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
Snowy Egret, Gilbert AZ
Waiting, incognito, for breakfast. Continue reading
Anna’s Hummingbird, Gilbert AZ
Jewels of the desert. Continue reading
The Same River
Yes, the universe is unfolding as it should. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes, Quotations, Through Space
Tagged Birds, Desert, Other Animals, Trees
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The View From Here
The lasting effects of rose-coloured glasses. Continue reading
Redux: Day of the Dead & Uluru
Photos of Day of the Dead celebrations in Los Angeles and an update on Uluru. Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Landscapes, Through the Calendar
Tagged Community, Death, Desert, Mountains
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Vistas #1, Metro Phoenix
Two wide-screen views of everyday locations in Chandler and Gilbert. Continue reading
Defining the Desert
Wasteland or wonderland? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, New Perspectives, Photos of Flora, Through Space
Tagged Desert, Flowers, Other Plants
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Don’t Fence Me Out
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above Don’t fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don’t fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin’ breezes And … Continue reading
Mountains and Marsh, AZ
Marshland stretching to mountains. Continue reading