Desert Delights

These are from the back yard. Apparently, that really nifty pink/purple flower is on a neat little cactus called an Easter cactus, featured behind the flower in photo 1. Mom taught me that one! My parents are never at a loss when it comes to plants, which is helpful, because the desert plants are all looking beautiful right now, which is kind of a nice compensation considering the winter flowers are on their way out. I'll miss the sweet peas, snap dragons, venidium, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

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Macki came to visit. A woman from the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum came to my optical science class to talk to us about animal vision [which is freaking cool, by the way]. Well, I told Mac all about it, and since I had never been to the Desert Museum we decided to go! These are the photos from that adventure. It was a fun-filled Saturday!

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Stoned

I was really liking the stone/pot/brick/solid object look today.

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Gary is growing! Haha!

Break

I maintain that the morning is optimal photography time. Just like optimal tanning time is between the hours of 11 and 4 during the summer months (so I've heard. Since I don't tan, I wouldn't really know). It makes me sad that I'm at school all day when the sun is actually out. By the time I get home, it's almost dark. We'll see how the winter works for picture taking. But since there was a break from school and work today, look at what I got!

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The last picture is the bottom of an awesome hanging pot my dad has, just so that's clear. And the second picture there - the plant is wet because the hanging pot was dripping all of the excess water that had just been poured into it.

Heart of Stone

So, we have this big awesome pot my dad put in the yard this week (the makeover in front is rapidly pulling together). He's thinking about making it into a fountain. Additionally, our granite counter tops are regular conversation pieces for first-time visitors in our home because of how dramatic they are. This picture doesn't have any of the real drama in it, but the light was awesome. Sometimes stone is so much more than just rock. A.k.a. art. Haha.

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