tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79097398031248100582024-03-04T23:27:02.659-07:00Prescott PhotosLoving the world of photography.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.comBlogger947125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-80021651523765722572015-09-01T08:08:00.001-07:002015-09-01T08:08:16.436-07:00Clothed in best garment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFpSb-Na5su3rd7nk4IzWGwNqpZa_KCWxVINXRt7Y26a6m106qx4nMyISUh_GVsnw6rl1SXIUgzddvEMJrZCPu6yWckmqrmFzuux2vJp-9G_xeuWmc6y8KEOrA5osWfKbezHV1FtPflY/s1600/IMG_6171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFpSb-Na5su3rd7nk4IzWGwNqpZa_KCWxVINXRt7Y26a6m106qx4nMyISUh_GVsnw6rl1SXIUgzddvEMJrZCPu6yWckmqrmFzuux2vJp-9G_xeuWmc6y8KEOrA5osWfKbezHV1FtPflY/s320/IMG_6171.jpg" /></a></div> So there is a celebration in the forest today, a wedding perhaps? I do not know, because I was not on the quest list.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-89549302208058637842015-08-30T06:15:00.001-07:002015-08-30T06:15:27.456-07:00Mint and mint<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEican2WzurXngly3Y9KEkWl7jxPHokST3lW6hpEGIIgEvWm8Psj_UBPWMwzLndhP8qMarWjFpXMY7QGruSpiyZPUnS-sMk4Z2vNpxM_LC4gq3aUZCFsgEj5fyB3LZXzlF8U3hgjzjPTGJw/s1600/IMG_6217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEican2WzurXngly3Y9KEkWl7jxPHokST3lW6hpEGIIgEvWm8Psj_UBPWMwzLndhP8qMarWjFpXMY7QGruSpiyZPUnS-sMk4Z2vNpxM_LC4gq3aUZCFsgEj5fyB3LZXzlF8U3hgjzjPTGJw/s320/IMG_6217.jpg" /></a></div> When you go out and wander out in the trails, look and see what you can find...real treasure: fresh mint.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-51403083203806997482015-08-29T05:28:00.001-07:002015-08-29T05:28:07.919-07:00Hello Forest - Greetings all<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uZ7fTrHW91ZSb8kl35XCMrexxnHOHWUAEonP24qriaxoK-vmxZcJSVbs-L67e9BrA7BzDnSf8ZHpXah3t10wD_iVfZMWFhhjmWKbpZUsXVMPqLs8IZvzslVahjFmh9RIqr59oJx5Qhk/s1600/IMG_6191.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uZ7fTrHW91ZSb8kl35XCMrexxnHOHWUAEonP24qriaxoK-vmxZcJSVbs-L67e9BrA7BzDnSf8ZHpXah3t10wD_iVfZMWFhhjmWKbpZUsXVMPqLs8IZvzslVahjFmh9RIqr59oJx5Qhk/s320/IMG_6191.png" /></a></div> Hear the mighty trees and bristling brushes.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-76548920952273459652015-08-25T09:06:00.001-07:002015-08-25T09:06:34.175-07:00Dance of the wild mint<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gs1SZ3SDIURGZGzmfsK6ZCTRap705EQWVZpe3M6XQL2V66iQSvnKDlx8h1lAkpw0-WqT0HEFgN4R_a2C4-rPqauODCIlkLKd9aFAqkQclomzj3Jlzf0szkb7fDnW1jJlu-jKdYn-D88/s1600/IMG_6250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gs1SZ3SDIURGZGzmfsK6ZCTRap705EQWVZpe3M6XQL2V66iQSvnKDlx8h1lAkpw0-WqT0HEFgN4R_a2C4-rPqauODCIlkLKd9aFAqkQclomzj3Jlzf0szkb7fDnW1jJlu-jKdYn-D88/s320/IMG_6250.jpg" /></a></div> Flowing brook and wild mint by a trail here in Prescott National Forest.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-76959403986330240652015-08-23T11:32:00.001-07:002015-08-23T11:32:07.013-07:00Vine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttT3lDtXpQCgXTo4JtaAA8blnmxfxdw7Git3QSJSnSv3ti60YUFc52WqxFaNp8YN1KAXuQRW9Mes0T7faZ9_Axo_9up4kjFCCm4eZ51UTESQgXNzDwhZm3LcKTlN2QxblmPINNx96DwU/s1600/IMG_6171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttT3lDtXpQCgXTo4JtaAA8blnmxfxdw7Git3QSJSnSv3ti60YUFc52WqxFaNp8YN1KAXuQRW9Mes0T7faZ9_Axo_9up4kjFCCm4eZ51UTESQgXNzDwhZm3LcKTlN2QxblmPINNx96DwU/s320/IMG_6171.jpg" /></a></div> Mystery forest wouldn't you say? Can't go past this tree without a token. A token? Yes, a token of quietness and respect.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-59082832500373017082015-08-22T15:53:00.001-07:002015-08-22T15:53:13.820-07:00Wild mint<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasT1isGwGjahomqTLz83MZOiMH1r30x6YIXc-GEyG1DgredHl9hkxWs_EsMqm3yqZOst2xGXk_uSth7m3PnWMDVfyYSFo6zOQhQg4DHNH24EzJOLiHdzWrzjs5qXRvqL4sQW5_XK8AMw/s1600/IMG_6216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasT1isGwGjahomqTLz83MZOiMH1r30x6YIXc-GEyG1DgredHl9hkxWs_EsMqm3yqZOst2xGXk_uSth7m3PnWMDVfyYSFo6zOQhQg4DHNH24EzJOLiHdzWrzjs5qXRvqL4sQW5_XK8AMw/s320/IMG_6216.jpg" /></a></div> Wild mint grows in our forest here in Prescott. Now, after a rain you can smell it in the air as you pass the creeks where this plant grows. How about that for a treat?Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-37895526394931201722015-08-21T07:53:00.001-07:002015-08-21T07:53:24.167-07:00Sun lights the way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFBd6E0jEmlXaduTIA8lz7hN3zO0H4PTd0PUbML6uNtLMBs-_JimCFPGY_fe7CMZr758bvxMQvpmJgOjzV0QJOPyOyorgSaiQG0a8WO_K0r9SzeWyRtUQQ4zLDjTY29lCeNQBaRFq-aE/s1600/IMG_5958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFBd6E0jEmlXaduTIA8lz7hN3zO0H4PTd0PUbML6uNtLMBs-_JimCFPGY_fe7CMZr758bvxMQvpmJgOjzV0QJOPyOyorgSaiQG0a8WO_K0r9SzeWyRtUQQ4zLDjTY29lCeNQBaRFq-aE/s320/IMG_5958.jpg" /></a></div> Grass is highlighted and it shines like a torch. Beauty is and needs to be seen.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-92053506389020982392015-08-20T14:43:00.002-07:002015-08-20T14:43:42.158-07:00Walnut leaves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90rtZAfoS5RW2G-QLNzNc2YiaNLrL6TwNrDf4q1-xEMRQKMSVbcBrkxRVD4df3wcG7x1bAdZ-Gxx54KtVHjTjb6SZGT9cDCphicgBMSZt5B_8mXY7VXn_ttvSzZ4g7dAr_aMPHHa86ho/s1600/IMG_5944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90rtZAfoS5RW2G-QLNzNc2YiaNLrL6TwNrDf4q1-xEMRQKMSVbcBrkxRVD4df3wcG7x1bAdZ-Gxx54KtVHjTjb6SZGT9cDCphicgBMSZt5B_8mXY7VXn_ttvSzZ4g7dAr_aMPHHa86ho/s320/IMG_5944.jpg" /></a></div> Green hue of walnut leaves catch my eyes while trekking on a trail in the evening.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-31192474425634937192015-08-19T06:36:00.002-07:002015-08-19T06:36:28.283-07:00old oak tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAkBlH8E6f8mraMSmL4zN8DJ16IKRLDxkXdbSJy9hvvTQrM6nZBo7Zd_fOnijM_L2rhyphenhyphen6CdGcMBTQk9dYHwjCnXBDUz_EQOaum8lVhlubKeu55kLcVui24a9YRvgMfIE6gxtjfSDeVps/s1600/IMG_6016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAkBlH8E6f8mraMSmL4zN8DJ16IKRLDxkXdbSJy9hvvTQrM6nZBo7Zd_fOnijM_L2rhyphenhyphen6CdGcMBTQk9dYHwjCnXBDUz_EQOaum8lVhlubKeu55kLcVui24a9YRvgMfIE6gxtjfSDeVps/s320/IMG_6016.jpg" /></a></div>Be confident, like an old oak. Storm shaken, weather beaten, yet still firmly standing still. It stops me each time I see it in the forest with its looks of majesty and might. It commands my respect at its rooted site. It is an old oak who has survived hundred and hundred of years. Which gives my imagination an immediate runaround: what is it this old oak has witnessed in its past?
poem written by Karoliina Urso Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-27047122875258536532015-08-18T12:21:00.000-07:002015-08-18T12:21:43.581-07:00like an oak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvxYsV2Ge8ELP7qTPLhA6jzD0H_rOl0WqRvUfhYQ6tAGlKui78_xLfY6CMcfx6fyDY9Ky2Q808bd8DrL7VeTser2GITrOardlwCkBd0LvXPBZfuipcZ1lBFCUNlKkvMmocr34_O6CpVc/s1600/IMG_6014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvxYsV2Ge8ELP7qTPLhA6jzD0H_rOl0WqRvUfhYQ6tAGlKui78_xLfY6CMcfx6fyDY9Ky2Q808bd8DrL7VeTser2GITrOardlwCkBd0LvXPBZfuipcZ1lBFCUNlKkvMmocr34_O6CpVc/s320/IMG_6014.jpg" /></a></div>Be confident, like an old oak. Storm shaken, weather beaten, yet still firmly standing still. It stops me each time I see it in the forest with its looks of majesty and might. It commands my respect at its rooted site. It is an old oak who has survived hundred and hundred of years. Which gives my imagination an immediate runaround: what is it this old oak has witnessed in its past?
poem written by Karoliina Urso
Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-85737822136847417702015-08-14T12:58:00.001-07:002015-08-14T12:58:19.417-07:00Wilderness brings its rewards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zwuhm4zjY-AeHrv41CdgAT1Mpa9ypXDKJJqA4ToSGX9e9UooKmm3TKZ44QfE4iXNm-9Gt3isjRMWtdRD-epnkaZJFyrAXGvlx21W9_rOkzQMxOAd9QTVudK1VoeBvydTbX9oH6XmXbE/s1600/IMG_5839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zwuhm4zjY-AeHrv41CdgAT1Mpa9ypXDKJJqA4ToSGX9e9UooKmm3TKZ44QfE4iXNm-9Gt3isjRMWtdRD-epnkaZJFyrAXGvlx21W9_rOkzQMxOAd9QTVudK1VoeBvydTbX9oH6XmXbE/s320/IMG_5839.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHmVGTZ9cLwxt9R6rm-_Kv_T8FAQQUTe3SaK5QeLvLsznG5dANSClSPdp8ao8F0TXNCa1mJbusAn2YgBqYXnHc9oDSrCoPbymzWPh8SElraghznTVSQl7DT9QSGushXiHGGwvxVrlktU/s1600/IMG_5823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHmVGTZ9cLwxt9R6rm-_Kv_T8FAQQUTe3SaK5QeLvLsznG5dANSClSPdp8ao8F0TXNCa1mJbusAn2YgBqYXnHc9oDSrCoPbymzWPh8SElraghznTVSQl7DT9QSGushXiHGGwvxVrlktU/s320/IMG_5823.jpg" /></a></div> Take a walk, take a long hike into a forest you do not know. Let it whisper to you and greet you. Let it smile to you. You will feel refreshed.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-58355193498830145752015-08-13T12:10:00.001-07:002015-08-13T12:11:50.993-07:00Lupin magic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pweFUKGsUd_R-BMXIQOeKjiw7dBxYE-UukZ6rGLcGT_r2nlWvz9gDAXJIVYU7t78jm32NZexvWK0OEAnSMdW3g_HcJMFY_Y2giNN3JzL7eSQoYA4X8WgdUJ02aDZt2j_n5ZBVUWfLcg/s1600/IMG_5769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pweFUKGsUd_R-BMXIQOeKjiw7dBxYE-UukZ6rGLcGT_r2nlWvz9gDAXJIVYU7t78jm32NZexvWK0OEAnSMdW3g_HcJMFY_Y2giNN3JzL7eSQoYA4X8WgdUJ02aDZt2j_n5ZBVUWfLcg/s320/IMG_5769.jpg" /></a></div>Even though we are here in arid Arizona, it is a pleasure to find lupins along trails.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-66583150869234835212015-08-12T19:54:00.000-07:002015-08-12T19:54:42.069-07:00Traveling to Prescott, AZ - home sweet home...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv50qntTT4vFpdcANqArgXZufZCj-WOC1lpqO5nGTVFO2k7KL_21bHjmOtABu4M4_7-0SyE8Avr9Z3a2Nu0QM_zezVRxlFF7DCQ5LIr7VRhb1qBgHnKQxf3l7Lmc_E6tttb39TkKy8hzA/s1600/IMG_4366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv50qntTT4vFpdcANqArgXZufZCj-WOC1lpqO5nGTVFO2k7KL_21bHjmOtABu4M4_7-0SyE8Avr9Z3a2Nu0QM_zezVRxlFF7DCQ5LIr7VRhb1qBgHnKQxf3l7Lmc_E6tttb39TkKy8hzA/s320/IMG_4366.jpg" /></a></div>Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-39185071713828418032014-05-19T11:42:00.000-07:002014-05-19T11:43:12.314-07:00Hedgehog Cactus Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJU87sCg5wNMDtvM-ALUaOWQgmo4ZRp6HvQ1GInnEGdE-Maf3fUkUGhzVWqH9jPSZr3FCw6bXatKBpPr3T3LI07XmCqXXhGY5AMeOXDuZIE7_q9vXXhp4z-bjdzSb-W_uS8P58oMtCAQ/s1600/IMG_5132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJU87sCg5wNMDtvM-ALUaOWQgmo4ZRp6HvQ1GInnEGdE-Maf3fUkUGhzVWqH9jPSZr3FCw6bXatKBpPr3T3LI07XmCqXXhGY5AMeOXDuZIE7_q9vXXhp4z-bjdzSb-W_uS8P58oMtCAQ/s320/IMG_5132.jpg" /></a></div>Beautiful Hedgehog cactus flower blooms along trail in Prescott AZ.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-32567338504184588882014-05-11T12:57:00.000-07:002014-05-11T12:59:17.275-07:00Birth of a poppy flower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCc1V6hbSdT0oSpdDYL419fO-7Vue86532IhxvRtbpLK6C1Ct5vWp2X6BLsU6pDHZvotnYs1HxRvwvrKtVKCQbbNzJFoFFtBVT0ubyVLDeCfKtyMm-jvzVn3QiByvNHXmo00Ea3o6g1Y/s1600/IMG_5096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCc1V6hbSdT0oSpdDYL419fO-7Vue86532IhxvRtbpLK6C1Ct5vWp2X6BLsU6pDHZvotnYs1HxRvwvrKtVKCQbbNzJFoFFtBVT0ubyVLDeCfKtyMm-jvzVn3QiByvNHXmo00Ea3o6g1Y/s320/IMG_5096.jpg" /></a></div> Witnessing a birth of such a beautiful flower. It took two years to cultivate it and it was worth it.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-37058301086270152182014-05-01T05:29:00.001-07:002014-05-01T05:29:17.983-07:00Beautiful Manzanita<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vk8X8rfs9w7ogGLwDXAhOnKNk67nChJujBrUYlUv5yUCxj0UnVVjI4eE5Bc1Zri1jkcU2WFIO6EBXJ4e7lDOTmSdtYi40tEXyjuC46yjThCZ6nJCYkQDiPaqOQu2Y6K_1TRSdC9ndBY/s1600/IMG_4978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vk8X8rfs9w7ogGLwDXAhOnKNk67nChJujBrUYlUv5yUCxj0UnVVjI4eE5Bc1Zri1jkcU2WFIO6EBXJ4e7lDOTmSdtYi40tEXyjuC46yjThCZ6nJCYkQDiPaqOQu2Y6K_1TRSdC9ndBY/s320/IMG_4978.jpg" /></a></div> Manzanita flowers exploding in color and grace along a trail in Prescott Az.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-56509229467831482112014-04-30T13:53:00.001-07:002014-04-30T13:53:53.770-07:00Beautiful Manzanita <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDgPKfEEvSwSDFdRCqLfMf1FWKgFpxM8Sokq2VKVPkxPL-B0DqBzvlxSkqFF4Srh1M1mB_GDmYg2nRWubEFoXhqiKgCgPgmUlywdOSMeR1l6vEjHSHPJ5RmPQ6PT9urPr8_hD686dKN4/s1600/IMG_5049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDgPKfEEvSwSDFdRCqLfMf1FWKgFpxM8Sokq2VKVPkxPL-B0DqBzvlxSkqFF4Srh1M1mB_GDmYg2nRWubEFoXhqiKgCgPgmUlywdOSMeR1l6vEjHSHPJ5RmPQ6PT9urPr8_hD686dKN4/s320/IMG_5049.jpg" /></a></div>I am fortunate to see these awesome brushes along the trails. This time of year the manzanita is in full bloom and they are simply the crown the forest. Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-38733847175623654702013-07-07T18:58:00.003-07:002013-07-07T18:59:54.410-07:00Procession of fallen fire fighters Prescott AZ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKMpsYJsbaQXal4bTLnNim47cacSRXXUt15OrJQbxU3E5p-e3iePWZ0I7zNmPFmG3zbu_ecL4UGBL_JlG4FaB3hj6gYtuaD6P9S3wmCICp6HXf5WW4gqXOnxzmdirm0cWXca7vWFQIks/s1600/IMG_3725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKMpsYJsbaQXal4bTLnNim47cacSRXXUt15OrJQbxU3E5p-e3iePWZ0I7zNmPFmG3zbu_ecL4UGBL_JlG4FaB3hj6gYtuaD6P9S3wmCICp6HXf5WW4gqXOnxzmdirm0cWXca7vWFQIks/s320/IMG_3725.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz4enMkDfThm8YW3uize8I0dcyrnwnoEmp8dWpEsoipy1_k5b-IXZ7w2krQTMFXr2LwBWv9Fz67CHJcErkEFPEF7m804tfRE_UCPzdki3zX88b6qWINJ3Xk_6VR-tUOU4gObOkIX0McI/s1600/IMG_3736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz4enMkDfThm8YW3uize8I0dcyrnwnoEmp8dWpEsoipy1_k5b-IXZ7w2krQTMFXr2LwBWv9Fz67CHJcErkEFPEF7m804tfRE_UCPzdki3zX88b6qWINJ3Xk_6VR-tUOU4gObOkIX0McI/s320/IMG_3736.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmz7kR76bTPp5n7CM879HomOKPvb-VYOqIRdx-TehPGlShkamYAg-403_7eam7A-z7QWWHqbp2z8LL2g4sJlMIZ6QDG7m-GMLI_LHEQrywcZiqlffi1YF35G0xOV95egikZ0xjkeAUr0w/s1600/IMG_3737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmz7kR76bTPp5n7CM879HomOKPvb-VYOqIRdx-TehPGlShkamYAg-403_7eam7A-z7QWWHqbp2z8LL2g4sJlMIZ6QDG7m-GMLI_LHEQrywcZiqlffi1YF35G0xOV95egikZ0xjkeAUr0w/s320/IMG_3737.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sTEHgiuSsh7RNokCd8WE_TNWpZT9Nxy3HPxLq_s0bSFo3opA_yCOhIskKZdsFACZeYhFETSCQ0zGKXuHygGihgKcrQNiqJ8Fif4OxyViXksuLwPezi0hKm8hGZiWO7RIA3cXj0gxayw/s1600/IMG_3738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sTEHgiuSsh7RNokCd8WE_TNWpZT9Nxy3HPxLq_s0bSFo3opA_yCOhIskKZdsFACZeYhFETSCQ0zGKXuHygGihgKcrQNiqJ8Fif4OxyViXksuLwPezi0hKm8hGZiWO7RIA3cXj0gxayw/s320/IMG_3738.jpg" /></a></div> 19 Hearshes followed by different department service vehicles say farewell to the 19 Prescott HotShots who died in the forest fire tragic accident a week ago.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-54820158468996805952013-07-07T06:55:00.000-07:002013-07-07T06:55:00.355-07:00Tragedy in Prescott - 19 Firemen <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZZDgAfB9z_AeT21OXs46rHZ8cxj5BHv-soEVtQ-1b8QSFxQpuuHmA2YVUmqb62U0G_M5v0fDLm2nxH_tU2w505N3BZxVt8kqjFBJtQ9g0pcqwbPb8Aqp185dTqUATMgazRAtbFDvoAQ/s1600/IMG_3675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZZDgAfB9z_AeT21OXs46rHZ8cxj5BHv-soEVtQ-1b8QSFxQpuuHmA2YVUmqb62U0G_M5v0fDLm2nxH_tU2w505N3BZxVt8kqjFBJtQ9g0pcqwbPb8Aqp185dTqUATMgazRAtbFDvoAQ/s320/IMG_3675.jpg" /></a></div> 19 Hotshot Firemen crew perished fighting the Yarnell hill fire this recent week. A huge memorial has been set by the locals and other firemen - and by the ones who have been touched by this tragedy.Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-56972341253450446252013-05-27T14:52:00.000-07:002013-05-27T14:52:10.908-07:00In thought ofPeaceful Memorial Day for all...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQfHPHG3fEa0ZvkVjk_BgTLbf2Eu6E0CFpRMAAglEhQHiIUv_YQew-o8a1XdDjivPXyOeZ1hAW9nO0ZjRANRSztbvGRTxdGacVVWENA9R6j-bl7cblsDmA_nLT4gzBKI5eLexKQTgwnk/s1600/IMG_3315.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQfHPHG3fEa0ZvkVjk_BgTLbf2Eu6E0CFpRMAAglEhQHiIUv_YQew-o8a1XdDjivPXyOeZ1hAW9nO0ZjRANRSztbvGRTxdGacVVWENA9R6j-bl7cblsDmA_nLT4gzBKI5eLexKQTgwnk/s320/IMG_3315.jpg" /></a>Karoliina Ursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204157005600745889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909739803124810058.post-85473202553731689892013-05-24T08:35:00.001-07:002013-05-24T08:35:55.445-07:00Red RoseMost fragrant rose. Lovely, deep red. From my yard again. <br/>
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