Great horned owls

Great horned owls are one of the earliest spring nesting birds; eggs may be laid in January or February through April. They use abandoned stick nests of a hawk or heron or crow, but also nest in saguaro cactus' like this.

Amazingness at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Loved all the groovy lines of this cactus. I wouldn't want to fall into this thing in a dark alley ;)

The trippy slot canyon

Upper Antelope Canyon, do yourself a favour and take a trip to Northern Arizona

Blue hour at the Dells

It's always a bonus to stick around for sunset and then those moments right after. A gentle blue hue washes over Watson Lake

Stairs to 1000 steps

Just some of the many stairs of Bisbee

Springtime in the desert

The cactus will start to bloom in just a few weeks and then this park will be a sea of blooms.

Lynx Lake, Arizona

Storm moving in over the lake. Right before the rains come is usually the moment I like to strike with my camera. That moody and gloomy look, I love it!

Beauty in Fossils

Petrified Forest in Northern Arizona is otherworldly.

Blue hue

Barrel cactus all lit up, and ready to party. Who wants to play? Ha ha.

Icy Watchtower

It looms above. The bummer about this day is visitors were not allowed to climb to the top (there wouldn't have been a view anyway, but the inside of this watchtower is still pretty cool)

Pretty as a picture

Sedona rocks

Saguaro bloomin'

June brings those blooms but you gotta be quick, and tall! Those cactus' are big, and tall.

Meet here at 4pm Partner..

Welcome to Tombstone, Arizona. According to one website, it's the most authentic Western town left in the USA. Oh sure, some of town is a little kitchy. And the characters sure play up their part. So what? It's kind of fun to see and feel what might have been in the late 1800's.

Winter plants

Agave in the snow, not a common sight in these parts

Old time rock and roll

Rolling along, singing a song. These old hood ornaments have seen a lot of pavement.

Queen Victoria Agave

Was digging those patterns on this succulent. Agave victoriae-reginae is a small species of succulent flowering perennial plant, noted for its streaks of white on sculptured geometrical leaves, and popular for desert landscaping.

Devils Bridge, Sedona, Arizona

Papago Park lookin' fine

A little quiet time at the Park with just the sunset to keep me company

Northerm Arizona shows off

This spot falls around the Grand Circle which features the largest concentration of National Parks. This is just north of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Agave

Tucson Botanical Garden

Two Nuns and a Chapel

The sky puts on a good show at this scenic spot in Sedona.

Elvis has left the building

Allegedly, the chapel was built specifically at the request of Elvis Presley, who would not be wed on film without a proper chapel in view. The chapel exterior appears in Charro! At that time, the structure was a facade. Eventually, it was turned into a small movie memorabilia museum. Today, there’s not much to see beyond a few movie posters, and one notable mannequin. But it sure is a near setting and worth the ride out.