If you’re into fluttering insects, the Desert Botanical Garden’s Butterfly Pavilion is the place to be. Located in southeast Phoenix, the Pavilion is quite the draw for photographers, including my friend and mentor, Judy Vorfeld:

Judy and I visited the Butterfly Pavilion this past Saturday.
You can catch the Butterfly Pavilion exhibit between March 1 and May […]

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The aloe that I planted four years ago just can’t contain its enthusiasm. This bud is growing through a crack in my retaining wall…

The iceplant is much more tame — except for the flowers…

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It was almost two years ago when my good friend, Judy Vorfeld, and her brother, David Crook, took me to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix. They loaned me one of their digital cameras, and thus began the rebirth of my love of photography.
One of the DBG images became the basis of a birthday […]

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Flowers and agave from the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona…

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It’s raining. Again.
Been quite busy pulling weeds, but that’s a good sign. It’s a sign that my yard plants will soon start blooming like this ocotillo, which gets quite motivated after a rainy spell…

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Nature photography seems to have this “way far away” cachet to it. As in, you must travel a long, long way to get your nature pictures.
Well, sometimes you have to do that. But nature is all around us. Today’s post features photography from a churchyard near the Mississippi Gulf Coast…

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Enjoyed the opportunity to have lunch at the Guadalajara Grill. It’s just north of one of Tucson’s most interesting neighborhoods, Richland Heights West.
This neighborhood like a throwback to the Old West, only it’s right in the heart of the city. RHW residents are quite fond of their natural desert environment and their dirt roads, […]

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I was in eastern Pennsylvania visiting family over the holidays. Rain seemed to be the dominant theme of the visit, and the moisture was quite welcome. This area had been suffering near-drought conditions for a good part of 2007.
Rain presents unique challenges to a photographer — such as how to protect the camera — but […]

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