I'm not even going to say how long it's been since I blogged - just that it's shameful! I share so many photos randomly on social media that I don't take the time to photo-blog anymore. The other thing that's shameful is that when I started making my 2020 calendar I had taken fewer photos with my nice expensive camera than ever. So I made a promise to myself that in 2020 I would get my camera out more and have a nice 2021 calendar. However, you may have heard, we've been hit with this damn COVID-19/Coronavirus/'rona-bitch, so we are all limited in our daily activities. Thankfully, this weekend my husband got me out to a very remote part of the state and I took my camera and we took our "new" puppy, Zara. Per usual, my photos do not do it justice. So, what I would like you to know is that I've never seen so many poppies in one place. I've never seen so much yellow ever. And, something I was unable to capture, is we had never seen so many butterflies in our lives! At times it was literally like it was snowing butterflies! I hope you enjoy the photos. Much love to everyone during this challenging time.
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| First poppies of the 2020 season |
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| Lupine and poppies |
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| Four-leaf poppy! Good luck?! |
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| Fiddleneck |
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| Lupine |
These were all taken about an hour into our drive to our campsite. Little did we know what tomorrow held for us!
And then we settled on a campsite. This was my first time camping in the Tepui tent and I really liked it much better than a tent on the hard, rocky ground!
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| My part is done! |
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| All set up |
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| Zara is a happy camper - literally! |
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| Zara! See the bunny right in front of you?! |
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| No? Okay, she's not a hunting dog. |
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| Photography while biking! |
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| Zara had never seen the bikes before. She loved running alongside us! |
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| We all 3 made enemies of the teddybear cholla! |
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| Saguaro with purple flowers at its feet |
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| Brittlebush at dusk |
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| Lots of cholla! |
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| That little orange dot is us - not a bad place to spend the night! |
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| Right after I took this photo I wiped out on my bike! LOL |
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| Pretty sure this guy has the 'rona! |
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| Ocotillo in bloom |
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| Zara enjoying the wide open space |
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| Lupine |
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| Sweet baby girl |
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| A little tired after her bike run! |
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| Sunset |
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| Zara dug her first hole! Not quite sure why! LOL |
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| But she came away with a very dirty nose! |
Sunrise in a series of 3 photos. We were supposed to be watching the sunrise in Morocco this week, but this wasn't too shabby!
And then we set out for what turned out to be a 5 hour hardcore drive out of the park! It was a rough ride but we saw so much beauty!
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| Poppies! |
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| Puppy in the poppies! |
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| Look! A plane! |
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| So, I said there were a ton of butterflies, but they were hard to capture with a puppy traipsing about! |
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| I mean, every corner we turned there were more poppies! It was stunning. |
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| Milk thistle |
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| Exploring |
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| This marker indicates where the ride got REALLY rough! |
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| This one may have been the most concentrated patch of poppies we saw! |
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| Eric asked me to zoom in on it |
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| Kofa Monument constructed by FDR - a great President who truly cared about the environment and nature. |
"Many things are not as they seem: the worst things in life never are." - Jim Butcher
"A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people." - Franklin Roosevelt
