I’ve been home in Yarnell this weekend and it feels like summer. (Especially compared to the snow on the North Rim.)
Cactus blooming…
…flowers popping with color.
Every where I turned something caught my eye.
Or caught my pants.
What a beautiful world we live in.
From the small and unusual…
…to a tiny hidden alcove of usual desert plants.
We can look down on the world from above,
or look up at the sky from below.
As life scurries along,
I just want to enjoy it all.
The sun reflects on one flower,
and barely finds another.
The old stalks may lean towards the earth…
…while the young reach for the sky.
And water gathers in the draw…
…providing a playground.
15 comments:
What a thoughtful, great post Gaelyn. Yes, where ever one looks there is always something to take a picture of and appreciate.
Enticing photos...don't know which one I like best, but that BUG is really interesting....
Beautiful! I was captivated by the flowers and cacti, then the whole post turned out to be a poem!
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
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.
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!
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
Looks like Weaver Mountains is brimming with interesting plants and wildlife. Great capture of the turkey vulture in flight and dragonflies.
Your photos are amazing. Thanks for sharing them!
Beautiful post! The blooms on the cactus plants are gorgeous, and I enjoyed all the little details you saw.
Very nice post, written like poetry! What a gorgeous insect. Do you know what it is?
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.
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
Gaelyn: I love all the photos.
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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