Posted on May 4, 2020 in Photography

Our paloverde in bloom

The green branches of our paloverde tree covered in yellow flowers

The Paloverde tree, named for the Spanish words for “green branch,” is the state tree of Arizona and is the one that beautifies our front lawn.

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 in Photography

Record snow on mountains near Phoenix

Andy & I — among several other people — stopped to hike up the foothills of Papago Buttes to get a view of the snow covering all the mountains to the east of Phoenix.

Posted on February 23, 2019February 26, 2019 in Photography

Rose Garden Mountain hike February 2019

Found this hike near where I live through All Trails. It was a bit hard at times to find the trail, but once I found it I really enjoyed the hike! A bonus was the view I got of the snow on all the mountains in the distance.