Happy Easter!

A week ago Saturday, we went on a drive out Shea Road along the wash outside of Parker, Arizona to go searching for big blooming Palo Verde trees. This one was lovely.

#Easter #PaloVerde #SonoranDesert #Arizona #Photography

These guys welcome you at Saguaro National Park.

#saguaronationalpark #arizona #sonorandesert #wanderlust #travel

Pretty, no? A shame they're #invasive. Stinknet, native to South Africa. They really do stink, too. Taken in Apache Junction #Arizona
#photography #ecology #sonorandesert #bloomscrolling #darktable
Mexican gold poppies. Taken at Oracle State Park

Do we have a hashtag for when there are bugs in the photo you didn't see when you took it? #photoBugBombing #arthropodSurprise

#photography #Arizona #nightphotography #bloomscrolling #darktable #spider #sonorandesert
Lightning storm over saguaro cacti, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, United States
© Jack Dykinga/Nature Picture Library
#UnitedStates #Arizona #photography #SonoranDesert
Saguaro shadow saying hi.

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#sonorandesert

Hype for the Future 133PHX: Central Phoenix

Introduction Overall, the City of Phoenix is the most populated of the state capitals in the United States of America and serves as the county seat of Maricopa County, Arizona. While the largest city that is not a county seat, Mesa, is also located within the county, the suburban locale is not technically included within the city limits of Phoenix and is to be treated separately. Features While the City of Phoenix sprawls largely from north to south and contains notable sites such as the […]

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Hype for the Future 133PHX: Central Phoenix

Introduction Overall, the City of Phoenix is the most populated of the state capitals in the United States of America and serves as the county seat of Maricopa County, Arizona. While the largest ci…

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Hype for the Future 133NOG: City of Nogales, Arizona

Overview The City of Nogales is situated to the south of the larger City of Tucson within the State of Arizona with a southern boundary at the Mexican border and the associated City of Nogales in the State of Sonora. Even though the community is directly adjacent to the southern edge of the county, the community serves as the county seat of Santa Cruz County. To the north is the Tumacacori National Historical Park along the Interstate 19 corridor, largely notable for road sign measurements […]

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Hype for the Future 133NOG: City of Nogales, Arizona

Overview The City of Nogales is situated to the south of the larger City of Tucson within the State of Arizona with a southern boundary at the Mexican border and the associated City of Nogales in t…

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Goodnight from Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument! 😍

Camping for work is the best.

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#SonoranDesert
#PracticallyMexico

1 of the joys of keeping a Perpetual Journal is seeing what happened this week in previous years. Here’s my PJ art of Tucson nature observations 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week. In ‘23 we got snow. In ‘26 the temp’s been over 90°!

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecology #nature #ClimateChange #climate #cactus #PricklyPear #flower #wildflower #BloomScrolling #Mouse