Cacti Bloom

That time of year - we see the cacti bloom along the trails.

Salade Niçoise

Celebrating the Memorial Day weekend, I made salade nicoise for us to enjoy. It is a wonderful salad for a special occasion.

Happy Memorial Day weekend

My Navy Veteran Husband...

Sweet Sparrow

Little eyes looking at the camera. What goes through that little head? Sweet little sparrow is having breakfast at the feeder.

Morning Visitor

Is this a warbler? I am not sure. Still a welcome visitor.

Master of the skies

Like to start the week with my favorite ...

Tree in the shadow

Again..

Unlikely Friendship

A little bird had some nerve and landed right next to the eagle on the tree. She sang to him for awhile... It was one of those "Snoopy and Woodstock" moments..

Tree and Sun

Sun lights up this tree from behind...

Here Fishy, Fishy

I must have found a magic spot along one of our lakes...this time I saw a few large fish hanging out in the sun.

Alligator Juniper

Going through the trails in Prescott the Alligator Junipers capture your attention. They probably could tell a few stories...

Oatmeal bran cookies

Made a treat for my husband on Sunday...

Mountain Biker by Alto Pit

Alto pit has wonderful network of trails

The one and Only

Getting close to this one was a wonderful experience.

Myrtle ...the Turtle

Well - now I know that there is at least one turtle in one of our local lakes. As I was walking along the trail I heard a big splash and so I wondered if it was a fish. No - it was not a fish, all of a sudden a turtle came up for some air. What a treat. what a treat!

Eagle

There he was again..

Hummer

More of the fascinating hummingbird.

Hummer

Back to my hummingbird feeder..

Mountain Bike event along Whiskey Row

Bike event booths along Whiskey Row in April...

Happy Mother's Day

Wishes: daughter...

Whiskey Row

Whiskey Row during a bike event in April.

Our new neighbor

Little bird has made a nest right behind our kitchen window in a rose bush where she feels safe...shhhss.. careful now.

Shutter...

On a shutter speed kick again..

Shutter speed experiments

More of shutter speed experiments. My yard's hummingbirds are a great subject for it.

Low light - slow shutter speed experiment

There are two humming birds in this picture. I was messing with the slow shutter speed.. probably will do it again soon..

Mountain Biker by Alto Pit

MBAA race in April...

Epic Rides

I took pictures for a mountain bike event called "Whiskey Off Road" over the weekend here in Prescott..Enjoy. http://www.epicrides.com/wor/worpast.htm