Viewing the Moon

 The full moon setting Thursday at sunrise:

The moon yesterday morning:

The moon today:

at every gate
a celebration...
summer moon

~Kobayashi Issa

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Autumn mood

For Shadow Shot Sunday:

child's fingers
trace on grandma's hands
the liver spots of aging

Haiku from ahapoetry.com  A Dictionary of Haiku by Jane Reichhold, AUTUMN Moods, accepting aging

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circles of orange

circles of orange

desert's last invitation

to savor summer

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Sunshine after the Rain

golden sunshine
after the desert rain
soft footsteps

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Skywatch - a beautiful week

This first picture was taken on May 31st, the morning our newest family member, Tyler Jet, was born:

"shown a flower
a small baby
opens its mouth"

~Seifu-ni

Mid-week blue sky with contrails from jets: 

 Tyler's middle name is Jet because his father served in

the Air Force, stationed in Tucson where he met Victoria,

and they are fans of the NY Jets football team.

This morning at 5:15AM:

"I’ll tell you how the sun rose --
A ribbon at a time --"

~Emily Dickinson

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Desert in May

leathery pads

welcome new growth

desert in May

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Shadows at the Canyon

earth
each spot layered
with stories

~Jane Reichhold

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Pink Powder Puffs

 

 

coming home
flower
by
flower

~Jane Reichhold

 

Found in deserts and grasslands, Pink Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla) is a flowering perennial shrub attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.

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Spring is here

Look who has emerged from his den:

 

warm sun shines
on tortoise with grass stained lips    
fullness of spring

In this corner of the Sonoran desert, besides tortoises, ground squirrels are awake from their long winter naps.  Even though abundant mistletoe berries remain, Cedar Waxwings and Western Bluebirds seem to have left this area.  Robins can still be heard chattering while White-winged doves are arriving from Mexico.  For weeks, Cactus wrens and Cooper’s hawks have been building nests.  Trees, shrubs, cacti and grasses are spring green and some wildflowers are blooming.

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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

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Weekend Reflections

morning sun
shines on canyon wall
the desert speaks

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Weekend Reflections - Creek

desert rain
settling into dark pools
autumn colors

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Skywatch - at the gardens

under autumn sky
hunting for sunny colors
the bee and i

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Thanks to the Skywatch Team: Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise and Sylvia

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Skywatching Downtown Tucson

downtown structures
pose against blue autumn sky
basking lizards

click any picture to enlarge

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