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  Fall Color
Ten photos captured October 18, 2007 at Mt. Graham, Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Desert Winter
Eighteen photos captured January 21, 2007 of the aftermath of a very strong winter storm. Fresh snow covered many of the low desert mountains near the Phoenix metro area. There was significant snow on Four Peaks, Mt. Ord and the Superstition Mountains. There also was some nice sunset color near last light.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

A Touch of Fall
Thirty-five photos captured October 27, 2006 of the fall season and colors at various Arizona locations. Included are two additional photos from the aspen country that were captured October 16, 2006.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Birds!
This photo page is my humble attempt to display the beauty of Arizona birds. It will be added to over time and move to the front of this page with each new posting.
Most recent posting November 22, 2006.
Olympus E-10 and E-1 Digital Cameras.

 

Monarch Butterfly
Fourteen photos of Monarch Butterflies and other subjects captured at the Desert Botanical Garden October 4, 2006.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

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Mountain Summer
Thirty photos captured July 21, 2006 at Mt. Graham, Arizona (Pinaleno Mountains). Included are green meadows, wildflowers, Coues Whitetail Deer, tall trees, views from up high and other scenes typical of high mountain summer.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Summer Sky
Forty-seven photos captured summer 2006 of stormy skies and a sunrise over Four Peaks on June 30, 2006. Also included are three photos of Mr. Black (cat) showing LOTS of catitude and one of Grey Girl, the Munchkin Cat.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Spring Splendor
Thirty-six (mostly flower) photos captured in the Little Mesa House yard during spring 2006. Included are some photos and digital illustrations of Grey and Mr. Black (cats).
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Water Birds
Twelve photos captured at Ocotillo Lake in Chandler, Arizona on March 18, 2006. Included are various water birds that accumulate in abundance here to feed on fish stocked in the reclaimed water pond.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Desert Snow
A most unusual winter storm on March 11, 2006 ended a record dry spell and brought much snow to desert mountains around the Phoenix metro area. Thirty-one photos captured March 12, 2006. Ten of those are also shown in red filtered black and white.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Ducks, Cats, Zoo Critters & Sunsets
Thirty-seven photos, captured January and February, 2006, of migratory ducks, cats, critters in the Phoenix Zoo and backyard sunsets.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

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Ducks on the Pond
Eighteen photos, captured November 28 and 30, 2005, of migratory ducks on the pond at Mesa, Arizona's Riverview Park. Many species of ducks not normally seen in the Arizona desert frequent such desert ponds during the winter months. Included with the duck photos are three photos of other subjects that were captured November 5, 2005 at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Changing Seasons
Fifteen photos captured October 19, 2005 of late fall in the Arizona High Country. Included are views of the San Francisco Peaks with fresh fallen snow, colorful aspens, Potato Lake and a sunset at Upper Lake Mary, Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Coronado Trail
Twenty-five photos captured October 13, 2005 along and in the area of the Coronado Trail (Highway 191 between Morenci and Alpine, Arizona). The aspens were at their peak for fall color at 9000 foot elevation and above. The Mule Deer were out posing and some Elk were photographed at last light. Also included here are two photos of a Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, a species rarely encountered in Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

Fall at Mt. Graham
Twenty-seven photos captured October 12, 2005 showing fall at Mount Graham, Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Near the Moon
A jet airplane passed in front of the moon October 7, 2005. Visually close was Antares,
a variable, multiple star in the Scorpius constellation. (two exposures combined using software)

Plane, Venus & Crescent Moon
November 5, 2005

The Moon and Mars
November 14, 2005

Pleiades & Moon
November 15, 2005
Closer View
Early 11-16-05
(both images are two exposures combined using software)

Full Moon and Airplane captured November 4, 2006.

Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Clouds!
Twenty photos captured August and September 2005 of spectacular and whimsical Arizona monsoon and other clouds. Also included in this e-postcard are five recently captured photos of other subjects.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

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Rim Road
Thirteen photos captured August 2, 2005, while driving along a section of the Rim Road, high atop Arizona's forested Mogollon Rim. Also included in this e-postcard are nine photos of other subjects captured during July and August 2005.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Home Grown Images
Forty-five photos of Spring 2005, as it was seen and experienced in the Little Mesa House yard.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Garden Colors
Eighteen photos captured at the Desert Botanical Garden April 20, 2005. Included are some photos from the Butterfly Pavilion and photos of colorful flowers common at the Garden in spring.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Red Mountain Spring
Fifteen photos taken April 2, 2005 of Mesa Red Mountain in full spring glory. Included are some photos of Red Mountain from the Salt River side and there also are some sunset photos.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Winter's End
Eighteen photos taken March 29, 2005 in the Arizona high country at the end of winter. Included are photos of Willow Springs Reservoir, Roosevelt Lake, snow melt flooded meadows and several wild elk.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Blooming Desert
Thirty-five photos taken March 12 and 28, 2005. Included are photos of the spectacularly blooming and intensely green Arizona desert. These photos were taken in various areas of the Tonto National Forest, especially along the Apache Trail between Apache Junction and Globe, Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

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Wet Winter
Twenty-seven photos taken February 21, 22 and 25, near the end of the very wet 2004-2005 winter. Included are early blooming wildflowers, Red Mountain surrounded by green desert, Mormon Lake, brim full Upper and Lower Lakes Mary and snow scenes from Arizona's high country.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Frozen Fences
Eleven photos captured January 14, 2005 showing scenes of Arizona high country winter and a sunset.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Four Peaks Sunset
Eighteen photos captured January 5, 2005 of Four Peaks, Arizona with snow and a desert sunset.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Cats!
Forty-eight photos of the Little Mesa House cats and other cats taken mostly in 2004. This e-postcard is dedicated to Gabby the Tabby who died December 5, 2004 after successfully owning her Big Guy for 13 1/2 years.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Scenes of Thanksgiving
Eight photos taken in Arizona the Tuesday before and Friday after Thanksgiving 2004. Included are photos of Peeples Valley, the San Francisco Peaks and a sunset seen in the Four Peaks Wilderness.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Lunar Eclipse
Composite image showing the moon being covered by the Earth's shadow on October 27, 2004.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

Another version originally created for 8 x 10 print.

 

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Fall Comes to Arizona
Fourteen photos taken October 14, 2004 of fall color in the Arizona high country.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Monsoon Clouds at Usery Pass
Twenty-three photos taken July 27 and August 18, 2004 of dramatic monsoon clouds at Usery Pass, Arizona.
Olympus E-1Digital Camera.

 

Smoke From the Willow Fire
Nine photos taken July 2, 2004 of smoke plumes from the Willow Fire of Central Arizona. These photos were taken when the fire had spread to 51,000 acres, was burning 3-5 miles from Payson and when the fire was said to be only 5% contained.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Burrowing Owls
Fifteen photos taken June 22, 2004 of rare and endangered Burrowing Owls and other wildlife seen at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Spring!
Thirty-three close-up photos taken March & April 2004 of wonderful spring flowers. All of these photos were taken in Arizona and all but the cactus bloom photos came from the blooming landscape at the Little Mesa House. Two of the photos are of a tiny Verdin at its spherical nest.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Last Gasp of Winter
Twenty-three photos taken March 4 & 5, 2004 of Grand Canyon, Arizona in the last gasp of winter. Included are snowstorm, sunset, and morning views of the Canyon. There are also several photos of bull elk, mule deer and one photo of a coyote.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

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Ruins at Jerome, Arizona
Six photos taken March 5, 2004 of old buildings fallen into ruin at Jerome, Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Grand Canyon Sunrise
Twelve photos taken February 13, 2004 of the sunrise from Mather Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Blue Sky Winter Day
Twenty-three photos of Northern Arizona taken on a beautiful blue sky winter day. Included are photos of Upper lake Mary, the San Francisco Peaks, the Grand Canyon at sunset, a Bald Eagle, Mule Deer, Canadian Geese and nesting Great Blue Herons. All photos were taken February 12,  2004 except for the mule deer photos and some of the geese photos which were taken February 13, 2004.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Rim Country Sunset
Seventeen photos taken February 9, 2004 in the Mogollon Rim high country of Arizona. Included are snow photos, a photo of Young, Arizona and photos of a spectacular high country sunset.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Desert Storm
Thirty photos taken February 5, 2004 in the Four Peaks, Arizona area. An ominous looking storm formed and provided dynamic clouds, desert rain, a rainbow and majestic sunset skies.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Winter Sojourn
Nine photos taken December 27, 2003 at various Arizona locations during a visit to winter. Included are three additional photos of magnificent sunsets on Christmas Day and the day after Christmas. There is also one photo taken December 29 of a spectacular plant in the botanical garden at Mesa, Arizona's Park of the Canals.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

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Canvasback Ducks
Fifteen photos taken December 18, 2003 at Mesa, Arizona's Riverview Park. Included are several photos of rare Canvasback Ducks, a Great-tailed Grackle, and American Coot along with photos of a colorful sunset.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Tumbleweed Christmas Tree
Seven photos taken December 12, 2003 of Chandler, Arizona's forty-sixth annual tumbleweed Christmas tree. Include are photos showing the tree from daylight view to full darkness with lights.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Practice Makes Perfect
Forty-six practice and test shots taken with a new Olympus E-1 digital camera. Included are a variety of nature, zoo, cat, flower, sunset and bird photos, from various locations, that were taken October, 2003 through January, 2004.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

Red Mountain
Twenty-three photos taken November 8, 2003 of Mesa, Arizona's Red Mountain. Included are wispy clouds, sunset colors, a sunset and two photos of the full moon emerging from total eclipse.
Olympus E-1 Digital Camera.

 

High Country Color
Thirty-seven photos taken October 12 & 13, 2003 of fall color in the Arizona high country. Included are photos from Lockett Meadow, Hart Prairie and Potato Lake.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Early Fall Color
Eighteen photos taken September 25 (the sunset clouds photos) and October 5, 2003 of early fall color at various Arizona locations.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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Views from the Rim
Twenty-four photos taken September 20, 2003 from high atop Arizona's Mogollon Rim.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Red Rock Crossing
Nineteen photos taken September 11, 2003 at Red Rock Crossing along Oak Creek near Sedona, Arizona.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Flowering Mountain Meadow
Summer monsoon storms brought plentiful rain to the Arizona high country resulting in abundant wildflowers. Twelve photos taken near Mormon Lake, AZ on September 11, 2003.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Late Bloomers
Summer monsoon rains caused a short and late burst of blooming from the Little Mesa House oleander bushes. Five photos taken late August of 2003.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Mountain Meadow Summer Afternoon
Sixteen photos taken July 24, 2003 of high country meadows in southeast Arizona's Pinaleno Mountains (Mt. Graham). Included are several close-up photos of insects and wildflowers.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona
Twenty-one photos taken July 4, 2003 at the Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Included are a few photos of some nearby buttes and rock formations.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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San Juan Mountains from Ouray to Durango, Colorado
Fourteen photos taken July 4, 2003 of the San Juan Mountains between Ouray and Durango, Colorado.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Colorado's Grand Mesa
Twenty-three photos taken July 3, 2003 of Colorado's 10,000 foot elevation, very remote and beautiful Grand Mesa. Included are a few of the over 300 lakes in the area as well as scenery encountered along the Lands End Road.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Thirty-four photos mostly of the wildlife within Yellowstone National Park that were taken June 30 and July 1, 2003. There are photos here of Bison, Elk, Deer and Geese. There are also several wildflower close-ups and a few scenes from the north end of Yellowstone Lake.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Forty-five photos taken June 28 to July 1, 2003. There are photos here of  the Grand Teton mountains taken from different locations in the Park and at various times of day. There are several photos of Park wildlife. There is also one photo taken in the nearby Wind River Range.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Uinta Mountain Lakes, Utah
Nine photos taken June 27, 2003 of Uinta Mountain lakes near last light.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Wasatch Plateau and Hatch Utah
Twenty-two photos taken June 26 and 27, 2003. These include views seen along Skyline Drive, section south of Mayfield, on the 10,000-11,000 foot elevation Wasatch Plateau. There are also a few photos taken at Hatch, Utah.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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Butterflies and Flowers at the Desert Botanical Garden
Thirty-nine photos taken April 3, 2003 at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. Included are photos from the annual Butterfly Pavilion and of various flowers from around the Garden.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Four Peaks Winter
Fifty-one photos taken March 2, 2003 near Four Peaks of Arizona's Mazatzal Mountains. Included are views of Four Peaks with snow and also with a sunset glow that turned snowy Four Peaks red. Also included are photos of nearby rock formations, a rainbow and various desert views. A storm came by creating dramatic skies that were captured in photos.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Colorado River Desert Mountains
Twenty-six photos taken February 3 & 5, 2003 in  the desert mountains along the Colorado River in northwest Arizona and southern Nevada. Included are views of the Black Mountains, AZ and Christmas Tree Pass, Nevada.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona
Seven photos taken January 21, 2003 of Cave Creek Canyon in the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal, Arizona.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Columbus, NM & Southwest New Mexico Scenes
Twenty-three photos taken January 19 & 20, 2003 in  New Mexico. Included are photos of Columbus, a beautiful sunset, Hachita, pronghorn antelope and other scenes of southwest New Mexico.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

The Very Large Array and Western New Mexico Scenes
Twenty-two photos taken January 18 and 19, 2003 of the Very Large Array, wild Pronghorn Antelope and various western New Mexico scenes.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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Salt River Canyon, Arizona
Seventeen photos taken January 18, 2003. In addition to the Salt River Canyon, there are some photos of the Superstition Mountains.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Grand Canyon Winter
Twenty-two photos taken January 3 $ 4, 2003 at Arizona's Grand Canyon. A winter storm before Christmas brought snow and some of it still remained on the south rim. Two of the photos are of a bull elk with antlers. There are four additional photos from a December 26, 2002 trip to Cherry, AZ.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Winter Wonderland
Forty-eight photos taken December 18, 2002 in East Central Arizona. A winter storm with heavy snow was visiting some of Arizona's most remote high country creating a scenic winter wonderland.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Fighter Planes in Front of the Moon
This image was created from two photographs taken at the same location in Mesa, Arizona; a few minutes apart on December 13, 2002 (Friday the 13th). The jet fighters were nicely backlit as they approached to land at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and the moon was bright. Too bad the jet fighters did not actually fly in front of the moon while I was shooting! To see the original two photos, click here.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Water Ranch Wildlife
Twenty-three photos taken December 3, 2002 of wildlife at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona. Included are photos of a Burrowing Owl, which is a rare and endangered species.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Arboretum Fall
Thirty fall photos taken November 13, 2002 at Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park, Arizona.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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Vintage Aircraft
Eighteen photos taken November 11, 2002 (Veteran's Day). Included are photos of vintage WW I and WW II fighter aircraft taken at the Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum. There are also two photos of Commemorative Air Force WW II bombers. The aircraft and museums are located at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Fall Color in Arizona!
Forty-one photos taken October 14, 2002. Included are photos of the Lockett Meadow and Hart Prairie areas of  the San Francisco Peaks. Several photos of Mule Deer are included. There are also photos taken at Potato Lake on the Mogollon Rim and a couple from the East Verde River Area.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Southern Utah and North Border Arizona
Photos of Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Kanab Creek, The Factory Butte area, Henry Mountains, Lake Powell, Escalante Canyons area, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Pink Coral Sand Dunes State Park, Boulder Mountain and colorful Utah aspen trees. These photos resulted from a scenic vacation drive taken September 30 to October 4, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Arizona Scenes
Eleven photos taken August 28, 2002 of Blue Vista Point, KP Cienega, a lake in Arizona's White Mountains and some Turkey Vultures at Big Prairie on the San Carlos Indian Reservation.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Mono Lake and the Eastern Sierra Nevada
Nine photos taken August 1, 2002 at Mono Lake and east of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Yosemite National Park, California's High Sierra
Thirty-two photos taken August 1, 2002 of Yosemite's High Sierra mountain and lake scenery.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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Yosemite Valley, California
Thirty-two photos taken August 1, 2002 in Yosemite Valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Mariposa County Courthouse
A photo with information about California's oldest courthouse still in use. Located in Mariposa, CA.

Front View

Photos taken July 31, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

The California Coast from North of Santa Barbara to Big Sur
Twenty-nine photos taken July 30, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Santa Barbara Mission, California
Twenty-two photos, taken July 30, 2002, of the Santa Barbara Mission which was founded in 1786.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Santa Barbara, California
Sixteen photos taken during an evening walk on the the beach July 29, 2002 in Santa Barbara, California.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

North Rim Grand Canyon
Forty-one photos taken July 19-21, 2002 at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, AZ.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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Sedona, Arizona's Chapel of the Holy Cross
Seven photos of and around Sedona, Arizona's Chapel of the Holy Cross that were taken July 19, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

San Xavier del Bac Mission Church
San Xavier del Bac is an active Franciscan mission to the Tohono O'odham Indians near Tucson, Arizona. It was established in August 1692 and the church was completed in 1797. It is considered the finest example of Spanish colonial architecture in the United States. The thirty-one photos that make up this e-postcard were all taken July 5, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Tumacacori Mission
This Franciscan mission was established in 1691 by Jesuit Eusebio Kino along the Santa Cruz River of southern Arizona, home of the upper Piman Indians. A small church was built in 1757 and served for 65 years.
Twelve photos taken July 5, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Tombstone Courthouse and Texas Canyon, AZ
Photos of the historic old Tombstone Courthouse, now a museum, in Tombstone, AZ. Included are some photos of the giant boulders in Texas Canyon of the Dragoon Mountains in Southeast Arizona.
Ten photos taken July 5, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

The Rodeo and Chediski Fires
This photo was taken June 20, 2002, one of the early days of what eventually became Arizona's historically largest forest fire. It shows the tremendous smoke plumes from what was then two fires. This photograph was taken in the evening at Mesa, Arizona's Riverview Park, about 130 miles away from the fires.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Shades of Grey
A tiny feral cat brought three kittens to live under the Little Mesa House deck. The two known survivors of that litter, Orange and Grey, became best pals with their Big Guy. The 28 photos here were taken 1999 to 2002 and were posted in honor of Grey's third birthday.
Olympus E-10 and Kodak DC290 Digital cameras.

 

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Bugs!
This photo page has close-ups of insects, spiders and other critters commonly called "bugs." It will be added to over time and move to the front of this page with each new posting.
Most recent posting June 14, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Sky Island
In southeast Arizona are several mountain ranges that rise significantly in elevation from the surrounding desert. The ranges differ significantly in climate, flora and fauna from the desert and are commonly referred to as Arizona "sky islands." The nineteen photos on this page were taken of and from the Pinaleno Mountains (Mt. Graham) on May 25, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Nesting Great Blue Heron
Thirteen photos of nesting Great Blue Heron seen in Chandler, Arizona. Photos taken May 11, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Pond Life at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, AZ
Bird photos including my best Black-necked Stilt photos yet, Mallard Ducks, Mallard Ducklings, a Sage Sparrow, other birds and other critters from in and around the Riparian Preserve ponds.
Twenty-four photos taken 5-11-2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Nesting Hummingbird at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Fifteen photos, taken April 13, 2002 at Arizona's Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Featured are close ups of a nesting Broad-billed Hummingbird. Included are photos of some other birds, animals and flowers seen at the Arboretum.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Butterflies and More at the Desert Botanical Garden
Twenty-nine photos, taken April 6, 2002 at Phoenix, Arizona's Desert Botanical Garden. Featured are close ups of some of the butterflies at the butterfly pavilion. Included are photos of some marvelous spring flowers and a Phainopepla (bird).
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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Port Isabel Lighthouse
First lit in 1853, this lighthouse stands 72' tall and is located on the mainland side of the causeway to South Padre Island, Texas.

Another View

Photos taken April 2, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Desert Lakes
Thirteen photos taken March 24, 2002 while driving  the "Apache Trail" and another unpaved back road. Shown are some of the Salt River reservoirs east of the Phoenix, AZ metro area, some AZ desert views, a Vermillion Flycatcher and a Say's Phoebe (birds).
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Globe Mallow
The tiny Globe Mallow desert wildflower makes a beautiful springtime statement. Thirteen photos taken March 9, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Southern California Wonders
Twenty-one photos taken in Southern California March 5, 2002. Included are Pasadena's City Hall and St. Andrews Catholic Church, the San Gorgonio Wind Farm at Palm Springs and some photos of the California desert at last light.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Photos of ancient (Arizona) Hohokam Indian ruins built prior to the year 1350. Included are 3 photos of Round-tailed Ground Squirrels common at the Monument.
Thirteen photos taken February 27, 2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

The Road to Young, Arizona
Scenes along the drive  to remote and historic Young, Arizona. Included are photos of mountain views, Four Peaks, snow scenes and a terrific sunset seen over Four Peaks, Roosevelt Lake and the Superstition Mountains.
Sixty-eight photos taken 2-2-2002.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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Frozen Lakes, Paragliders, New CR-V and Herd of Mule Deer
Thirty-one photos taken January 26, 2002 of frozen Arizona high country lakes at sundown, views of the San Francisco Peaks, some paragliders near Mormon Lake, Richard's new Honda CR-V and a herd of mule deer.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Tempe Town Lake Waterfront
Reflected Christmas lights on the old Mill Avenue bridge, a terrific sunset and the Old Mill with a giant flag projected on it are included in these 33 photos taken December 22, 2001.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Arizona's Mazatzal Mountains in Winter
A snowstorm came in from the Mogollon Rim when these 33 photos were taken on 12-15-2001.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

New Orleans
French Quarter

Patriotic New Orleans' historic French Quarter as seen and photographed September 20, 2001.
Twenty-nine photos.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Sky Drama in
New Mexico

Incredible skies of northern New Mexico.
Thirty-seven photos taken 8-31-2001.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

San Juan Mountains
from Lake City, CO to the Rio Grande Headwaters

A wonderful day spent wandering some of Colorado's very best mountain wilderness.
Sixty photos taken 8-29-2001.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

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San Juan Mountains
from Dolores to Ridgway, CO

Moody skies and most beautiful high mountain country.
Fifty-two photos taken 8-28-2001.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Museum of Nature and Science
A favorite Denver, CO museum. Twenty-five wildlife diorama photos taken August 1, 2001.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

North Rim of the Grand Canyon
This photo page contains views of the North Kaibab Plateau, wildlife, the Grand Canyon and nearby scenery. Sixty-five photos taken June 30 and July 1, 2001.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Superstition Mountain Spring
The spring wildflowers were lush when photographed March 3, 2001 at Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona. (14 photos)
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Arizona Holiday Traditions
3 e-postcard set.
Photos taken 12-23-2000, e-mailed 12-24-2000.
Olympus E-10 Digital Camera.

 

Glacier National Park
E-mailed 08-09-2000.
Kodak DC290 Digital Camera.

 

 
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