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I own no land, instead I have wheelestate. I’ve been a full time RVer since 1997. Working summers as a Park Ranger takes me to many beautiful places and playing during the winter takes me to many more. This blog is simply the story of my life's adventures.

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Diverse walk in the Weavers

01 Hedgehog cactus blooms Weaver mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

I’ve been home in Yarnell this weekend and it feels like summer. (Especially compared to the snow on the North Rim.)

02 Cactus anomoly Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x689)

Cactus blooming…

03 Poppies Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

…flowers popping with color.04 Flowering Prickly Pear Cactus Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

Every where I turned something caught my eye.

05 Century Plant Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

Or caught my pants.

06 Looking SE towards Yarnell Weaver Mts AZ (800x600)

What a beautiful world we live in.

07 Unknown colorful bug Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

From the small and unusual…

08 Ferns under rock Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

…to a tiny hidden alcove of usual desert plants.

09 Mike Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (600x800)

We can look down on the world from above,

10 Turkey vulture Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x665)

or look up at the sky from below.

11 Granite lizard Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

As life scurries along,

12 Gaelyn Weaver Mts yarnell AZ (800x600)

I just want to enjoy it all.

13 Unknown flower Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

The sun reflects on one flower,

14 Tiny unknown white flowers Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (600x800)

and barely finds another.

15 Old Century Plant stalks reach for the sky above the boulders Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

The old stalks may lean towards the earth…

16 Young Century Plant stalk against boulder background Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

…while the young reach for the sky.

17 Pond Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

And water gathers in the draw…

18 Dragonflies on pond Weaver Mts Yarnell AZ (800x600)

…providing a playground.

15 comments:

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

What a thoughtful, great post Gaelyn. Yes, where ever one looks there is always something to take a picture of and appreciate.

Pat said...

Enticing photos...don't know which one I like best, but that BUG is really interesting....

Silver Fox said...

Beautiful! I was captivated by the flowers and cacti, then the whole post turned out to be a poem!

Diane said...

You are right it is a wonderful world and this post is beautiful. I love cactus and it is one of the things I miss having moved from Africa. Diane

Anonymous said...

Oh this was lovely! Thank you Gaelyn. And thank you for not posting a picture of a spider, I don't think I could ever have returned.

The Giraffe Head Tree said...

I'm going to try to comment ONE MORE TIME. This will be the 3rd try! This is a GORGEOUS post - one of my favorites! What kind of insect is that, Gaelyn? AND, you look just a LITTLE happy....ahem!

Jazz said...

Oh, I love that bug!!!

And the cactus flowering. I've never seen cactus flower in all the times I went to the South West

Diane AZ said...

Looks like Weaver Mountains is brimming with interesting plants and wildlife. Great capture of the turkey vulture in flight and dragonflies.

Jenn Jilks said...

Your photos are amazing. Thanks for sharing them!

Elaine said...

Beautiful post! The blooms on the cactus plants are gorgeous, and I enjoyed all the little details you saw.

Kathie Brown said...

Very nice post, written like poetry! What a gorgeous insect. Do you know what it is?

Dawn Fine said...

I love all the photos of things small...that beetle is so beautiful. I love that you look at all the small things around you.

Rambling Woods said...

Beautiful and you are so right..I just wish it would get out of the 40s here so I could really enjoy my yard here...Michelle

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Gaelyn: I love all the photos.

Firefly the Travel Guy said...

Its like an illistrated poem. Its amazing how people like you spot all the detail, while so many others out there would never stop and smell the flowers.

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