Alan Olee Book Report

No matter where you live – and I especially mean this about those of us like me, that live in a big city (actually I live in a suburb of a biggish city; Phoenix, Arizona) or even rural, chances are you are close to some spectacular, beautiful areas.  Why?  Earth is a beautiful place that’s why!  Just look around, or drive a bit out of town and look around a bit.  Nice, huh?

Anyhow, last March, almost a year ago in fact we had a family get-together just outside of Phoenix at a place called Cave Creek.

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Cave Creek Looking South to Phoenix

It’s pretty up there.  Here’s another shot of the beginning of our hike:

There were lots of those yellow wild flowers

And another:

It’s a verdant desert!

I had my 35mm SLR with a macro lens.  Here’s some close ups:

Spiny!

Prickly!

Spiny prickly!

Lichens

More lichens!

More plants with barbs and spines:

They’re pretty back-lit like that, but don’t touch!

Hope you have some time this weekend to get out and see the wonders local to you.

Have a great weekend!