Yellow in the Desert

Here are snapshots I took on walks last week featuring the color yellow.  I’m using Windows Live Writer to publish Polaroid style images that I tilted just for fun.  I hope you don’t get dizzy looking at them.

To visit Mellow Yellow Monday, click here.

Have a great week!

You have read this article desert / nature / photography / walk / yellow with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/yellow-in-desert.html. Thanks!

Hole in the Wall

Yes, we saw a Gila Monster today!  It is a large venomous lizard native to the Southwest US and Mexico.  They are becoming more rare and are protected by state laws.  It is illegal to "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect the Gila Monster."

The last time I saw one, I was able to get more pictures.  Click here to see the Gila Monster at De Grazia Gallery.

Update:  I checked the hole in the wall a couple of days later and the Gila Monster was gone.

You have read this article lizard / reptiles / spring / wildlife with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/hole-in-wall.html. Thanks!

Reflections of Nature

                Yours truly enjoying puddles of rainwater

           Here, a little ice had formed, but it melted quickly.

Tree branches reaching across the tea-colored creek.  Now I’m not sure if they are reflections or shadows…maybe both!

For more “Weekend Reflections” visit James at Newtown Area Photo here.

You have read this article nature / reflections / watery with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/reflections-of-nature.html. Thanks!

Skywatching along the trail

 

 

 

 

 

Mostly blue skies here the past three days.  Nice weather for exploring new and old trails, watching birds and taking pictures.

For more skies from around the world, visit Skywatch Friday here.

You have read this article with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/skywatching-along-trail.html. Thanks!

Wordless Woodpecker

You have read this article backyard / birds / woodpecker / wordless with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/wordless-woodpecker.html. Thanks!

Sunday Morning Skywatching

 
 

After I drove my daughter and son-in-law to the airport this morning, I did a little sky watching.  I took the last photo about the time the plane took off towards their home in Massachusetts.  I was surprised to see these two birds flying northeast at the moment I pushed the shutter button.

You have read this article morning / sky / sunrise with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/sunday-morning-skywatching.html. Thanks!

Skywatch Friday

 

 

"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky." ~Buddha

 See more Skywatch Friday posts from around the world here.

You have read this article birds / Buddha / Skywatch with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/skywatch-friday.html. Thanks!

Roadrunner

Do I contradict myself?     

Very well, then I contradict myself, 

I am large—I contain multitudes.  ~Walt Whitman

You have read this article birds / roatrunner / Whitman with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/roadrunner.html. Thanks!

Sunrise Reflection

on a painted window

 

[This is the scene that is reflected on the windows]

To see more reflections, visit Newtown Area Photo for Weekend Reflections.

You have read this article love / reflections / sky / sunrise with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/sunrise-reflection.html. Thanks!

Skywatch - always something

As I was walking home from the canyon, this happy cloud formation caught my eye.  After stopping to take sky photos, I noticed some movement in the desert scrub.  It was a jackrabbit and two deer.  I'll  save their pictures for another post.

So often when pausing to check the sky, much more is seen than expected.  Thanks to the Skywatch team: Klaus, Sandy, Sylvia, Wren, and Fishing Guy for hosting this fun photography meme.  To view more skies from around the world or to share yours, visit Skywatch Friday.

You have read this article clouds / desert / nature / Skywatch with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/skywatch-always-something.html. Thanks!

One and Continuous

Observed on a leisurely walk:

snow on the mountaintops

reflected goldfinch silhouette

frost on prickly pear cactus skeleton (sepia-toned)

black-chinned hummingbird

black-throated sparrow

Harris' antelope ground squirrel

robins in mesquite tree

cactus wren (photoshop watercolor effect)

"...we begin to discover where we are, and that nature is one and continuous everywhere." ~Henry David Thoreau

You have read this article birds / nature / Thoreau / walk with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/one-and-continuous.html. Thanks!

Reading Shadows

Illusion of Grandeur

Standing his Ground

Hitting the Road

To see more shadows, visit Hey Harriet's Shadow Shot Sunday.

You have read this article cactus / shadows with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/reading-shadows.html. Thanks!

Reflections - desert trees

Greetings from the Sonoran Desert. This post is for Weekend Reflections, a fun photo meme hosted by James at Newtown Area Photo.

desert trees
whisper the color of spring
february

You have read this article clouds / creek / haiku / reflections / spring / watery with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/reflections-desert-trees.html. Thanks!

The Morning - Happy thing

The Sun - just touched the Morning -
The Morning - Happy thing -
Supposed that He had come to dwell -
And Life would all be Spring!
~Emily Dickinson

You have read this article birds / happy / morning / spring / sunrise with the title February 2010. You can bookmark this page URL http://mariabelgien.blogspot.com/2010/02/the-morning-happy-thing.html. Thanks!