This photo shows the reflection of the red Papago mountain on the polished hood of a Jaguar amid the vibrant blue sky.
Who would guess that we would see the sleek, classic Jaguar vehicle parked in front of Papago Mountain when we were hiking.
It is almost the holidays and I thought everyone might appreciate some Chihuly, and it is not in red and green colors.
This venomous Mohave Rattlesnake is waiting to strike!
Even though the Chihuly Glass Art Installation called "The Nature of Glass" is no longer at the Desert Botanical Gardens, the Desert Wildflower Towers remain.
Today is the last photo from our trip to Washington DC.
After tomorrow I return to Arizona photos. I hope you enjoyed a taste of Washington DC that my husband (Dave of Costa Rica Daily Photo) and I shared with you from our trip to Washington earlier this month.
This unusual view of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial shows that one of its walls is aligned with the Washington Monument. The carved names of those who gave their life in this effort are visible in the texture of the wall at the left.
Happy Thanksgiving. Here is a patriotic photo for the holiday. The Washington Monoument is the tallest structure in Washington. It is the height of a 55 story building and is a copy of an Egyptian oblisk.
As my husband was leaving the Lincoln Memorial, he looked back for one last gaze and took this photo. You can see that the morning light was different than the golden sunrise lighting when he first arrived.
As I mentioned yesterday, the light peeking into the Lincoln Memorial at sunrise during November does not hit the statue of Lincoln, but it still creates angles that add to the quiet morning atmosphere.
This is a more distant view of the scene shown yesterday, with the sunlight on the columns
This is the interior of the Lincoln Memorial. The classic lines of the columns are illuminated by streaks of the dawn sunlight split into vertical shafts by the columns on the east front of the Memorial.
This is the capture of a magical moment. My husband took this photo with his zoom while focusing on capturing the glow of the sunrise streaming through the trees illuminating the mist on the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The bench and street light added to the atmosphere, and then a man walked by and blew a puff of smoke into a streak of sunlight.
If you had not seen yesterday's photo, would you know where this photo was taken? In the early morning stillness of the reflecting pool, the glide of a duck penetrates the reflected facade of the Lincoln Memorial.
The reflecting pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument shows why it deserves its name in this photo. The Lincoln Memorial catches the first rays of of the morning sun, which highlights the reflection.
Constitution Gardens is a park just north of the reflecting pool between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
I was in Washington, D.C. about 10 days ago and thought it would be worthwhile to get some photos of the monuments at sunrise.
I took these photos at dusk on a full moon night at San Xavier del Bac in Tucson, Arizona.
Here is a male Gambel's Quail in its natural habitat, the Sonoran Desert.
How many Gambel's quail can you count?
This is a charming Anna's Hummingbird that has landed ever so carefully on the tip of the very sharp Agave cactus.
Here is a photo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington DC.
Look at these doves basking in the sun next to the warm concrete border and amid the bougainvillea leaves.
I was able to capture this beautiful sunset at the plateau at Desert Botanical Gardens.
Here is a photo of a cactus that grabs your attention against the brilliant blue sky.
Here is the same cactus flower from yesterday with its deep red rose-like color.
Here is a photo of a deep red flower blooming on long, skinny, arms of cactus growing from a pot by my front door. You might say red, it does not look red.
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