Ah, the Joshua tree. Beautiful in a Dr. Suess sort of way. Officially known as a Yucca brevifolia, it is part of the agave family. Taken alone they are not that impressive, but as soon as you stand in the middle of a forest of Joshua trees, you have to pause and take it in. Some of my family lives in the middle of these Joshua trees and [...]
Have you ever seen the Arizona sky? During monsoon season we get some amazing clouds and the abundant dust sure makes for great sunsets. Arizona skies are hands down some of the most beautiful skies around. Here are some pictures I recently snapped. Arizona’s desert skies are stunning murals crafted by the hand of God. These pictures really do not [...]
My kiddos and I were out braving the heat at the Phoenix Zoo yesterday. The summers are usually slow at the zoo since many of the animals will not venture out of the shade and roam their enclosures. However, the heat did not stop one cute critter. Along one of the hottest and steepest areas of the zoo, our [...]
I was recently contacted by iMo Camera Strap to review one of their products. I was very impressed with the beautiful selection of camera straps they had on their site. I also appreciate that the straps are handmade and come in both cotton and neoprene. It was very hard to choose just one but I selected the Black and [...]
I love taking pictures of nature. I recently snapped some pictures of animals at the Phoenix Zoo and the Arizona Renaissance Festival and I thought I would share a few here. I hope you find one you like. Temperamental Duck – AZ Renaissance Festival Mountain Lion Brothers – Phoenix Zoo Great Horned Owl – AZ Renaissance Festival Unemployed Sheep Dog – AZ Renaissance Festival [...]
Even though fall is my favorite season it sure is tough to top the life, sunshine, and promise of spring. In the past few weeks we have seen an amazing amount of new animal babies in our yard and I wanted to share a few with you. These are so cute and some even have a story to with them. The first babies [...]
I got together with some fellow bloggers and decided to compile pins from Pinterest ranging from A to Z. I lucked out and got the wonderful letter w. Visit the links that you are interested in and if you really like them then pin a few. The A-Z list is after all the gorgeous wolves. Enjoy! W is For Wolves Source: Uploaded [...]
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As I previously discussed, I recently got a new camera. It is much better than any I’ve owned and I have been having fun taking random pictures. One great benefit of digital cameras is that you can take as many random pictures as you want and delete them later. I delete a lot, but sometimes I find a few I really [...]
We have purchased three washing machines in the last five years. That’s right – three! We bought a Maytag in 2006 that died in 2009. Then, in 2009, we bought another Maytag that broke on Thanksgiving this year. So much for modern appliances. I am now the tentative owner of a new HE washer from Whirlpool. This time we [...]
I love birds. In fact, birds are my favorite animal. They are so varied in plumage and song and have so much freedom in flight. Some people are surprised to hear that we actually have quite a few birds in the desert where I live. We have hawks, owls, quail, doves, roadrunners, sparrows, woodpeckers, and more. The problem is that most of [...]
This is my first venture into the Wordless Wednesday phenomenon, but I just had to share this. My husband…what can I say? Before you go, could you take a minute and vote for this blog? Just click on the button below and that will be your vote. Thanks! <——-Click on this button to vote for Celebrating Family. [...]
