Vp9MlP7r0Q2wSOaivaNUUCZxQCqjJztCtUr27-FO8gjFEmltv-dnpxArnaHh5UdcWeK/s1600-h/Table+shadow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKe1MtnS27YTTVxUksteL8YWg2aWn4lqNQvq63LhZc9Q89Tl0JmeDULpGn9OKzeT2vBueZWD_17Vp9MlP7r0Q2wSOaivaNUUCZxQCqjJztCtUr27-FO8gjFEmltv-dnpxArnaHh5UdcWeK/s320/Table+shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373547732053372370" border="0" /></a>I hadn't thought about capturing shadows on a portable surface like blank paper, but that's what Warren of Touch the Wind did in his post called, <a href="http://touchwind.blogspot.com/2009/08/purposeful-shadows.html">"purposeful shadows."</a> Now I feel inspired to take some paper along with my camera to Sabino Canyon this week to explore different cactus shadows.<br /><br />For more Cactus Monday posts, visit <a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2009/08/cactus-monday-time-to-rest.html">Teri's Painted Daisies</a>. Have a great week!Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-44819984676347010102009-08-17T06:59:00.011-07:002009-08-17T08:06:49.600-07:00Cactus Monday - BarrelsFishhook Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wislizenii) can live to be 50 to 100 years old.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQf5k_Z7ugIiziEOZ-DxItSqgVT0kmD1iXNluuAiogbNJyqcAffV8Zq6-XFSXBqnQZMw75IYo4hrETndNTz1YkS05k-UpRLPLccFTPxzcpZwg72TXXxxZ_JdRfV6B_7TIL9hNh0mSmRk_b/s1600-h/Blooming+Barrel+Cactus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQf5k_Z7ugIiziEOZ-DxItSqgVT0kmD1iXNluuAiogbNJyqcAffV8Zq6-XFSXBqnQZMw75IYo4hrETndNTz1YkS05k-UpRLPLccFTPxzcpZwg72TXXxxZ_JdRfV6B_7TIL9hNh0mSmRk_b/s320/Blooming+Barrel+Cactus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370933793689615906" border="0" /></a>Blooming in August, flower colors range from yellow</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPkCsmbNgrm5eUEAJPOu4O5IeA_SZj7bmmcKL4Woqgn25F1JO6HJjSsgsCp7ZLqdVTgN0oJFTZIKWFPsoj4Wh7T7mab65mqfxxjnpEdWd4Y8zCsO1SeRkCKc390vp_8lnY-zg_QScLw1C/s1600-h/Bear+Canyon+Trail+Barrel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPkCsmbNgrm5eUEAJPOu4O5IeA_SZj7bmmcKL4Woqgn25F1JO6HJjSsgsCp7ZLqdVTgN0oJFTZIKWFPsoj4Wh7T7mab65mqfxxjnpEdWd4Y8zCsO1SeRkCKc390vp_8lnY-zg_QScLw1C/s320/Bear+Canyon+Trail+Barrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370933049113766674" border="0" /></a> to reddish orange.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPC2lmeiVhvaMEAMpD8JeSiun0OPBGgUSBDjHRIxQtl6b6fC_Ve6M2m8K6meHhDRWbGY-7njmHQB3rZtlKCShwfdq0ppGFQCuWYunTup1naM6YqTAKUZ0tyyUbXau80qWqjukikiYQDsa/s1600-h/Barrel+Cactus+Blossom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPC2lmeiVhvaMEAMpD8JeSiun0OPBGgUSBDjHRIxQtl6b6fC_Ve6M2m8K6meHhDRWbGY-7njmHQB3rZtlKCShwfdq0ppGFQCuWYunTup1naM6YqTAKUZ0tyyUbXau80qWqjukikiYQDsa/s320/Barrel+Cactus+Blossom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370932969054048754" border="0" /></a>Flowers are followed by yellow fruit that resemble little pineapples.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihroipw7Ru6oDwukr2qgEOXjwu81DfPQobY4prd93BuiKdfqfbpKgFVNCYmrzkpSuJQY5HYbvXWWo-0Gq4stuQz30f7em6yChp29yC3BA6kB-stseFqwc2ZnAfFd3HC6r7RouJY-mTFPcZ/s1600-h/Barrel+Blossoms+and+Fruit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihroipw7Ru6oDwukr2qgEOXjwu81DfPQobY4prd93BuiKdfqfbpKgFVNCYmrzkpSuJQY5HYbvXWWo-0Gq4stuQz30f7em6yChp29yC3BA6kB-stseFqwc2ZnAfFd3HC6r7RouJY-mTFPcZ/s320/Barrel+Blossoms+and+Fruit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370932890379747474" border="0" /></a>Barrel cacti are usually single, but sometimes when damaged,<br />they can grow multi-headed.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBwUE0pc4PdL9y23sbBzAqVYhKmkycHiJMsN4Z7no1McWZPp5EC4Okds6IFkH8kORzU4kh6HiqdO2PTYTL4tEPfPa9SYXnw0cRab02zxvRya2rtIDPBrzQ2K1PaplzyEArm1ByHv5IB9E/s1600-h/Multi-headed+Barrel+Cactus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBwUE0pc4PdL9y23sbBzAqVYhKmkycHiJMsN4Z7no1McWZPp5EC4Okds6IFkH8kORzU4kh6HiqdO2PTYTL4tEPfPa9SYXnw0cRab02zxvRya2rtIDPBrzQ2K1PaplzyEArm1ByHv5IB9E/s320/Multi-headed+Barrel+Cactus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370932796200074162" border="0" /></a>As barrel cacti grow taller they often lean towards the south.<br />This is why they are sometimes called "Compass Cactus."<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjZ5AEp4U08QHZp3q48S0hbcuR5-pM5uODxOjOuoNKSqijJihFmFbo6_M0sKTZFtZxxDepv4fNlKtJ_x7aoKQYt94tydcw7kxy9FAUUn35C7CzCWUajcp97dbkeYd_HOzQw_Ue5M1HG7r/s1600-h/Barrel+Cactus+with+Fruit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjZ5AEp4U08QHZp3q48S0hbcuR5-pM5uODxOjOuoNKSqijJihFmFbo6_M0sKTZFtZxxDepv4fNlKtJ_x7aoKQYt94tydcw7kxy9FAUUn35C7CzCWUajcp97dbkeYd_HOzQw_Ue5M1HG7r/s320/Barrel+Cactus+with+Fruit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370932720215856978" border="0" /></a>They lean south due to faster growth on the shady side.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SKPOCuyg4B6Kzs_o8Hv6aSY-byvyid5Lbt3GsFKt7tRo5cUjlf0emL17mjt9oU366HYBJ0WT6fq0OJM71kk5DN2S48DUjUXpy3WFkGQTl2TzFCxvkQBfsOwgHysbQx5s3zd738EvCrLW/s1600-h/Blooming+Compass+Barrel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SKPOCuyg4B6Kzs_o8Hv6aSY-byvyid5Lbt3GsFKt7tRo5cUjlf0emL17mjt9oU366HYBJ0WT6fq0OJM71kk5DN2S48DUjUXpy3WFkGQTl2TzFCxvkQBfsOwgHysbQx5s3zd738EvCrLW/s320/Blooming+Compass+Barrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370932620227138626" border="0" /></a>Some lean so far that they eventually uproot themselves,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrJRsnyaZ0i9BtOOhe-ghF1_oPCx6PsTQc9V7zd8GGrVpbC6m8ztJ85-USdwcpQrHPD-KiT0GgzQQbILHjQh_4e_HO_nzuC4c6XpKPtIBVhX5exuEXSjJ_N3E2_BVKSPzrjZGTLINs5mU/s1600-h/Compass+Barrel+Cactus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrJRsnyaZ0i9BtOOhe-ghF1_oPCx6PsTQc9V7zd8GGrVpbC6m8ztJ85-USdwcpQrHPD-KiT0GgzQQbILHjQh_4e_HO_nzuC4c6XpKPtIBVhX5exuEXSjJ_N3E2_BVKSPzrjZGTLINs5mU/s320/Compass+Barrel+Cactus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370932519130213314" border="0" /></a>while others stand their ground.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBJD7ux4WY8-kLGKBAi08ADYEZCTVwlHjXm0SDcQ4dBBSGz4j-PIZRnU67Nsxm9nNjuVxvN20IJ-wPZ8sWuQO535xLc-DjeLfaBNc4fpgMiSAhjhLiF5rOnjP__1xroooQ7brMlbdUfIg/s1600-h/Barrel+August+13+2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBJD7ux4WY8-kLGKBAi08ADYEZCTVwlHjXm0SDcQ4dBBSGz4j-PIZRnU67Nsxm9nNjuVxvN20IJ-wPZ8sWuQO535xLc-DjeLfaBNc4fpgMiSAhjhLiF5rOnjP__1xroooQ7brMlbdUfIg/s320/Barrel+August+13+2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370932404931479922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><br />Happy Cactus Monday!</span></span><br /><br />More Cactus Monday posts at <a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2009/08/cactus-monday-colorful-cactus-crazy.html">Teri's Painted Daisies</a>.<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /></span></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-63909600324865483222009-08-13T11:20:00.007-07:002009-08-13T13:02:57.270-07:00Skywatch Friday - Cloudy Morning<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4wQi9zYvtwq6iDYZa75XoqtjRI44rPnHzgPV8ESEaQkLvR80zh8oX7kK8kx_aKAyuix1fK81d4gzvyF_e5DxvvcrZFmPX2pb0QGroF_2Vtr5mSP17FCGK5ON1LL-D5htuo0FiVqLRib5/s1600-h/Sunrise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4wQi9zYvtwq6iDYZa75XoqtjRI44rPnHzgPV8ESEaQkLvR80zh8oX7kK8kx_aKAyuix1fK81d4gzvyF_e5DxvvcrZFmPX2pb0QGroF_2Vtr5mSP17FCGK5ON1LL-D5htuo0FiVqLRib5/s400/Sunrise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369515350191640146" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sunrise 6:00 AM<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0LTXoKm5QNJ_8h5Fg2c9ch-CKdT8yXm470CKreVQraau6rCjlrAKn36KUSwD88jeiGORvgVluGoLg5CmUdNeJZ5oWsz49hyphenhyphenahYUif-BvcohoXLtZKEulxeMXEUsZbmmvXFtETBF0Y8Zh/s1600-h/Morning.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0LTXoKm5QNJ_8h5Fg2c9ch-CKdT8yXm470CKreVQraau6rCjlrAKn36KUSwD88jeiGORvgVluGoLg5CmUdNeJZ5oWsz49hyphenhyphenahYUif-BvcohoXLtZKEulxeMXEUsZbmmvXFtETBF0Y8Zh/s400/Morning.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369515269969301362" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">6:24 AM<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlIDJvZkSyInaSm0JNsH2cQG9hnjd1ObfCOewJF0Ml-sU8ad0Fu2eR5Y3ArTgNYF7V5BYskvnjLu9W7at76lKUYlLRL4hivGwKNdkZIsVFiGPWo7RgO4uxjEHWZ3H3GA56aeqQdrtmhzc/s1600-h/Sabino+Morning.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlIDJvZkSyInaSm0JNsH2cQG9hnjd1ObfCOewJF0Ml-sU8ad0Fu2eR5Y3ArTgNYF7V5BYskvnjLu9W7at76lKUYlLRL4hivGwKNdkZIsVFiGPWo7RgO4uxjEHWZ3H3GA56aeqQdrtmhzc/s400/Sabino+Morning.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369515151096526994" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Sabino Canyon Visitor Center</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" > 9:28 AM</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It rained last night, so Chris and I walked to Sabino Canyon this morning to look for gila monsters and to check out the creek. The weather was cool and humid. We didn't notice any large lizards, but we did see a couple of roadrunners. The creek wasn't flowing and the lake was dry. We could use some more rain. Today's weather forecast says 50% chance of rain. We'll see.<br /><br />To view more skies from around the world visit<a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/"> Skywatch Friday</a>.<br /></div></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-87243936790238468582009-08-10T07:24:00.002-07:002009-08-10T07:40:46.537-07:00Chainfruit Chollas<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCZEKqaQcyBZ6t3YsdsMZetX_og6DA529xstgOFMG5-54m3tinSP3302Nh7k_75WgFxKu3Pw_53T6u_VuVKs3ol_boDRvV6m5DezR_CYC1JK5FTLy72kQGibw-OQGv6E_L0wCyW6ne-gD/s1600-h/Chainfruit+cholla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCZEKqaQcyBZ6t3YsdsMZetX_og6DA529xstgOFMG5-54m3tinSP3302Nh7k_75WgFxKu3Pw_53T6u_VuVKs3ol_boDRvV6m5DezR_CYC1JK5FTLy72kQGibw-OQGv6E_L0wCyW6ne-gD/s400/Chainfruit+cholla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368318944255561122" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Chainfruit Cholla <span style="font-style: italic;">Opuntia fulgida<br /><br /></span></span></span></div>This cactus gets its name from the long hanging chains of fruit formed when flowers grow on the previous year's fruit. Chains can be up to two feet long.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1kZxu9Hj2AGVxv4KmwT0p07SnavB4Ti3awTQuqDB4RZqJYC7vfPWPOYcTlXgk1TdmAuBfzPIWKtxeIQZC_5Dvim3PTGf2nzzjUWNTJNc0iPwGdb1JpLPyrnXLS363gzNGuxIWky9P1Ae/s1600-h/Chainfruit+and+Prickly+pears.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1kZxu9Hj2AGVxv4KmwT0p07SnavB4Ti3awTQuqDB4RZqJYC7vfPWPOYcTlXgk1TdmAuBfzPIWKtxeIQZC_5Dvim3PTGf2nzzjUWNTJNc0iPwGdb1JpLPyrnXLS363gzNGuxIWky9P1Ae/s400/Chainfruit+and+Prickly+pears.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368318871418802386" border="0" /></a>At Sabino Canyon, chainfruit chollas are found in the lower bajada areas along with prickly pear cacti. Cactus wrens, zebra-tailed lizards and desert cottontails are easily observed in this habitat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyMkg9oMPIuV6va4VWdUmLEtmDtxEH9REdlqL9dkoje6UA8syCLA_YO9sRKBGWfN43gEICeqV0l6cedkmUDlvECSD4EmPYOVNCxzhYfBdIJSjQCtMikAjLR7oGOtjoOyGTRegPWX8GyTM/s1600-h/Chainfruit+forest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyMkg9oMPIuV6va4VWdUmLEtmDtxEH9REdlqL9dkoje6UA8syCLA_YO9sRKBGWfN43gEICeqV0l6cedkmUDlvECSD4EmPYOVNCxzhYfBdIJSjQCtMikAjLR7oGOtjoOyGTRegPWX8GyTM/s400/Chainfruit+forest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368318416112817442" border="0" /></a>These cacti grow in a tree-like fashion, averaging about six feet tall, often in little forests of clones.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6E94Rd73lOMwdSVH1MyQVn4OFPrxPjW_K4EvNd9zgbMivAhfMd8nWJ-l66t1-O0QFOr6B0i_6ZAqClEc2A35zvCL-_5wt6j8VSM_JHPP_YJUZEriOZNmruDgwZ7La1UUB-4ww0vMF0PN/s1600-h/Chainfruit+pair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6E94Rd73lOMwdSVH1MyQVn4OFPrxPjW_K4EvNd9zgbMivAhfMd8nWJ-l66t1-O0QFOr6B0i_6ZAqClEc2A35zvCL-_5wt6j8VSM_JHPP_YJUZEriOZNmruDgwZ7La1UUB-4ww0vMF0PN/s400/Chainfruit+pair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368318261673426978" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >At the school</span><br /></div>The Spanish names are <span style="font-style: italic;">velas de coyote</span> (coyote's candle) and <span style="font-style: italic;">brincadora</span> (jumper).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN-BSGrg1YM-nRj2_Sfcz1Ea7i0YwuCyOw6oZ37rk9KES_n4GH-qZCNkL-72wOZZFmiCeBrRVUZSatF0agWZQVyWuHmj_7nZgEIUoJrMaQA5wOXEoNSB4bhQ9RGZvucWKe90IF86rVntX/s1600-h/Chainfruit+fowers+%26+bees.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN-BSGrg1YM-nRj2_Sfcz1Ea7i0YwuCyOw6oZ37rk9KES_n4GH-qZCNkL-72wOZZFmiCeBrRVUZSatF0agWZQVyWuHmj_7nZgEIUoJrMaQA5wOXEoNSB4bhQ9RGZvucWKe90IF86rVntX/s400/Chainfruit+fowers+%26+bees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368318147666456418" border="0" /></a>Chainfruits bloom from May to August. I posted a sketch of some chainfruit blossoms on my <a href="http://desertcolors.blogspot.com/">Desert Colors</a> blog for<a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2009/08/cactus-monday-trial-and-error.html"> Cactus Monday</a>.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-54547077692171139402009-08-06T12:19:00.007-07:002009-08-06T12:34:27.861-07:00Skywatch Friday - SunsetGreetings from Tucson, Arizona! Here are some of the pictures from our walk in Sabino Canyon Tuesday evening from 7:10pm to 7:44 pm. Later that night we had a good rain first time in about a month.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIMfl3aieISH5oHrMivNIJldKHtBnxasDcPZzreV0oDMItHAiZD4pY5nFJu_YFuur3lnPSwtsiDYNb2SIpkEDgKYWXe4lPQZx8phLunWtZh9FPE8xhkgX9bq-5STPi6F9XOyTRnyclwkn/s1600-h/August+sky+00.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIMfl3aieISH5oHrMivNIJldKHtBnxasDcPZzreV0oDMItHAiZD4pY5nFJu_YFuur3lnPSwtsiDYNb2SIpkEDgKYWXe4lPQZx8phLunWtZh9FPE8xhkgX9bq-5STPi6F9XOyTRnyclwkn/s320/August+sky+00.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366933181896690226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R0Okrf1QV0Utq_O3hJMDV7sIONxM-5ixlFN2BVnHSSTw5OaZLiUs0xevw-7jcLXJvufXq77Kl19uhG5JJ4mmSAm-E9bvsut2WJhboQjl96HbMS7IFxCK-rgDVrX8324FtkX4D9DOzcNx/s1600-h/August+sky+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R0Okrf1QV0Utq_O3hJMDV7sIONxM-5ixlFN2BVnHSSTw5OaZLiUs0xevw-7jcLXJvufXq77Kl19uhG5JJ4mmSAm-E9bvsut2WJhboQjl96HbMS7IFxCK-rgDVrX8324FtkX4D9DOzcNx/s320/August+sky+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366933084233843954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pHygDD5WK7h-XdJOJShWYzBfJ4IRDQ6KjZ6QMRn4y8bgBmwmHqPbFaCMBE_O-UpGOejwxgpoEe6UUWZz5irklroIJe6FT-94Il1ilnoxqsvxQqhPiZItYnNzTbrjGsFj0rNBWZ56QtLn/s1600-h/August+Sky+01a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pHygDD5WK7h-XdJOJShWYzBfJ4IRDQ6KjZ6QMRn4y8bgBmwmHqPbFaCMBE_O-UpGOejwxgpoEe6UUWZz5irklroIJe6FT-94Il1ilnoxqsvxQqhPiZItYnNzTbrjGsFj0rNBWZ56QtLn/s320/August+Sky+01a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366932993398788018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8BhFj4fEs8svLFTNRWnt93-gBrykaBvb1dC4bOZ6fNM7zNLI8o0hcimllIvPktKsHDKH0j3l1n1WFP9gowRzTMDK6HTIsgBT26gyeUpfODTnOyV0dFn1LzMDJdi3ntf72iz3wEMExBRf/s1600-h/August+sky+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8BhFj4fEs8svLFTNRWnt93-gBrykaBvb1dC4bOZ6fNM7zNLI8o0hcimllIvPktKsHDKH0j3l1n1WFP9gowRzTMDK6HTIsgBT26gyeUpfODTnOyV0dFn1LzMDJdi3ntf72iz3wEMExBRf/s320/August+sky+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366932934269147954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b9ykTD4DD5sI6IZF3RlXLRSczBqLNY9CqI6puwaqoOb6JiASmhFSJSqxHi_5la-8ZNAFy9gqaYMXYUhJepIY1aU6hmKReFDpH8DJg-gLW-mbmdbmtKInQ2xgUGEIV0JumI3RW5Yra2TU/s1600-h/August+sky+02a.jpG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b9ykTD4DD5sI6IZF3RlXLRSczBqLNY9CqI6puwaqoOb6JiASmhFSJSqxHi_5la-8ZNAFy9gqaYMXYUhJepIY1aU6hmKReFDpH8DJg-gLW-mbmdbmtKInQ2xgUGEIV0JumI3RW5Yra2TU/s320/August+sky+02a.jpG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366932861120321298" border="0" /></a><br />For more sky pictures from around the world, visit<a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/"> Skywatch Friday</a>.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-8851563028560147912009-08-02T09:33:00.001-07:002009-08-02T09:51:39.759-07:00Cactus Monday - Hugs<div style="text-align: center;">Have you hugged your cactus today?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuejMMwSr4_E6Kc4zZ37inf2T0vjpJZ8rtigZ03AG_R8-2m1GLru_nICbmtExtzSt36_RHQ4MbCQ5HtJcUZU_PqORmY3eMS0EGfk2JPsVJcEGpwUjjddXOMkG7KPXVT07lbU6iqsWaL6M/s1600-h/Mesquite+hugs+cactus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuejMMwSr4_E6Kc4zZ37inf2T0vjpJZ8rtigZ03AG_R8-2m1GLru_nICbmtExtzSt36_RHQ4MbCQ5HtJcUZU_PqORmY3eMS0EGfk2JPsVJcEGpwUjjddXOMkG7KPXVT07lbU6iqsWaL6M/s320/Mesquite+hugs+cactus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365366746791237890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mesquite Hug<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWz9JFOr4lLaLnqy3V8a9vNrMcTP7HAniX_-H37Hl44rfN25tkY3fROtRFQoMkb8WYSuod-0B7_xtXSIsmKJz4Or3FEs1xdhsM4KmfPfjVLfJWdGplRn_uRZvTzcW2aSXgfD75motPgdky/s1600-h/nurse+tree+hugs+saguaro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWz9JFOr4lLaLnqy3V8a9vNrMcTP7HAniX_-H37Hl44rfN25tkY3fROtRFQoMkb8WYSuod-0B7_xtXSIsmKJz4Or3FEs1xdhsM4KmfPfjVLfJWdGplRn_uRZvTzcW2aSXgfD75motPgdky/s320/nurse+tree+hugs+saguaro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365366378595012018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Palo Verde Hug<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09fAD_E8LNhyzlYjCnHlTLL4xPGNTGmDi8lrqnVcngUY4tJE8lLcpKrtRWebW0oWNOuu37kpLOEfB62_HK29g4f20UZGKUUA2FuOTLTjC-I4u9KcmoJcfa1u2nKF_DU5g8clVHqZxfbCx/s1600-h/Palo+Verde+hugs+cactus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09fAD_E8LNhyzlYjCnHlTLL4xPGNTGmDi8lrqnVcngUY4tJE8lLcpKrtRWebW0oWNOuu37kpLOEfB62_HK29g4f20UZGKUUA2FuOTLTjC-I4u9KcmoJcfa1u2nKF_DU5g8clVHqZxfbCx/s320/Palo+Verde+hugs+cactus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365366640752449442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Purple Cholla Hug<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9Vc5vJ7vlBxSzFEXU_XZLIQ8JHhBx3yGmK_9gpDhEx_bmcvmR42m5U0Q1IP_U9M7UJ1WWxBLjeun_Uw4NiV1UWzG106ykeORqICO6s0G38ehA1vgBWVY9Aiduz9zafgcfVj5GpeP7wgf/s1600-h/Purple+cholla+hugs+saguaro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9Vc5vJ7vlBxSzFEXU_XZLIQ8JHhBx3yGmK_9gpDhEx_bmcvmR42m5U0Q1IP_U9M7UJ1WWxBLjeun_Uw4NiV1UWzG106ykeORqICO6s0G38ehA1vgBWVY9Aiduz9zafgcfVj5GpeP7wgf/s320/Purple+cholla+hugs+saguaro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365366564625353458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Group Hug<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5pc41cAifrsSVJKcO_-VW65CTNkaor6VUslnzspybWiJGQEaxIzq48gjXDDNJrIsCl23acVBAQkjVZxvqogEaaGd_Ex9QJdG0fnXpO2UINOJ7QRUPGfyQx8Uliq8jbr23ba5Q7_y8nXG/s1600-h/group+hug.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5pc41cAifrsSVJKcO_-VW65CTNkaor6VUslnzspybWiJGQEaxIzq48gjXDDNJrIsCl23acVBAQkjVZxvqogEaaGd_Ex9QJdG0fnXpO2UINOJ7QRUPGfyQx8Uliq8jbr23ba5Q7_y8nXG/s320/group+hug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365366493520766130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Happy Cactus Monday!<br /><br /></span></span>For more cactus fun, visit <a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/">Teri's Painted Daisies</a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/"></a><br /></span></span></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-6433024535986791262009-08-01T17:53:00.001-07:002009-08-01T17:56:03.322-07:00USMC at the CanyonToday we saw a group of US Marine Corps Reservists finishing a 7.4 mile hike in Sabino Canyon. Notice how they're dressed...in the middle of summer...in the desert! That's what I call intensive training.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToAzYIxe-k7B_NxxTq6p-NkL7KUOFpWbD3zwYHfE-xmv77iOGJtf-J0-8tB-bMezrotJOMx8FbsUNfF5OBCAO03Rh53YSUX5DUfoDCXOVCW4mIUeq1ZLCj1VMfCSwsXUl3eOpEidQhx_S/s1600-h/USMC+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToAzYIxe-k7B_NxxTq6p-NkL7KUOFpWbD3zwYHfE-xmv77iOGJtf-J0-8tB-bMezrotJOMx8FbsUNfF5OBCAO03Rh53YSUX5DUfoDCXOVCW4mIUeq1ZLCj1VMfCSwsXUl3eOpEidQhx_S/s400/USMC+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365139761758982754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtppEh0-NbxYdpqVM4gPr7OtGe_nKC-vlnXD2miJyfeKrZsrabl4sVZ4uVnSr8_Qtt24OWtwXPF7imAAMjWX7kLDeCBRHBQwG3T04pDtDYOUVKCyVZUWdcP7a0qQoywo0MbKAzpYHEWN3R/s1600-h/USMC+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtppEh0-NbxYdpqVM4gPr7OtGe_nKC-vlnXD2miJyfeKrZsrabl4sVZ4uVnSr8_Qtt24OWtwXPF7imAAMjWX7kLDeCBRHBQwG3T04pDtDYOUVKCyVZUWdcP7a0qQoywo0MbKAzpYHEWN3R/s400/USMC+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365139698746715970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ClD7JBbYKpmmmrn3WBLgYuNznxJcGcszxtkybzckCsaJON4APBJ89-HoNb7DONHzWUcTLAvT4llRSfbjHRy26KPT-qjYC8bYLTAFajrCoj-xKKOW-OxNjDBmIoe08sjxwcgM16Vmrtd6/s1600-h/USMC+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ClD7JBbYKpmmmrn3WBLgYuNznxJcGcszxtkybzckCsaJON4APBJ89-HoNb7DONHzWUcTLAvT4llRSfbjHRy26KPT-qjYC8bYLTAFajrCoj-xKKOW-OxNjDBmIoe08sjxwcgM16Vmrtd6/s400/USMC+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365139624807894546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC-Th9X4e6oPoMCBU-EnVDpNsZeomr-2jOW7AWSk8klwJKHBtPzT8Pat3IpeXHcRkhFA1RcvZnKNDYuu56y2W9xZG0Yc-_vQIrJVVf-YRVi19rlvwsJl_Udu2cyvb-hqrhMGqbzPp335J/s1600-h/USMC+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC-Th9X4e6oPoMCBU-EnVDpNsZeomr-2jOW7AWSk8klwJKHBtPzT8Pat3IpeXHcRkhFA1RcvZnKNDYuu56y2W9xZG0Yc-_vQIrJVVf-YRVi19rlvwsJl_Udu2cyvb-hqrhMGqbzPp335J/s400/USMC+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365139559141939618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VXb5HXaS-DuPfoKNAX9OsmMoIOOApbygchuXfSfXpZ40gpM_w2s1F_pHfyi3-6fwMDUVhQJlFwe1f1-v15eoyIMwqJVLdj8Az_6zn8SDo9AZXeOHSV6t-gCF6_RvgJAe2Yx67c8STcbb/s1600-h/USMC+05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VXb5HXaS-DuPfoKNAX9OsmMoIOOApbygchuXfSfXpZ40gpM_w2s1F_pHfyi3-6fwMDUVhQJlFwe1f1-v15eoyIMwqJVLdj8Az_6zn8SDo9AZXeOHSV6t-gCF6_RvgJAe2Yx67c8STcbb/s400/USMC+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365139462025541922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLYArh6GvfKq2UttQ5ytHmodp09WCxlb3wO267moxWDssrhixPwTpKXrir-MbkGlxXNQMhC9gpZjnqvZ4yxlTY9A7HGzKdo8Q9BH3HcWyWJMMGsEexbsiO86rQc9ugjAPH_VXkAXL4NTv/s1600-h/USMC+06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLYArh6GvfKq2UttQ5ytHmodp09WCxlb3wO267moxWDssrhixPwTpKXrir-MbkGlxXNQMhC9gpZjnqvZ4yxlTY9A7HGzKdo8Q9BH3HcWyWJMMGsEexbsiO86rQc9ugjAPH_VXkAXL4NTv/s400/USMC+06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365139381941314562" border="0" /></a>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-18698989354640593222009-07-27T12:01:00.001-07:002009-07-27T12:07:04.195-07:00HawksThis hawk visited our backyard briefly yesterday. The bird looked like it was trying to keep cool by panting and holding its wings away from its body. Air temperature was about 100 degrees. The blue bungee cord hanging from the mesquite tree branch holds our hummingbird feeder. All of the small backyard birds managed to fly out of the yard safely this time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJYM28RkcyEuben5XxfSOS4TWiyquiDCqhRPh-U0Vo2GjylVvaWLthgbCqdL7QZfbxsdkIum8e-GyIk188Zb8eeHcDOVBVbtpBakkucMCSxnPq9Xed3mWgg2-ZOH9rkgtViwNPVxsUlMn/s1600-h/Hawk+072609.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJYM28RkcyEuben5XxfSOS4TWiyquiDCqhRPh-U0Vo2GjylVvaWLthgbCqdL7QZfbxsdkIum8e-GyIk188Zb8eeHcDOVBVbtpBakkucMCSxnPq9Xed3mWgg2-ZOH9rkgtViwNPVxsUlMn/s400/Hawk+072609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363156495328439250" border="0" /></a>But last March, when a hawk flew in the yard, a frightened mourning dove crashed into the glass door and fell to the patio floor. My son tried to help the dove but its neck seemed broken. So, he put the bird out onto the lawn and just a minute later, the hawk took it away. After all, hawks do have to eat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SwGsGuMXK7irNlXIcBlj2rZfBGVSyheMB3xMbZY3CwvwimfGbv6eoh6ciBHR6TJ9YV7N04evdRsmWiEk_2Sl4xH5SnVgXDLE6K8w7k0NU9Z2S-fAuzbCsUgppNMYP7rYOCNfS_fWbIna/s1600-h/Hawk+031809.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SwGsGuMXK7irNlXIcBlj2rZfBGVSyheMB3xMbZY3CwvwimfGbv6eoh6ciBHR6TJ9YV7N04evdRsmWiEk_2Sl4xH5SnVgXDLE6K8w7k0NU9Z2S-fAuzbCsUgppNMYP7rYOCNfS_fWbIna/s400/Hawk+031809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363156425471840482" border="0" /></a>The next picture is kind of sad, but hopefully, not too gross. This was the mark left on the window where the dove collided with the glass. It was just below where we had stuck a bunch of post-it notes to the glass to help prevent birds from flying into to it. The cardboard was just there to make the bird shape easier to see. The distance between wingtips measured ten inches.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpL5PfLYa6j5L7NIC8-zu7gmsh-9O4C5gMwrt8NpwnNR-CEJ1jNR1vys6Gtm78YALbDh2ZuENZ9eSHV8nEgHawNh6IkJDuPDfqn5UIeHQMG3uuWr7RwjxGonGABT4YbEPddsIilc6Rt3Ob/s1600-h/Bird+window+March+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpL5PfLYa6j5L7NIC8-zu7gmsh-9O4C5gMwrt8NpwnNR-CEJ1jNR1vys6Gtm78YALbDh2ZuENZ9eSHV8nEgHawNh6IkJDuPDfqn5UIeHQMG3uuWr7RwjxGonGABT4YbEPddsIilc6Rt3Ob/s320/Bird+window+March+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363197037930818866" border="0" /></a>I observed the following hawk at Sabino Canyon in January. I don't see hawks very often and they're pretty hard to identify. I think the first two are immature Cooper's hawks and the one in the bottom picture is an adult Cooper's. Perhaps some birders can let me know what they are if they're not Cooper's hawks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSV3j9OpiZ-cewXgaO9lPSL_qeRx14L_rr4BF-n4yoO3wd43531_JJmfj5HeHrF171m3LRb9VtoVRg_FsszqRhcNW7jOL98PCB1hDAo2YmtCnQhPz7goDBrK2wDXMgU-NjSGuwBsATlEQ/s1600-h/Hawk+012409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSV3j9OpiZ-cewXgaO9lPSL_qeRx14L_rr4BF-n4yoO3wd43531_JJmfj5HeHrF171m3LRb9VtoVRg_FsszqRhcNW7jOL98PCB1hDAo2YmtCnQhPz7goDBrK2wDXMgU-NjSGuwBsATlEQ/s400/Hawk+012409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363156346570920274" border="0" /></a>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-13750069628556379102009-07-21T08:38:00.017-07:002009-07-21T11:31:36.094-07:00Urban WildlifeThese are some of the animals I've noticed here and there around Tucson.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Early one morning I saw this Javelina in a driveway,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKU75ChRVg_MdcjgirImJKJEdimU93HzXMDy1vUuuD6mHeUXLOiC5gx1Hv0ckdfMzmCB6rue-Lb3gdoCSykYo4Q9jMX_uxI4CVU8GaOE8Iu2rft-n3pzY8tJVlChLGcsQ2V79qUJQcAHG/s1600-h/Javelina.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKU75ChRVg_MdcjgirImJKJEdimU93HzXMDy1vUuuD6mHeUXLOiC5gx1Hv0ckdfMzmCB6rue-Lb3gdoCSykYo4Q9jMX_uxI4CVU8GaOE8Iu2rft-n3pzY8tJVlChLGcsQ2V79qUJQcAHG/s320/Javelina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360940421796603202" border="0" /></a>and two more by the mailboxes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9m4jS4Rpys8onzDqQPj4zZFW7EDT4dglt4YjSRcd2JJJBqz24P_LYq2k01Kf-e4vhB-0fHnZcRdUkXjBp3GxhJD0n5CL5CActnS1BmLKHci6ZHZYflcfn02aHXO8k4zN9M9n7vQcBL28q/s1600-h/Javelina+at+Mailboxes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9m4jS4Rpys8onzDqQPj4zZFW7EDT4dglt4YjSRcd2JJJBqz24P_LYq2k01Kf-e4vhB-0fHnZcRdUkXjBp3GxhJD0n5CL5CActnS1BmLKHci6ZHZYflcfn02aHXO8k4zN9M9n7vQcBL28q/s320/Javelina+at+Mailboxes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360940339366967746" border="0" /></a>This colorful bird might be a Western Kingbird.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88RWSg8L-vHH5s5tvcj7GHIQ6Y6SrdM6mCSgOCM-WUkQ1XkUEUuR0QxtBY_hS_uZEo6GGaZW3GBUmOOd1Fvhhp-EqEW3ubrC1Rw4jkxCcv1DmOovqG6oMyRezBJOjAg1PyusvxIze9jjb/s1600-h/Kingbird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88RWSg8L-vHH5s5tvcj7GHIQ6Y6SrdM6mCSgOCM-WUkQ1XkUEUuR0QxtBY_hS_uZEo6GGaZW3GBUmOOd1Fvhhp-EqEW3ubrC1Rw4jkxCcv1DmOovqG6oMyRezBJOjAg1PyusvxIze9jjb/s320/Kingbird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360940249555054482" border="0" /></a>The Zebra-tailed lizard stopped to wave its black and white tail. It is said that they slowly wave their tails to hypnotize predators before running away.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXymHmdApdtx8_NTM-GycJOfBrKbOHwV43_ilGsCks-UV0nK5NeISlON97oMz-qqBDzPXzneKDHT-t_Xko5Q29nN7MbxUXesCK90Xtv4EiZfUmdmw_VZyLDoA4ufa5rUsQGZYiLAemUMB1/s1600-h/Zebra-tailed+lizard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXymHmdApdtx8_NTM-GycJOfBrKbOHwV43_ilGsCks-UV0nK5NeISlON97oMz-qqBDzPXzneKDHT-t_Xko5Q29nN7MbxUXesCK90Xtv4EiZfUmdmw_VZyLDoA4ufa5rUsQGZYiLAemUMB1/s320/Zebra-tailed+lizard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360940174343197778" border="0" /></a>A big Sonoran Desert toad lounged on the grass field in the center of the track while joggers ran laps around him.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Xf4uvLC26B6ciHc2x7MEfATDEkgufK6tcFtkIR4F01WfXzJgFiLxvw8RoAQLRYJVYZX0xXiNWi68QLfLQWzjbMp1WxpgmCFdcxns-XN3JgAGoOGUanz6R0NkxocB3llE1a64RuGqM4YP/s1600-h/Sonoran+Desert+Toad+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Xf4uvLC26B6ciHc2x7MEfATDEkgufK6tcFtkIR4F01WfXzJgFiLxvw8RoAQLRYJVYZX0xXiNWi68QLfLQWzjbMp1WxpgmCFdcxns-XN3JgAGoOGUanz6R0NkxocB3llE1a64RuGqM4YP/s320/Sonoran+Desert+Toad+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360939977249060882" border="0" /></a>Mockingbirds often perch on this stop sign at the elementary school.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1njgRaO4cOMANI8M1X3stlxV9XtjrQoTi3AZYFEx0AwavidFCaTm4VmaiQYiXTqBeoiush9Zd_0-J88CqHtYF1jZatF6NSIvy-w7hzFnpuCJCH2h5kyyhURq7KB2tOs-5DlElPoXFgjo2/s1600-h/Mockingbird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1njgRaO4cOMANI8M1X3stlxV9XtjrQoTi3AZYFEx0AwavidFCaTm4VmaiQYiXTqBeoiush9Zd_0-J88CqHtYF1jZatF6NSIvy-w7hzFnpuCJCH2h5kyyhURq7KB2tOs-5DlElPoXFgjo2/s320/Mockingbird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360939237669707522" border="0" /></a>This round-tailed ground squirrel found a place to hide by the shed.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0otwMelW21vE0DRYBtG9NftS7XJOXznaWyf1zjUrZ7_MMhnU-whtns_jiMCKF8oDf4U59MqSKYVPlelBhCTETiWANQ32pg7yQotweJBAjYyqns_En3CEtMMIWSIEjhIOQUqXVkRZhlaUp/s1600-h/Round-tailed+ground+squirrel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0otwMelW21vE0DRYBtG9NftS7XJOXznaWyf1zjUrZ7_MMhnU-whtns_jiMCKF8oDf4U59MqSKYVPlelBhCTETiWANQ32pg7yQotweJBAjYyqns_En3CEtMMIWSIEjhIOQUqXVkRZhlaUp/s320/Round-tailed+ground+squirrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360939179431479986" border="0" /></a>It looked like some type of courtship display was going on. A white-winged dove kept striking this pose over and over.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqxCfVeMLbsIGGqhmq-PGIPkPxaGrEuKD-HY9waktWNle57Ngwu7ny18kLL1QDHS-DwFTlKINbwlEsVPEfhmWQkEceM-AU5-5U63gPz4Nso1qe1iZbtyCYgavTsaGgddaUOD3ZQOP-X7o/s1600-h/White-winged+Dove+display.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqxCfVeMLbsIGGqhmq-PGIPkPxaGrEuKD-HY9waktWNle57Ngwu7ny18kLL1QDHS-DwFTlKINbwlEsVPEfhmWQkEceM-AU5-5U63gPz4Nso1qe1iZbtyCYgavTsaGgddaUOD3ZQOP-X7o/s320/White-winged+Dove+display.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360939098315474594" border="0" /></a> A bird at the pond at Reid Park looked like it was wearing a hat.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZlKnjYBH54c237E63QTtlAtGlVaJN3l0MJHaMEgozk3Lo1tsYrwV_l1tGwTcEFVlK3VAp4Ehp-6cKQcbMCRBwF8xjIJBGiAwA_g8q2RII4ztxbUO-PBL5K30-s310SigBBk5-KF5yWj-/s1600-h/waterbirds+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZlKnjYBH54c237E63QTtlAtGlVaJN3l0MJHaMEgozk3Lo1tsYrwV_l1tGwTcEFVlK3VAp4Ehp-6cKQcbMCRBwF8xjIJBGiAwA_g8q2RII4ztxbUO-PBL5K30-s310SigBBk5-KF5yWj-/s320/waterbirds+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360939023180028978" border="0" /></a> I don't know what kind of birds these are or if that growth is normal.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwvF_54DEyK_I87qfx0C6tjRLR0VrCZQxayhZRRzAOuCzS-dmCzQNX5lpP0mltDPtvaPeDC7vTe4IgpLX0cAi_clkbwQpTeAHLDAOmxHJm63c4fit7n32kfWc3-2h-2wsanwMO5GIVwJj/s1600-h/waterbirds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwvF_54DEyK_I87qfx0C6tjRLR0VrCZQxayhZRRzAOuCzS-dmCzQNX5lpP0mltDPtvaPeDC7vTe4IgpLX0cAi_clkbwQpTeAHLDAOmxHJm63c4fit7n32kfWc3-2h-2wsanwMO5GIVwJj/s320/waterbirds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360938944726839922" border="0" /></a>Here's a Black-crowned Night Heron at Reid Park.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlz7peTy8sMG6TdUm96CZT6scpiWZeCNGB-TcsfvgAzalyDkZ-_cYu0uTxYAuqd9HJ4gMLfolFfX4qRRlShasNqlWv8S_mGE29cXcThWl2wlGx4vqu_s5MIyDp452S7sQF1uq_a23G3dL/s1600-h/Night+Heron+stepping+out.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlz7peTy8sMG6TdUm96CZT6scpiWZeCNGB-TcsfvgAzalyDkZ-_cYu0uTxYAuqd9HJ4gMLfolFfX4qRRlShasNqlWv8S_mGE29cXcThWl2wlGx4vqu_s5MIyDp452S7sQF1uq_a23G3dL/s320/Night+Heron+stepping+out.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360938841724670898" border="0" /></a>The park is right next to Reid Park Zoo. We once saw a night heron by the flamingos at the zoo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPC6xrwGtHjyNnfEteSYH8ZAoqzuGGfI06ehogMHDtGc3liYI9E2rMOkMsvgzcXgdFPHsRkgQAd2DJYOE1_xRfb1LCsY50BlZr4OyERVgdM6cNAPHS0ZtbfUoc_zXtWLlX-BuwgW8ZSfS/s1600-h/Black-crowned+Night-Heron.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPC6xrwGtHjyNnfEteSYH8ZAoqzuGGfI06ehogMHDtGc3liYI9E2rMOkMsvgzcXgdFPHsRkgQAd2DJYOE1_xRfb1LCsY50BlZr4OyERVgdM6cNAPHS0ZtbfUoc_zXtWLlX-BuwgW8ZSfS/s320/Black-crowned+Night-Heron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360938537686566738" border="0" /></a> Zoo admission will be free on August 20th, 2009 in honor of Tucson’s 234th birthday.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-4447736112149641332009-07-20T09:15:00.003-07:002009-07-20T11:25:40.503-07:00Cactus Monday - Desert ColorsHi there! This week, I'm doing my Cactus Monday post <a href="http://desertcolors.blogspot.com/2009/07/cactus-monday-faux-oil-painting.html"></a><a href="http://desertcolors.blogspot.com/2009/07/cactus-monday-faux-oil-painting.html">here</a> on my new Desert Colors blog. I started <a href="http://desertcolors.blogspot.com/2009/07/cactus-monday-faux-oil-painting.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Desert Colors</span> </a>as a place to put my creative experiments and posts about art.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bCXl2araezbrLIQtMdRMiCIKYOdekZiNkZK2Ik7nVNepNKicrOdtAEpfENQC6xGUeZTiUsz2z0mVrLtGf_k-gxZdzrhNFjRFsoV7Wwwn7gk4-6PrMMIOu5ViV30ifocYeIEq-EqxsJrq/s1600-h/Reaching+Out.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bCXl2araezbrLIQtMdRMiCIKYOdekZiNkZK2Ik7nVNepNKicrOdtAEpfENQC6xGUeZTiUsz2z0mVrLtGf_k-gxZdzrhNFjRFsoV7Wwwn7gk4-6PrMMIOu5ViV30ifocYeIEq-EqxsJrq/s400/Reaching+Out.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360571378280171826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Reaching Out -</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> Faux Oil Painting in Photoshop</span><br /></span></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-9860893047451782522009-07-15T06:00:00.011-07:002009-07-15T06:21:17.156-07:00Backyard Critters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGzt6oHXWBYmn05vKQAHaznLszaNLLI7XnoXGBuKTopIVAcDDezVoQJ32yv1KhVngH6xcpP9VWN1fQJ0x9qsg8kcnJ-Qae1oMWXZrsxWU228fd5MhYvit3WP6FK0xoun8RPAn-tyjaBqa/s1600-h/Northern+Cardinal+juvenile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGzt6oHXWBYmn05vKQAHaznLszaNLLI7XnoXGBuKTopIVAcDDezVoQJ32yv1KhVngH6xcpP9VWN1fQJ0x9qsg8kcnJ-Qae1oMWXZrsxWU228fd5MhYvit3WP6FK0xoun8RPAn-tyjaBqa/s320/Northern+Cardinal+juvenile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358063300113141202" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some of the creatures I've seen around our house this month. Some of these small wonders live here all the time while others are just passing through.<br /></div> <span style="font-size:85%;"></span>Desert Tortoise<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsBXkvXc1pRa_vnk_6hN1d5tyoIq7WghKUicG2uQSozvp_OZqlxXf94roZ3mp0CQ1zJ57_Lst-6dBbVTOss5_bbN9tiU2yjFAwfxDsSJjVEnYtrNBvVk5ds3thph_rOY0IDd-U0TbQb-3/s1600-h/Desert+Tortoise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsBXkvXc1pRa_vnk_6hN1d5tyoIq7WghKUicG2uQSozvp_OZqlxXf94roZ3mp0CQ1zJ57_Lst-6dBbVTOss5_bbN9tiU2yjFAwfxDsSJjVEnYtrNBvVk5ds3thph_rOY0IDd-U0TbQb-3/s320/Desert+Tortoise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358062343112876738" border="0" /></a>House Finch trying to keep cool on the Feather Bush (Lysiloma watsonii)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_qEN66QXgLrk-1AQ0WGshC5w_IttOkiQBzeXFHIK6hsnWxBNcHs1e3lgCK0_jKunY7vZzqnTOolfGFxutmUa3GqMOaTD9yiDinORlUxHqVrfkh4cb9gXyBpIvDNvLUpvHvrREemUcoW5/s1600-h/Housefinch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_qEN66QXgLrk-1AQ0WGshC5w_IttOkiQBzeXFHIK6hsnWxBNcHs1e3lgCK0_jKunY7vZzqnTOolfGFxutmUa3GqMOaTD9yiDinORlUxHqVrfkh4cb9gXyBpIvDNvLUpvHvrREemUcoW5/s320/Housefinch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358062447155887090" border="0" /></a>Sonoran Desert Toad by the dryer vent<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1jGz_FPEv7jXAEyp77WP8FsL072t2kSw00IuUy2NgO-w0jM5rxKFYiUQvTvKCW0RV6SYJVWw4DRJ9PVzS2HZ-hlAyHKPGYTaj-zmLKUz0PdLOTjPqin4HTBR-XPLSbmcdluzNGopx1nv/s1600-h/Sonoran+Desert+Toad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1jGz_FPEv7jXAEyp77WP8FsL072t2kSw00IuUy2NgO-w0jM5rxKFYiUQvTvKCW0RV6SYJVWw4DRJ9PVzS2HZ-hlAyHKPGYTaj-zmLKUz0PdLOTjPqin4HTBR-XPLSbmcdluzNGopx1nv/s320/Sonoran+Desert+Toad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358062233753646226" border="0" /></a>Praying Mantis, Desert Tarantula, Wolf Spider, Bark Scorpion<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrEsU63vzZoHgc7eu8veZFFJAP7Up2-4h_UpJlykHZgMp2lwHsKTI7nc6sAhpz-5_dcHL6KfXYNVt9xwh06P7DSdz4JPW31k0AvC_8ctpe9iOaw1hwxv9V5xH6TEpuTKAMnDI0v2IJHk5/s1600-h/Invertebrates.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrEsU63vzZoHgc7eu8veZFFJAP7Up2-4h_UpJlykHZgMp2lwHsKTI7nc6sAhpz-5_dcHL6KfXYNVt9xwh06P7DSdz4JPW31k0AvC_8ctpe9iOaw1hwxv9V5xH6TEpuTKAMnDI0v2IJHk5/s320/Invertebrates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358062146434460194" border="0" /></a>Desert Kingsnake near the water faucet<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKmD3u0t9Td8eMjNxUOVD1aSnAyWyYsgKYGzXyXGqaZc_QTPAwc39NSt3Xw2uDIeyUYf2Q5ermxdvmy6VzfF9nCODOhciu-DYBLrTxhAdviBhvXTODGU_WKmRyCl2TOogcBOYsBOjokJV/s1600-h/Desert+Kingsnake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKmD3u0t9Td8eMjNxUOVD1aSnAyWyYsgKYGzXyXGqaZc_QTPAwc39NSt3Xw2uDIeyUYf2Q5ermxdvmy6VzfF9nCODOhciu-DYBLrTxhAdviBhvXTODGU_WKmRyCl2TOogcBOYsBOjokJV/s320/Desert+Kingsnake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358062056921363026" border="0" /></a>Lesser Goldfinches brightening up the backyard on a cloudy day<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgDfPEnnawtRUwSimBSXWqPWShPK_TGQBKELE70DnAKYW6uarT-1A-gPxfqJBTavh1jaCSMLnrF-qQn7PabGgt9jed7uwfuPnwCgWhSZJSf4NEVp0rI7Pj03RbDi4ahdUvpD9jn0uZUDP/s1600-h/Lesser+Goldfinches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgDfPEnnawtRUwSimBSXWqPWShPK_TGQBKELE70DnAKYW6uarT-1A-gPxfqJBTavh1jaCSMLnrF-qQn7PabGgt9jed7uwfuPnwCgWhSZJSf4NEVp0rI7Pj03RbDi4ahdUvpD9jn0uZUDP/s320/Lesser+Goldfinches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061994591386002" border="0" /></a>Baby Couch's Spadefoot<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1lG5kG3xhEND1j861pViVtgamN4N0KKvZyzXPKsFdeCkiz0VlFftNn2fg86l1gJaykG0k7O3-0oj0j11ETghpzAu2XSsvvSeTb_eLWWt7LaSMcHB70eCBV2CHRlhM9WAFyTnqocjLSKx/s1600-h/Couch's+Spadefoot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1lG5kG3xhEND1j861pViVtgamN4N0KKvZyzXPKsFdeCkiz0VlFftNn2fg86l1gJaykG0k7O3-0oj0j11ETghpzAu2XSsvvSeTb_eLWWt7LaSMcHB70eCBV2CHRlhM9WAFyTnqocjLSKx/s320/Couch's+Spadefoot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061897677998578" border="0" /></a>Box turtle emerging from the compost pile<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCr5XbtVq1b-QdCbtU0dVyWdMrQvLPFvn10MgBd_NEJwwxpOzSF6mB00KV6bv3EiiRQjncTWZ4dvBZ8kfYAhNc0KsC7wwC7zYQORNO4CzTglBOWe5UTDR7hbdWYEc5lQLuQc3kpvjgeII7/s1600-h/Box+turtle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCr5XbtVq1b-QdCbtU0dVyWdMrQvLPFvn10MgBd_NEJwwxpOzSF6mB00KV6bv3EiiRQjncTWZ4dvBZ8kfYAhNc0KsC7wwC7zYQORNO4CzTglBOWe5UTDR7hbdWYEc5lQLuQc3kpvjgeII7/s320/Box+turtle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061818105897506" border="0" /></a>Desert Spiny Lizard<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuLdNtH8Lo11O7ogv0MyByhpd45g_7DsfUJmRZmLnWtCpd3NbJzoE8HmvM7y5ua1sLyLIRI3Sc-23srBXSZHrP_5f_g-HVg0k29z27Rl2hmuscOD386QVYq86__zJK2ST8tv0BlnmIJTf/s1600-h/Desert+Spiny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuLdNtH8Lo11O7ogv0MyByhpd45g_7DsfUJmRZmLnWtCpd3NbJzoE8HmvM7y5ua1sLyLIRI3Sc-23srBXSZHrP_5f_g-HVg0k29z27Rl2hmuscOD386QVYq86__zJK2ST8tv0BlnmIJTf/s320/Desert+Spiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061707304919634" border="0" /></a>Canyon Treefrog<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnxCWzJc4C3F1T-o2aAiAMLRj-4YvfwsHStGhgaw6jlISDfnTXflHh87PdekRLnSH_s2qZvqQPyN583eRTxzDdFfprswOBlG2NfJvgY2yM0Io04Jg1rJ_eSqEalU60TZ1gqDpiG56gYNg/s1600-h/Canyon+Treefrog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnxCWzJc4C3F1T-o2aAiAMLRj-4YvfwsHStGhgaw6jlISDfnTXflHh87PdekRLnSH_s2qZvqQPyN583eRTxzDdFfprswOBlG2NfJvgY2yM0Io04Jg1rJ_eSqEalU60TZ1gqDpiG56gYNg/s320/Canyon+Treefrog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061639486134034" border="0" /></a>Roadrunner<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAwFX8KsinG-RzNR3z6XmdfW8-IJQG3LZGDUUrY3ietKHQp_h3p2qaNvZU0QjDQSDtL5tNnyOp0yslq6j0bNaXwutfmd3YIDI3Mf1sq9bB_9s2aXT4iHzmGi8tz3UYJmf-UA-7UmC6NSx/s1600-h/Roadrunner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAwFX8KsinG-RzNR3z6XmdfW8-IJQG3LZGDUUrY3ietKHQp_h3p2qaNvZU0QjDQSDtL5tNnyOp0yslq6j0bNaXwutfmd3YIDI3Mf1sq9bB_9s2aXT4iHzmGi8tz3UYJmf-UA-7UmC6NSx/s320/Roadrunner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061568843852498" border="0" /></a>Old Cat Billy ready for his nap<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI922-STN9KVgplKCUPrMFMxz4EYaw5AzRTe9vGa2nPprOeb5XHN094SSb7oU-X73ozHVchf5eu_N5kD-ADMepSK0wMaKsePDrADXgM48Sfob3fksC98Wdu1DwEvCMpWmwluvKZp_YS2Ny/s1600-h/Billy+Cat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI922-STN9KVgplKCUPrMFMxz4EYaw5AzRTe9vGa2nPprOeb5XHN094SSb7oU-X73ozHVchf5eu_N5kD-ADMepSK0wMaKsePDrADXgM48Sfob3fksC98Wdu1DwEvCMpWmwluvKZp_YS2Ny/s320/Billy+Cat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061483778779842" border="0" /></a>Broad-billed Hummingbird in the rain at dusk<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH_CfZXh3m5FhoQC2bwKaf3A6pNhKoMXePoIimgPB2wXv0pfvk2ZqgnzFWvoeuc_6sKx2j1GTCZdxLycNwqmOPBPShVW27NID0ssfwsQnkjDcDKi3a_mX72gRIG0IzLHp3-P9RwBenrLo/s1600-h/Broad-billed+Hummer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH_CfZXh3m5FhoQC2bwKaf3A6pNhKoMXePoIimgPB2wXv0pfvk2ZqgnzFWvoeuc_6sKx2j1GTCZdxLycNwqmOPBPShVW27NID0ssfwsQnkjDcDKi3a_mX72gRIG0IzLHp3-P9RwBenrLo/s320/Broad-billed+Hummer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061371432287170" border="0" /></a>I never know what I'll find, so I try to watch where I step and keep the camera ready.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-58749440139102196782009-07-13T08:42:00.002-07:002009-07-13T08:48:22.371-07:00Cactus Monday - Around the Visitor CenterThis time of year, Gambel's Quail are common fixtures around the prickly pears outside the visitor center.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz56aXZ5L-9DQfIoOWg9lThQofGesnSTcJbiha6y2OvsV1GpoqBeyLa5V6leMQnst-7xEVae1tFTuk5d0qkabQL5X0cH0zidvvLQhJ5z_bd7cbQNzSI4EF9QpvrHHiUjmqdRcDk_Ca8-7a/s1600-h/Gambel's+Quail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz56aXZ5L-9DQfIoOWg9lThQofGesnSTcJbiha6y2OvsV1GpoqBeyLa5V6leMQnst-7xEVae1tFTuk5d0qkabQL5X0cH0zidvvLQhJ5z_bd7cbQNzSI4EF9QpvrHHiUjmqdRcDk_Ca8-7a/s320/Gambel's+Quail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357941328115934690" border="0" /></a>Inside the courtyard, Cactus Wren's nests in cholla cacti have been active for the past couple of months. The parents have already raised several broods this year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlbs8Lg77_bkHty57GgXYqPAgIox9BxOEF_0fxEaY2mUJ1EP2Utewh1eKfIqVgw2Sicas_YQWOhUKy907zragdbB8_L182gZw50LgMHUinn-Ps5WkleyqR-59efDw06St9t9bSvw3uMe9/s1600-h/Cactus+Wren+on+Cholla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlbs8Lg77_bkHty57GgXYqPAgIox9BxOEF_0fxEaY2mUJ1EP2Utewh1eKfIqVgw2Sicas_YQWOhUKy907zragdbB8_L182gZw50LgMHUinn-Ps5WkleyqR-59efDw06St9t9bSvw3uMe9/s320/Cactus+Wren+on+Cholla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357942039628906802" border="0" /></a>Through this opening, I like to peek at what's happening out in the desert east of the courtyard. Often lizards, rabbits or Cardinals are looking for things to eat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH7RuBFkhjwld30qNGja7w_1FeqaIkFjS8uzM_3H8grvU67Q3ZRS919s2xliwv7euTv93CpT3n1M51m-wleX5uG6B470Y2vnlVd3w31EorKRzdNI4kTHSEjqV4f4j8ObNl0_hpidXHw2S/s1600-h/Looking+Out.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH7RuBFkhjwld30qNGja7w_1FeqaIkFjS8uzM_3H8grvU67Q3ZRS919s2xliwv7euTv93CpT3n1M51m-wleX5uG6B470Y2vnlVd3w31EorKRzdNI4kTHSEjqV4f4j8ObNl0_hpidXHw2S/s320/Looking+Out.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357941897886425794" border="0" /></a>The image below has been Photoshopped. I found that the reflections of the cacti show up better with a watercolor filter and sandstone texture applied.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qmqOggF7yVNZS31ZtkczVPxjOTNR4EEMVXer0YFPl35u208RZA1_Fi9eW224n4ilYPpV1J-PyxBpZaQRrbmhlHMevy_eNQAS9iCjDYaEYCQzn7m_za0u5IA3gq7mtq-X1NQ4yljsFQUJ/s1600-h/Cactus+Reflection.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qmqOggF7yVNZS31ZtkczVPxjOTNR4EEMVXer0YFPl35u208RZA1_Fi9eW224n4ilYPpV1J-PyxBpZaQRrbmhlHMevy_eNQAS9iCjDYaEYCQzn7m_za0u5IA3gq7mtq-X1NQ4yljsFQUJ/s320/Cactus+Reflection.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357941767187203490" border="0" /></a><br />Behind the visitor center, a puddle of rainwater reflects part of a saguaro. Most of the saguaro flowers and fruit have dried up or been eaten by birds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4RIID97W7l_9iwfMTGDlzxZKbuO5t8K11RCus-Wa4uJuObXbkMKiSIkeHcsw0h4_muK6MH2_UaNbdGYBfMOUHXCcWuIIFFke685dtke1XQucKTMinsP5kdeNPqKf3d9OoUcneUww_A2H/s1600-h/Saguaro+Reflection.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4RIID97W7l_9iwfMTGDlzxZKbuO5t8K11RCus-Wa4uJuObXbkMKiSIkeHcsw0h4_muK6MH2_UaNbdGYBfMOUHXCcWuIIFFke685dtke1XQucKTMinsP5kdeNPqKf3d9OoUcneUww_A2H/s320/Saguaro+Reflection.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357941671631569346" border="0" /></a>The barrel cacti are starting to bloom. Happy Cactus Monday!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYCvmRq3ZxbsrbpMEaN7NYAq5CWoexpHo-_yxXV6JpKVzgsFz3l83DIGYZx65rzxReICICreqKRo-JInZnIc3PKOGRg_XSrcpkKXnKlK1LarlreER_7HxKydc6dvWXuD9e8VXTrcPsrrq/s1600-h/Blooming+Barrel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYCvmRq3ZxbsrbpMEaN7NYAq5CWoexpHo-_yxXV6JpKVzgsFz3l83DIGYZx65rzxReICICreqKRo-JInZnIc3PKOGRg_XSrcpkKXnKlK1LarlreER_7HxKydc6dvWXuD9e8VXTrcPsrrq/s320/Blooming+Barrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357941579423512370" border="0" /></a>Visit more cactus posts via <a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2009/07/cactus-monday-old-man-from-past.html">Teri's Painted Daisies</a>.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-16829934621148299332009-07-09T04:37:00.018-07:002009-07-09T19:29:15.432-07:00Monsoon SeasonMonsoon Season is one of my favorites times of year at Sabino Canyon. The creek resumes flowing, animals are more active, plants look lush, and colors are brighter under the cloud cover. As you might guess, the weather is hot and humid, but the canyon beckons me, so I go. These are some of the highlights from walks near the creek in June and July after the rains.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBLf7mMJTk_YUjoCMTHqd1spP2pa1fzhT_mqc5WSptk1GXCVCHqSeJrPoACaCi_pddW6H_Z1W8AX1yhHo5T9nFat1OhmNVLbAFNxYSy0yGvvKx83yJ0Y1lEIMNJ6Nm_KS2raWG0gJvxU2/s1600-h/Sabino+Dam+070409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBLf7mMJTk_YUjoCMTHqd1spP2pa1fzhT_mqc5WSptk1GXCVCHqSeJrPoACaCi_pddW6H_Z1W8AX1yhHo5T9nFat1OhmNVLbAFNxYSy0yGvvKx83yJ0Y1lEIMNJ6Nm_KS2raWG0gJvxU2/s320/Sabino+Dam+070409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356425233081140210" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Sabino Dam</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLklMFOhto8DzBVFbFM75VXDpr80PFm-HotfWLroSPL8abAbx3CV2Oeal6EgLov4QIjrU1_8jExPBN1vYRSbTGSwejZ96NwJKSHno8yuJLl29tDVJ0r67-IQp9F2-iFphp4V2zJvsJYv5Z/s1600-h/Sabino+Creek+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLklMFOhto8DzBVFbFM75VXDpr80PFm-HotfWLroSPL8abAbx3CV2Oeal6EgLov4QIjrU1_8jExPBN1vYRSbTGSwejZ96NwJKSHno8yuJLl29tDVJ0r67-IQp9F2-iFphp4V2zJvsJYv5Z/s320/Sabino+Creek+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356425147457622066" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Sabino Creek - Lower Sabino Canyon<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S2NtIw43gRaYwOuhsSJsbX3qbLbT8A3HgCTADPhrFiptclZUhbBuSTjeDqPNWsYWMmu71tbudx6i_oYcpW9dhbfENwH-P31q0Vlx2eXWEAwnCqF5435f6fDbGIYisVDBSq5dE3i7XauQ/s1600-h/Sabino+Lake+Trail+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S2NtIw43gRaYwOuhsSJsbX3qbLbT8A3HgCTADPhrFiptclZUhbBuSTjeDqPNWsYWMmu71tbudx6i_oYcpW9dhbfENwH-P31q0Vlx2eXWEAwnCqF5435f6fDbGIYisVDBSq5dE3i7XauQ/s320/Sabino+Lake+Trail+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356425068101340770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cloak Fern on Sabino Lake Trail<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GyocEGJJQL8pL6RFJ_ZbkX5nRUoayvWpLNvVAPxsezYBC7kC7qPU4AoNewZ__GalZYJFpkhmYtQfukqap7zTcHAufbsU0YJtxmhL0JeufpNALtaTAS8QDtyS7DDNlJbLsTHDNPysu5Z0/s1600-h/Desert+Spiny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GyocEGJJQL8pL6RFJ_ZbkX5nRUoayvWpLNvVAPxsezYBC7kC7qPU4AoNewZ__GalZYJFpkhmYtQfukqap7zTcHAufbsU0YJtxmhL0JeufpNALtaTAS8QDtyS7DDNlJbLsTHDNPysu5Z0/s320/Desert+Spiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424932078577026" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Desert Spiny Lizard and Lichens on rocks - Lower Sabino Canyon</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Just days ago, <a href="http://sabinocanyonblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/along-creek-in-june.html">Sabino Lake was dry</a> and Chris and I were walking in it.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7O0B5tVqJbA8mP1QxOR_2jcXhM4SuJ_Uj44dOurNOcaFg-WA8F3z3jD2XLWbM1qjRXrz4buAJptgehX3FEWwP69u6g2l2sPAjoesesYYjHDHeHXUmVhM-rV0WTdP-5aKlbaj5WyQFR1k/s1600-h/Sabino+Lake+01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7O0B5tVqJbA8mP1QxOR_2jcXhM4SuJ_Uj44dOurNOcaFg-WA8F3z3jD2XLWbM1qjRXrz4buAJptgehX3FEWwP69u6g2l2sPAjoesesYYjHDHeHXUmVhM-rV0WTdP-5aKlbaj5WyQFR1k/s320/Sabino+Lake+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424863064717522" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSm8jy23rV1fSURN-PzRphZO_EZCKhowsSzjyRKySP7xrNHE9PuaJ1xjcc9-jtrGIXSl53N_hfTbjlPdmGwYWfrI8PCG1p4yr0HlZ3V3k2zkm-s-9T8rmZ-StZaH5OyM7UAknSMG_r3p6C/s1600-h/Sabino+Lake+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSm8jy23rV1fSURN-PzRphZO_EZCKhowsSzjyRKySP7xrNHE9PuaJ1xjcc9-jtrGIXSl53N_hfTbjlPdmGwYWfrI8PCG1p4yr0HlZ3V3k2zkm-s-9T8rmZ-StZaH5OyM7UAknSMG_r3p6C/s320/Sabino+Lake+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424793727107074" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Mallard in Sabino Lake<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj712dbVi-AJixHwRvdYkBQBL6NHcZwhGvacAM-VkDKBQdf46ms_CjUEbORv758rNSh-S473ApozQ65FdFqTgG61SX5yDqsRSj4PjcyEdNfwDEuhiEch-7x56DRtfNZnUdZ_6fOA4XLxQbo/s1600-h/Sabino+Creek+03a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj712dbVi-AJixHwRvdYkBQBL6NHcZwhGvacAM-VkDKBQdf46ms_CjUEbORv758rNSh-S473ApozQ65FdFqTgG61SX5yDqsRSj4PjcyEdNfwDEuhiEch-7x56DRtfNZnUdZ_6fOA4XLxQbo/s320/Sabino+Creek+03a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424720794916194" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Canyon Treefrog by Sabino Creek</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddMpn0KTzp9FwyPzcpJvvS3B7zWo9WYfWJYpJZwsU2yxbSlvF5QE-aF4Y8568Q_i63VVwp1wx0zMyifk7EhTzDPs3Ta6vxjs8v0ZOrLdGCXYid1X0kx3WSn_0U-Cz1B18M7YzP4icf5Mb/s1600-h/Sabino+Creek+03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddMpn0KTzp9FwyPzcpJvvS3B7zWo9WYfWJYpJZwsU2yxbSlvF5QE-aF4Y8568Q_i63VVwp1wx0zMyifk7EhTzDPs3Ta6vxjs8v0ZOrLdGCXYid1X0kx3WSn_0U-Cz1B18M7YzP4icf5Mb/s320/Sabino+Creek+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424662845190226" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Sabino Creek by Bluff Trail</span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3Wyw3Gtx_YA0OGOaVwuoCNzRd3fmZaYTwOqbG9eeaX0h_IT0cHOY64ZF8Jzxk2vQV2299NUG9tJPvgbRi0P6yQvXsXjpjmnqXNxkG76SqXoTRD5Is7s4dszLz1sp9EbQSi60sn7uoU_b/s1600-h/Upper+Sabino+Canyon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3Wyw3Gtx_YA0OGOaVwuoCNzRd3fmZaYTwOqbG9eeaX0h_IT0cHOY64ZF8Jzxk2vQV2299NUG9tJPvgbRi0P6yQvXsXjpjmnqXNxkG76SqXoTRD5Is7s4dszLz1sp9EbQSi60sn7uoU_b/s320/Upper+Sabino+Canyon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424582328735634" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Sonoran Coral Snake - Upper Sabino Canyon<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAQ9sGaB81Kzrun8jps5ifFwQCCuGL6lmFDnozM4GcalZOGzARIZXKUJl4z0rnL4gY3UT5iUPyATSaJW65wcVrTqsJE18E2jVVviA5TVcxWiImsN0RkASKRpTlYYmIIg1eoBuTzdgCo2D/s1600-h/Upper+Sabino+Canyon+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAQ9sGaB81Kzrun8jps5ifFwQCCuGL6lmFDnozM4GcalZOGzARIZXKUJl4z0rnL4gY3UT5iUPyATSaJW65wcVrTqsJE18E2jVVviA5TVcxWiImsN0RkASKRpTlYYmIIg1eoBuTzdgCo2D/s320/Upper+Sabino+Canyon+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424501474703106" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Clark's Spiny Lizard - Upper Sabino Canyon<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NIS5Pw6na5eFz_KE37yYNa-JbEgDSFPgfm2E7q5xS0_BCHwytPy8_Ow-CC4TQ1A9lgDO0QB1-qNc_au41AEPotMqp8BidaIl0ade6vSS2z8TQ-drWDEEq1HX-3spc157M0znmQbG5iRv/s1600-h/Upper+Sabino+Canyon+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NIS5Pw6na5eFz_KE37yYNa-JbEgDSFPgfm2E7q5xS0_BCHwytPy8_Ow-CC4TQ1A9lgDO0QB1-qNc_au41AEPotMqp8BidaIl0ade6vSS2z8TQ-drWDEEq1HX-3spc157M0znmQbG5iRv/s320/Upper+Sabino+Canyon+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424431657609490" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Western Patch-nosed Snake - Upper Sabino Canyon<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fLAH7yxkRgB_RserugEylvh5xC2kl_HlBJINJwPuiUhlu2J_9guMxoOqJAAUt7mAxZwC8ZOMK9RecvsKJ6TkwVYhbZ4_GISuy-6h9oW_UvP5zPhy1r2piLV3t6_jKgRgAWH-ryhF40wJ/s1600-h/Upper+Sabino+Canyon+04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fLAH7yxkRgB_RserugEylvh5xC2kl_HlBJINJwPuiUhlu2J_9guMxoOqJAAUt7mAxZwC8ZOMK9RecvsKJ6TkwVYhbZ4_GISuy-6h9oW_UvP5zPhy1r2piLV3t6_jKgRgAWH-ryhF40wJ/s320/Upper+Sabino+Canyon+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424369422128418" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Black-throated Sparrow - Upper Sabino Canyon<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nNX0eYVVoBMZESZZq3X5OonzuptgxUVZzTbhfvsnq0Gp-Pw-VTUR8p5OtHwp2yoNdEePDNuXUQZHqFSK9c0lU4CW0yB_jgCKCtygr-hyfPoKndvp9HwVfiGRa1Gx_nxkx9TOjzMHxu1o/s1600-h/Sabino+Creek+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nNX0eYVVoBMZESZZq3X5OonzuptgxUVZzTbhfvsnq0Gp-Pw-VTUR8p5OtHwp2yoNdEePDNuXUQZHqFSK9c0lU4CW0yB_jgCKCtygr-hyfPoKndvp9HwVfiGRa1Gx_nxkx9TOjzMHxu1o/s320/Sabino+Creek+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356424286686681874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Sonoran Desert Toad in a creek pool - Upper Sabino Canyon<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">With the summer storms comes unreliable internet service to this area. We couldn't go online for 15 hours yesterday. Now that it's working, I can catch up on my blog reading. I do enjoy seeing what's happening in the blogosphere community. Have a great day!<br /></div></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-74736578648049972712009-07-06T09:00:00.003-07:002009-07-06T09:14:43.206-07:00Cactus Monday - PurpleIn art, purple is found on the color wheel between magenta and violet. In nature, some plants and flowers are purple, as is amethyst and sometimes mountains and sunsets. My favorite t-shirt happens to be light purple and so are the metal frames of my glasses. For today's Cactus Monday challenge I looked for images that have the color purple as well as something that relates to cactus.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7cVJmksXwogtUHSh4GAE2EBWHPtjwz6Ay2RpMc0Tr5HaB7JZ8eP282D4SGDGs15kJVziAKWgEKN-RVjLq4kZZJWaxh789W4vWPWAD5vDVuyfQEP0QVIEqR-J05MAX82mWdNFqqsaknUH/s1600-h/Purple+CM+00.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7cVJmksXwogtUHSh4GAE2EBWHPtjwz6Ay2RpMc0Tr5HaB7JZ8eP282D4SGDGs15kJVziAKWgEKN-RVjLq4kZZJWaxh789W4vWPWAD5vDVuyfQEP0QVIEqR-J05MAX82mWdNFqqsaknUH/s320/Purple+CM+00.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360713143750002" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Purple Prickly Pear on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sabino</span> Canyon Nature Loop Trail (March)<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB49lHYEkiG_pKFl__sFP9GAPTCccqU2tz79y9SYMQ4wPOzEsmOoDkxgr9DIfF1vbxwfgXMvXzgb2SknTxmoGS7mXlRsk_i3l7hsKFhEa0e0-3RJKk282bst0Pjh4WGigv8G66kIvX4N7/s1600-h/purple+CM+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB49lHYEkiG_pKFl__sFP9GAPTCccqU2tz79y9SYMQ4wPOzEsmOoDkxgr9DIfF1vbxwfgXMvXzgb2SknTxmoGS7mXlRsk_i3l7hsKFhEa0e0-3RJKk282bst0Pjh4WGigv8G66kIvX4N7/s320/purple+CM+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360457929966578" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >New Mexico Thistle on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sabino</span> Lake Trail (March)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAqsD7dUCn_YuW0M8fmAlAFmKwqWCVbxztki2JDIS9BP0r-B3OT305oR4CUP2vuWFbYGA5En4xhQBJ5I2jUnNMJNHXcErOIEm75I9gMsQETfZFSDwb1o_g670STrmecaUId5vNsj5-iNw/s1600-h/purple+CM+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAqsD7dUCn_YuW0M8fmAlAFmKwqWCVbxztki2JDIS9BP0r-B3OT305oR4CUP2vuWFbYGA5En4xhQBJ5I2jUnNMJNHXcErOIEm75I9gMsQETfZFSDwb1o_g670STrmecaUId5vNsj5-iNw/s320/purple+CM+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360393809170066" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cholla</span> cacti near Visitor Center (April)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where is the purple in the picture of people boarding a tram?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYsDkMZru-gxHCnQ9YkGacFLWsFYGPp1S8s1bZ8VbkwbWUY4IK22FkhW4ncyw45oGrZxuaGOSjiGWj4C-KJTLoE2nmgiFa96RckdS1G-3oNTw_5yvxUNCLS5rCGSnfCOkzsNySodLDKkL/s1600-h/purple+CM+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYsDkMZru-gxHCnQ9YkGacFLWsFYGPp1S8s1bZ8VbkwbWUY4IK22FkhW4ncyw45oGrZxuaGOSjiGWj4C-KJTLoE2nmgiFa96RckdS1G-3oNTw_5yvxUNCLS5rCGSnfCOkzsNySodLDKkL/s320/purple+CM+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360317614866770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" ></span>Looking closer, it appears to be a purple themed wedding at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sabino</span> Canyon. I see a purple bouquet and purple shirts.<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYU0Viu2a8XA19Q2Kt2SnyPKFRrUCjXSYIwVLxZoYwEOPZEvhRHoEZG_6fBMsyOr_-BTKWMlr_gnk-r5pRb2Ul9L388pJu4FOXuvD7oZGyclmshJu7Njv8aYqWQ8yk8GwcQQyki0EVcMF/s1600-h/purple+CM+05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYU0Viu2a8XA19Q2Kt2SnyPKFRrUCjXSYIwVLxZoYwEOPZEvhRHoEZG_6fBMsyOr_-BTKWMlr_gnk-r5pRb2Ul9L388pJu4FOXuvD7oZGyclmshJu7Njv8aYqWQ8yk8GwcQQyki0EVcMF/s320/purple+CM+05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360211215796754" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" > (July 4, 2009)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5-ZkDcebojx-7C0xZVKObJh9jugCC6RC4hYGsPkurRm4sTCgVeVhV2EERHyJcOKpdAXyQ-PWF0t-hLzQoPHiMB053bATwqX5er6lSWfmlrxBcdy-6uLJj6wus_QGvlrPBk7txlBPgwmD/s1600-h/purple+CM+06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 79px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5-ZkDcebojx-7C0xZVKObJh9jugCC6RC4hYGsPkurRm4sTCgVeVhV2EERHyJcOKpdAXyQ-PWF0t-hLzQoPHiMB053bATwqX5er6lSWfmlrxBcdy-6uLJj6wus_QGvlrPBk7txlBPgwmD/s320/purple+CM+06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360133428374530" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Arizona Vanity License Plates<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OYn1uYdzaqPVIG7NZVbUF9LEKG5QL-VlRzJH1RXe2JSfkNA7_ABDHm7yyDRfkW4hdkrjxZsy53tCYzO8bP326uKaIfLobSpDf2onLM4crzFGwfms2ECBN9VUaws_6QtAABgvmBJUOFjb/s1600-h/purple+CM+07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OYn1uYdzaqPVIG7NZVbUF9LEKG5QL-VlRzJH1RXe2JSfkNA7_ABDHm7yyDRfkW4hdkrjxZsy53tCYzO8bP326uKaIfLobSpDf2onLM4crzFGwfms2ECBN9VUaws_6QtAABgvmBJUOFjb/s320/purple+CM+07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360041311002018" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Purple Saguaro Bus Bench on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sabino</span> Canyon Road<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZiQp9MuDbzmKfPYYHxWtzovD87yrYoNzffJYWN-9_gw6xJoOQH8qx3uJ04IK35bA9bYv80drRLcWWqrHnave-Y28nNV28QP_xkgoqI082_a9HTFxvD97wtMHBuhCTBNU8zShyz1RxdEj/s1600-h/purple+CM+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZiQp9MuDbzmKfPYYHxWtzovD87yrYoNzffJYWN-9_gw6xJoOQH8qx3uJ04IK35bA9bYv80drRLcWWqrHnave-Y28nNV28QP_xkgoqI082_a9HTFxvD97wtMHBuhCTBNU8zShyz1RxdEj/s320/purple+CM+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355359953675310530" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Details in ceramic tile of public artwork at<br />Tucson <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Intl</span> Airport and University of Arizona<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq97GJoJ3P1bBbqOw5QiztQ0kfa-LK5sBRzEIiEZ_jzvEza-f9CxErw24JKqPtqvY1thI-F0SSxiNO4IxwIMZzw_QoOugus_FPGYMe8HVDwmQsi_UCBWvUNOuU91rO1fyHgoNBTwdn-To0/s1600-h/purple+CM+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq97GJoJ3P1bBbqOw5QiztQ0kfa-LK5sBRzEIiEZ_jzvEza-f9CxErw24JKqPtqvY1thI-F0SSxiNO4IxwIMZzw_QoOugus_FPGYMe8HVDwmQsi_UCBWvUNOuU91rO1fyHgoNBTwdn-To0/s320/purple+CM+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355359875831908594" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Purple Peppers in Mitchell Park Desert Dome (June)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOg3vmawU7bZgw3c8P4vq_bKkG0-mpOD8IIiYkuS_6f30mxrv-TM1GRJsWFSF7qyy7G1aSut0i-wnJEv8Tr1_YL-vzH484PWpTbAXKG4Gg3hIj45JD5TR8zdtnkMbeqNfqP9mfHee23Y6e/s1600-h/purple+CM+10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOg3vmawU7bZgw3c8P4vq_bKkG0-mpOD8IIiYkuS_6f30mxrv-TM1GRJsWFSF7qyy7G1aSut0i-wnJEv8Tr1_YL-vzH484PWpTbAXKG4Gg3hIj45JD5TR8zdtnkMbeqNfqP9mfHee23Y6e/s320/purple+CM+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355359783115030322" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Upper <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Sabino</span> Canyon Road evening and morning (June)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Several of Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Gogh's</span> paintings featured purple irises. And, in the third version of his <span style="font-style: italic;">Bedroom in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Arles</span></span>, he painted the walls pale purple to make the room look bigger and to "give an atmosphere of quiet and dreaming."<br /><br />Leonardo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">da</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Vinci</span> believed that the power of meditation increases ten times when done in a purple light, as in the purple light of stained glass.<br /><br />Alice Walker, author of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Color Purple</span> said, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."<br /><br />For<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>more fun <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cactus Monday</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> posts, visit <a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2009/07/cactus-monday-meet-cactus-jack.html">Teri's Painted Daisies</a>.<br /><br />Another <span style="font-weight: bold;">purple</span> post: This week at <a href="http://reachbeyondlimits.blogspot.com/2009/07/images-for-first-week-of-july.html">Reach Beyond Limits</a>, Icy BC features purple flowers found growing in her yard.<br /><br />More <span style="font-weight: bold;">vanity license plates</span> at <a href="http://collectvanitylicenseplates.blogspot.com/">The Vanity Of It All</a>.<br /></div></div>Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027249626692153791.post-74384049107953799742009-06-30T05:50:00.011-07:002009-06-30T06:47:14.320-07:00Cactus Monday - Desert DomeHi there. I'm a little late for Cactus Monday this week. Chris and I were visiting family in Wisconsin for a few days. While we were exploring Milwaukee, we went inside Mitchell Park Conservatory, also known as "The Domes."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jATyssQchxyW9q1ArGonk_xbkZthJc7qJ0-vjBDSM6wijB99kResv7xqs5rWOHrLwpkDhGQ_pbpoRFzpv7z0AarrwQc9RPp8QsRwScvRU9qd67GkAHLuYlDO8gMedbrNYZa2VWA51IT1/s1600-h/CM+WI+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jATyssQchxyW9q1ArGonk_xbkZthJc7qJ0-vjBDSM6wijB99kResv7xqs5rWOHrLwpkDhGQ_pbpoRFzpv7z0AarrwQc9RPp8QsRwScvRU9qd67GkAHLuYlDO8gMedbrNYZa2VWA51IT1/s320/CM+WI+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353102967217082274" border="0" /></a>The three beehive-shaped glasshouses are The Arid Dome, The Tropical Dome and the Floral Show Dome. The Arid Dome features cacti from North and South America as well as Africa.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUTajEBULbCmF4hmaT8ReJt5JoqOngIagw17vcvCzvHM6ES9S9FVr-12BnQc2CAUOi_Z__lvIJP71F_Zo-n2VjnvcKM4WgYGkSzhblvBU6tNQ5pXlDCGASa5J9fjywtKAYbVB1jZFoRAA/s1600-h/CM+WI+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUTajEBULbCmF4hmaT8ReJt5JoqOngIagw17vcvCzvHM6ES9S9FVr-12BnQc2CAUOi_Z__lvIJP71F_Zo-n2VjnvcKM4WgYGkSzhblvBU6tNQ5pXlDCGASa5J9fjywtKAYbVB1jZFoRAA/s320/CM+WI+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353102875451284242" border="0" /></a>It was hot, bright and sunny inside the Desert Dome. Strolling along the paths felt similar to walking around at home in the Sonoran Desert. Perhaps all that was missing were cactus wren songs, buzzing cicadas and glimpses of lizards darting here and there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQBBGra9U1Y8GRQE3T9kAfgRxZJlhJaeYbfvkgE9mXbbsNMdwC1w4CP1NADdZHpEWN_Mk8Mj2h0brByqa0NDIiGkP6KDnqa-gzHjxaLsd4P8MkqlOiPOtBSSy1JMjJCVlIOk26CkwyEI7/s1600-h/CM+WI+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQBBGra9U1Y8GRQE3T9kAfgRxZJlhJaeYbfvkgE9mXbbsNMdwC1w4CP1NADdZHpEWN_Mk8Mj2h0brByqa0NDIiGkP6KDnqa-gzHjxaLsd4P8MkqlOiPOtBSSy1JMjJCVlIOk26CkwyEI7/s320/CM+WI+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353102757194359778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihprvpIftwWHBiQgW4YfCT7WW0SD5am-k8tg1rnDEWL_esbzhMCuOJUvZFZfXnSFtIERqIwrTQ7z7w_oEuQk-xkZY-Uw5kf6BfhtcPIH98FXxdpi51h5A-21bJQ3PDTXzG5RSNvwSsR5Nc/s1600-h/CM+WI+02a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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We were without internet on our trip, so it'll probably take me a few days to catch up on visiting all your great blogs.<br /><br />For more Cactus Monday posts, visit <a href="http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2009/06/cactus-monday-another-zen-cactus-atc.html">Teri's Painted Daisies</a>.Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com27