Spring’s just about to give way to the summer heat. So, time to catch the chuparosa blooms before they fade away…

It’s been an especially good spring for new buds on the cactus. My prickly pear have been quite industrious…

The Desert Botanical Gardens’ Butterfly Pavilion is an enclosed structure designed to keep the fluttering insects in. The interplay of the the pavilion’s roof reflection and the pond caught my eye.

One of the many fluttering insects at the Desert Botanical Gardens’ Butterfly Pavilion. Catch this exhibit before it flies away in May.

A computer-phile friend just had a milestone birthday. So, I designed a card, complete with some birthday code…

Agaves at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Sampling a rose outside the Sun Bowl Amphitheatre in Sun City, Arizona.

From the Interstate 10 tunnel near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

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 11. It’s a guaranteed good time for humans and fluttery things…

Did I mention that Julia butterflies love to pose?

The Pavilion exit is guarded by duster-wielding docents. And everyone gets the brushoff treatment. This is done to keep the butterflies from hitching rides on the backs of departing humans…

When we think of graphic design, we often think of doing clever things with graphics. But why not with words? Designing with type is one of my favorite activities. The above postcard, which was sent to clients and prospects, is an example.

When is a word not just a word? This postcard design was inspired by Andy Warhol and other pop artists of the mid-20th century.