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Camping at West Clear Creek, July 2016

By Joe | Published: July 31, 2016

Mary Ann and I went camping at West Clear Creek on the Mogollon Rim.…

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Mt. Ord, July 14 2016

By Joe | Published: July 15, 2016

Dave and I went to Mt. Ord. This post has some details on the trip.…

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Granite Reef, April 2016

By Joe | Published: April 28, 2016

Mary Ann and I went to Granite Reef on Monday, April 26.…

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Visit to Portland, April, 2016

By Joe | Published: April 17, 2016

Mary Ann and I visited Portland in April 2016.…

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Saguaro Lake and Freestone Park, February, 2016

By Joe | Published: February 9, 2016

This post has some pictures and narrative from my trip to Saguaro Lake.…

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Monterey and Carmel in Jaunuary, 2016

By Joe | Published: January 21, 2016

While in California for other things, Mary Ann and I went to the Monterey Peninsula and Carmel River State Beach.…

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Sabino Canyon and Sweetwater Wetlands in December 2015

By Joe | Published: January 2, 2016

Mary Ann and I went to Sabino Canyon and Sweetwater Wetlands in southern Arizona.…

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Granite Reef, Coon Bluff, and ARP in December 2015

By Joe | Published: December 31, 2015

I went out to the Salt River. This post has some pictures and a description, as well as some pictures from ASU Research Park (ARP).…

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Visit to Wichita, December 2015

By Joe | Published: December 8, 2015

Mary Ann and I visited Wichita. This post has some photos.…

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Old Lester Family Photos

By Joe | Published: November 21, 2015

This post has some old Lester Family photos.…

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- Mt. Ord on June 23, 2025 July 4, 2025
- Aravaipa Canyon on April 30, 2025 June 29, 2025
- Roper Lake and Dankworth Pond State Parks, April 29, 2025 May 19, 2025
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, April 25, 2025 May 6, 2025
- Zion Samuel Lester’s first birthday April 28, 2025
- Verde River, March 6, 2025 March 9, 2025
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Feb 14, 2025 February 20, 2025
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Feb 7, 2025 February 11, 2025
- The Pinal Mountains on our 25th Anniversary, June 5, 2024 June 11, 2024
- Baptism of Zion Samuel on May 5, 2024 June 2, 2024
- ASU Research Park, April 19 and 26, 2024 May 28, 2024
- Aravaipa Canyon, March 21, 2024 May 12, 2024
- Granite Reef Recreation Area, March 15, 2024 March 30, 2024
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, January 29, 2024 February 6, 2024
- Jude’s first birthday party on Jan 20, 2024 January 25, 2024
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, October 13, 2023 November 2, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 9-10 and Epilogue, Saturday June 9-10, 2023 September 25, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 8 Part 2, Thursday June 8, 2023 September 19, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 8 Part 1, Thursday June 8, 2023 September 18, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 7, Wednesday June 7, 2023 September 17, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 6 Part 2, Tuesday June 6, 2023 September 16, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 6 Part 1, Tuesday June 6, 2023 September 13, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 5, Monday June 5, 2023 September 12, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 4, Sunday June 4 September 10, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Day 3, Saturday June 3, 2023 September 9, 2023
- Holy Land Pilgrimage Days 1 – 2, June 1, 2023 September 7, 2023
- Trip to the Holy Land, June 2023 May 2, 2023
- Portal, Arizona, April 12, 2023 April 26, 2023
- Aravaipa Canyon, April 11, 2023 April 21, 2023
- Roper Lake and Dankworth Pond State Parks, April 10, 2023 April 16, 2023
- The Salt River, March 6, 2023 March 19, 2023
- The baptism of Jude Hezekiah Lester, February 11, 2023 February 12, 2023
- Desert Botanical Garden, December 13, 2022 December 26, 2022
- Pinal Mountains, October 31, 2022 November 5, 2022
- Verde River, October 18, 2022 October 25, 2022
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, October 5, 2022 October 10, 2022
- Mingus Mountain, August 11, 2022 August 19, 2022
- Woods Canyon Lake, July 7, 2022 July 14, 2022
- Fig tree pruning and harvest, July 5, 2022 July 5, 2022
- Mt. Ord, June 16, 2022 June 21, 2022
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, May 23, 2022 May 26, 2022
- Portal, Arizona, May 5, 2022 May 15, 2022
- Aravaipa Canyon, May 4, 2022 May 13, 2022
- Roper Lake and Dankworth Pond, May 3, 2022 May 9, 2022
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, April 26, 2022 May 7, 2022
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, April 25, 2022 May 7, 2022
- Aaron and Maria’s wedding, April 23, 2022 April 30, 2022
- Desert Breeze Park, Feb 25, 2022 March 8, 2022
- Granite Reef Rec Area on the Salt River, Feb 2, 2022 February 8, 2022
- Josh’s Birthday, and the Naches’ Visit, December 24, 2022 January 16, 2022
- Mary Ann’s Retirement Parade, Dec 10, 2021 December 14, 2021
- Joe’s homemade yogurt recipe – no thickener November 15, 2021
- Fall Colors at Humphreys Peak, October 13, 2021 October 18, 2021
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, September 23, 2021 September 28, 2021
- Mt. Ord, August 4, 2021, and Anna’s with clothespins August 17, 2021
- Huachuca Canyon, June 3, 2021 June 10, 2021
- Garden Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains, June 2, 2021 June 8, 2021
- Old Safford Bridge, April 7, 2021 April 16, 2021
- Aravaipa Canyon, April 6, 2021 April 14, 2021
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, April 1, 2021 April 12, 2021
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Feb 26, 2021 March 5, 2021
- Roseate Spoonbill at Water Ranch, Jan 29, 2021 February 3, 2021
- Wichita, Dec 4-7, 2020 December 13, 2020
- Common Loon at Red Mountain Park, Nov 13, 2020 November 16, 2020
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Nov 11, 2020 November 14, 2020
- Pinal Mountains, Oct 31, 2020 November 3, 2020
- Buenos Aires NWR – Arivaca Cienega October 20, 2020
- California Gulch, Oct 14, 2020 October 19, 2020
- Madera Canyon, Oct 13, 2020 October 18, 2020
- Lesser Goldfinches at Our Backyard Feeder October 10, 2020
- Pinal Mountains, Sept 23, 2020 September 25, 2020
- Visit from Slattery Kids, August, 2020 September 6, 2020
- Granite Reef Recreation Area, August 14, 2020 August 16, 2020
- Wichita, July 9-13, 2020 July 15, 2020
- Backyard birds and butterfly, June 26, 2020 June 26, 2020
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, June 25, 2020 June 25, 2020
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, June 18 and 22, 2020 June 23, 2020
- Pinal Mountains, June 3, 2020 June 5, 2020
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, May 19, 2020 May 21, 2020
- Poster: Birds of Boyce Thompson Arboretum May 11, 2020
- Granite Reef on the Salt River, March 14, 2020 April 15, 2020
- Aaron’s Birthday, April 10, 2020 April 4, 2020
- Tonto National Monument, March 4, 2020 March 14, 2020
- Water Ranch, Yard Birds, and Griffyn, March 2, 2020 March 9, 2020
- Southern Cal: Joshua Tree NP, Jan 15 & 16, 2020 January 29, 2020
- Southern Cal: Salton Sea, January 14 & 15, 2020 January 28, 2020
- Southern Cal: Trip Overview, and Imperial and Kofa NWRs, January 13, 2020 January 26, 2020
- Wichita, December 2019 December 11, 2019
- Bryce Canyon National Park, October 17th, 2019 October 29, 2019
- Zion National Park, October 14-16, 2019 October 26, 2019
- Arizona Strip, October 7-9, 2019 October 21, 2019
- Woods Canyon Lake, August 26, 2019 August 31, 2019
- Mt. Ord, August 6, 2019 August 11, 2019
- Pinal Mountains, July 16, 2019 July 21, 2019
- Bob Swanson’s 80th Birthday Party, June 30, 2019 July 6, 2019
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum with Amy, June 2, 2019 June 4, 2019
- Hunter Canyon and Paton Center for Hummingbirds, April 30, 2019 May 8, 2019
- Huachuca Canyon and San Pedro River, April 29, 2019 May 6, 2019
- Tres Rios, April 8, 2019 and Kansas, March 11 April 12, 2019
- Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area, March 28, 2019 April 4, 2019
- Aravaipa Canyon East Trailhead, March 27, 2019 April 2, 2019
- De Anza Trail and Patagonia Lake, March 18, 2019 March 25, 2019
- Joe’s homemade yogurt recipe – pectin thickener March 6, 2019
- Hummingbird Courtship Dive and Sonoran Desert, Jan 30, 2019 March 4, 2019
- Poppies at Peridot Mesa, Feb 27, 2019 March 2, 2019
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, and snow on the mountains, Feb 25, 2019 February 28, 2019
- Florida: Bunche Beach, Port Richey, and Epilogue, Feb 8, 2019 February 26, 2019
- Florida: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Feb 7, 2019 February 20, 2019
- Florida: J.N. Ding Darling National Park, Feb 7, 2019 February 19, 2019
- Florida: Sunset at Manasota Key Beach, Feb 6, 2019 February 18, 2019
- Florida: Venice Rookery, Feb 6, 2019 February 17, 2019
- Florida: Myakka River State Park, Feb 6, 2019 February 15, 2019
- Florida: Circle B Bar Preserve, Feb 5, 2019 February 14, 2019
- Florida: Trip Overview and Fort De Soto State Park, Feb 5, 2019 February 12, 2019
- Total Lunar Eclipse, January 20, 2019 January 22, 2019
- White Tanks and Water Ranch, January 5 and 7, 2019 January 10, 2019
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, November 28, 2018 December 5, 2018
- Tres Rios Wetlands, November 19, 2018 November 21, 2018
- Sonoran Desert, November 13, 2018 November 17, 2018
- Mt. Ord and Sycamore Creek, October 15, 2018 October 21, 2018
- Gila River, October 8, 2018 October 18, 2018
- Mt. Ord, August 18, 2018 August 20, 2018
- Woods Canyon Lake with Jenny, July 30, 2018 August 1, 2018
- Picture Canyon and Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, July 24, 2018 July 26, 2018
- Pinal Mountains, July 9, 2018 July 12, 2018
- Slattery Kids, June 18 and 20, 2018 June 24, 2018
- Wichita and Chisholm Creek Park, Jun 17-22, 2018 June 24, 2018
- Pinal and White Mountains, June 4-5, 2018 June 7, 2018
- Salt River, May 17, 2018 May 20, 2018
- Sycamore Creek and Mt. Ord, May 10, 2018 May 14, 2018
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, and Curve-billed Thrasher with Deformed Bill, May 2, 2018 May 5, 2018
- Huachuca and Garden Canyons and San Pedro River, April 24-25, 2018 April 30, 2018
- Nyeberg Preserve and Brown’s Ferry Park, April 17, 2018 April 22, 2018
- Sibling gathering at Cannon Beach, Oregon, April 13-16, 2018 April 19, 2018
- Mt. Ord Evening Grosbeak and Granite Reef, March 28, 2018 April 7, 2018
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Feb 16, 2018 February 21, 2018
- Base and Meridian and Glendale Recharge Ponds, Feb 8, 2018 February 13, 2018
- Base and Meridian WA and the Thrasher Spot, Feb 2, 2018 February 4, 2018
- Visit Sam in Monterey County, Jan 17, 2018 February 3, 2018
- Salt River, December 27, 2017 January 2, 2018
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, December 7, 2017 December 13, 2017
- Wichita, Kansas, December 2017 December 12, 2017
- Salt River and Saguaro Lake, November 30, 2017 December 12, 2017
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Nov 13, 2017 November 19, 2017
- Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyon, October 26, 2017 October 31, 2017
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Sept 22, 2017 October 2, 2017
- Woods Canyon Lake, September 15, 2017 September 18, 2017
- Veterans Oasis Park, July 4, 2017 August 16, 2017
- Glendale Recharge Ponds, August 3, 2017 August 7, 2017
- Huachuca Canyon, July 13, 2017 July 30, 2017
- Driving trip to Oregon, July 17-25, 2017 July 30, 2017
- Wichita, June 5 – 10, 2017 June 12, 2017
- Red Crossbill at Mt. Ord, May 18, 2017 May 22, 2017
- Granite Reef and Goldfield Recreation Areas along the Salt River, May 11, 2017 May 13, 2017
- Mt. Ord and Grace’s Warbler on May 3, 2017 May 6, 2017
- More Wildflowers, March 23, and Yard, April 30 May 2, 2017
- Arizona Wildflowers in Superior, Boyce Thompson, and Oak Flats, March 3, 2017 April 30, 2017
- Aravaipa Canyon, April 6, 2017 April 12, 2017
- Costa Rica Day 8 and 9, Feb 21 and 22, 2017 March 27, 2017
- Costa Rica Day 7, Feb 20, 2017 March 24, 2017
- Costa Rica Day 6, Feb 19, 2017 March 16, 2017
- Map of Costa Rica Trip, Feb 14 to Feb 22 March 14, 2017
- Costa Rica Day 5, Feb 18, 2017 March 13, 2017
- Costa Rica Day 4, Feb 17, 2017 March 8, 2017
- Costa Rica Day 3, Feb 16, 2017 March 5, 2017
- Costa Rica Day 1 and 2, Feb 14 and 15, 2017 February 28, 2017
- Black-and-white Warbler and Least Bittern at Water Ranch, February 2, 2017 February 2, 2017
- Usery Pass Regional Park and Granite Reef, January, 2017 January 31, 2017
- Seven Springs Recreation Area, January, 2017 January 16, 2017
- Florida Canyon, Hunter Canyon, and Christmas, December 2016 January 1, 2017
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, December 19, 2016 December 21, 2016
- RPWR and new Camera and Lens, December 9, 2016 December 17, 2016
- Trip to Wichita, December, 2016 December 8, 2016
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Dec 1, 2016 December 8, 2016
- Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Nov 18, 2016 November 19, 2016
- Supermoon November 14, 2016 November 15, 2016
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, November 10, 2016 November 15, 2016
- Salt River, October 27, 2016 October 30, 2016
- Lockett Meadow, October 14, 2016 October 18, 2016
- Trip to Portland in late September, 2016 October 4, 2016
- Trip to Boyce Thompson Arboretum (BTA), September 2016 September 19, 2016
- Tricolored Heron at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, September 10, 2016 September 12, 2016
- Visit to Sunriver and Portland Oregon, September, 2016 September 8, 2016
- Woods Canyon Lake on the Mogollon Rim, August 18, 2016 August 23, 2016
- Trip to Kansas to visit family, August 12 – 15, 2016 August 16, 2016
- Picture Canyon and Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, August 2016 August 7, 2016
- Camping at West Clear Creek, July 2016 July 31, 2016
- Mt. Ord, July 14 2016 July 15, 2016
- Gila Woodpecker feeding chicks, Gilbert Water Ranch, June 2016 July 3, 2016
- Anniversary 2016 – Southern Arizona and Elegant Trogon June 14, 2016
- Granite Reef, April 2016 April 28, 2016
- Visit to Portland, April, 2016 April 17, 2016
- Visit to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and to the RPWR in March 2016 March 30, 2016
- Black-and-white Warbler at Water Ranch, February 25, 2016 February 27, 2016
- Saguaro Lake and Freestone Park, February, 2016 February 9, 2016
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, February, 2016 February 9, 2016
- Monterey and Carmel in Jaunuary, 2016 January 21, 2016
- Sabino Canyon and Sweetwater Wetlands in December 2015 January 2, 2016
- Granite Reef, Coon Bluff, and ARP in December 2015 December 31, 2015
- Visit to Wichita, December 2015 December 8, 2015
- Old Lester Family Photos November 21, 2015
- Trip to Oregon, November 2015 November 18, 2015
- Lunar eclipse on September 27, 2015 October 15, 2015
- Retirement Musings October 7, 2015
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, September 2015 October 1, 2015
- Wichita in June, 2015 July 3, 2015
- West Clear Creek on the Mogollon Rim, June 2015 June 6, 2015
- Granite Reef Recreation Area, May 23, 2015 May 25, 2015
- Granite Reef Recreation Area, May, 2015 May 16, 2015
- 2015 Tomatoes May 7, 2015
- Horned Tobacco Worm, October 2014 April 18, 2015
- Tag Gallery Page Plugin update: create browser nodes from Adobe Lightroom Keywords April 18, 2015
- Ricci Visit, April, 2015 April 4, 2015
- Madera Canyon, March 2015 April 2, 2015
- Granite Reef Recreation Area and Riparian Preserve, January, 2014 January 14, 2015
- Oregon Christmas 2014 December 28, 2014
- Trip to Wichita, October 2014 October 21, 2014
- Business trip to Ulm, Germany, September 2014 October 21, 2014
- Business trip to Ulm, Germany, August 2014 August 21, 2014
- Oregon Vacation, July 2014 August 21, 2014
- Mogollon Rim, June 2014 June 7, 2014
- Water Ranch May 10 and May 17, 2014 May 24, 2014
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, May 1 and May 3 May 4, 2014
- Tomatoes, Spring 2014 April 26, 2014
- Aravaipa and Portal AZ, March 2014 April 20, 2014
- Ulm Germany, April 2014 April 16, 2014
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, March 2014 March 14, 2014
- Tres Rios, February 2014 March 1, 2014
- Pinnacle Peak, January 2014 February 5, 2014
- Water Ranch, December 31, 2013 January 6, 2014
- California trip, 2013 January 5, 2014
- Nancy’s Cats, 2013 December 30, 2013
- Black-and-white Warbler at Water Ranch, 12/14/2013 December 16, 2013
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, November 2013 December 6, 2013
- Trip to the Prescott Area, September 2013 October 27, 2013
- Visit to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, September 2013 October 27, 2013
- Our dog, Chief October 23, 2013
- Yard Birds October 23, 2013
- Wildlife Photograph Contest October 11, 2013
- Oregon Trip, July 2013 July 13, 2013
- White Mountains, June 2013 June 11, 2013
- Aaron Graduation, May 9, 2013 May 23, 2013
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, May 2013 May 23, 2013
- Visit to Wichita, April 2013 April 27, 2013
- Visit to Boyce Thompson Arboretum in April, 2013 April 25, 2013
- Visit to the Desert Botanical Gardens with Terry, April 6, 2013 April 10, 2013
- Mother Feeding a Baby Anna’s Hummingbird in Backyard, March 2013 March 30, 2013
- Madera Canyon March 2013 March 30, 2013
- Aravaipa Canyon in March 2013 March 30, 2013
- WordPress ‘Tag Gallery Page’ plugin using jstree and NextGEN Gallery March 19, 2013
- Crop Factor (CF) or Cropping Percentage (CP) February 14, 2013
- Approximate Focus Distance (AFD) in XMP Data February 12, 2013
- Sun Lakes and Veteran’s Oasis Park, February 2, 2013 February 12, 2013
- HDR Photographs from Monument Valley Trip January 16, 2013
- Tres Rios, Jan 4, 2013 January 10, 2013
- Visit to Water Ranch, Dec 30 2012 January 10, 2013
- Christmas 2012 January 10, 2013
- Mary Ann’s visit to Wichita, December 2012 December 26, 2012
- Visit to the Tres Rios Wetlands, December 2012 December 22, 2012
- Visit to the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in December December 15, 2012
- Bird Photographs from Gilbert, AZ, November 2012 November 17, 2012
- Replumb of house to replace polybutylene pipe with copper November 9, 2012
- NextGEN Gallery: Menu Link to Tag Gallery, Lightbox Effects, and Show Exif Data November 3, 2012
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Ocotober 2012 October 21, 2012
- Giant Swallowtail and American Snout October 2012 October 14, 2012
- Alex and Lisa Wedding October 6 2012 October 9, 2012
- Gilbert AZ Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch Sept 2012 October 8, 2012
- Introducing the Clearcreek WordPress Theme October 4, 2012
- Visit to Kansas September 2012 September 20, 2012
- Vacation to Portland Oregon, August 2012 August 16, 2012
- Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyon De Chelly, Petrified Forest, July 2012 August 5, 2012
- Gracie July 2012 July 15, 2012
- Brad and Jordan Dick Wedding, June 1 2012 June 17, 2012
- Desert Botanical Garden and Wet Beaver Creek, May 2012 May 13, 2012
- Backyard Patio Project in January 2012 April 8, 2012
- Aravaipa and Oak Flats in March 2012 March 28, 2012
- Dinner at Nancy’s before Nettie’s Rosary February 21, 2012
- Black Crowned Night Heron and Blue Gray Gnatcatcher February 21, 2012
- Wildlife Photos over the Winter Holidays 2011 December 31, 2011
- Visit to the Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch November 26, 2011
- Halloween Pumpkins November 2, 2011
- Who’s stealing our tomatoes? October 23, 2011
- Anna’s and Monarch on Mexican Bird of Paradise October 23, 2011
- Grampa Phelps WWII Story October 7, 2011
- Trip to Kansas in Sep 2011 September 25, 2011
- Bird Identification with Photography August 28, 2011
- Visit Josh in Lemoore 2011 August 21, 2011
- Joe’s homemade yogurt recipe – Old recipe August 21, 2011
- Camping on the Rim 2011 August 15, 2011
- Oregon vacation July 26, 2011