Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 May 22: Here's the backyard this week:
- an iris up for what seems like just a few minutes (and technically in the front yard)
- the lilac making its own short showing
- the crabapple, also technically in the front yard
- the magnolia past its prime but still lovely
Tag Archives: Desert
Double-crested Cormorants, Gilbert AZ
Taking another look. And another. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Desert
5 Comments
Fish Creek Lookout
Because life doesn’t always hand us lemonades. Continue reading
Power Lines, Fish Creek Lookout AZ
If life gives you power lines, photograph power lines. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Desert, Technology, Terra Firma
5 Comments
Roosevelt Dam & Roosevelt Lake Bridge
A dam, a bridge, and a whole whack of water. In the desert. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Bridges, Desert, Water
9 Comments
A Day in the Life
An atypical one-day selection of entirely typical shots. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Faces, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Desert, Flowers, Mammals, Pareidolia
11 Comments
Desert Cottontail
Unlike “desert daisy,” which is descriptive but incorrect nomenclature for a brittlebush, “desert cottontail” is the proper name for the thing it seems to be: a bunny with a fluffy white butt. I’m amused by their various strategies for responding … Continue reading
Cactus Face
Unicorn? Rhinoceros? Ike Broflovski? You be the perceiver. Continue reading
Desert Daisy
Breathtaking colour in an often sere landscape. Continue reading
How to See a Roadrunner
Tips from the tourist office. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Desert
16 Comments