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This post has some pictures from the past that I’m finally getting around to processing. Dave and I went on a hike in the Sonoran Desert last month, and there are some flowers and butterflies from that trip. I also included some photos of the Anna’s Hummingbird from our yard.

Dave and I went to Peridot Mesa, east of Globe, to photograph the wild California Poppies. This is expected to be a good year for wildflowers in the Arizona desert. We had some nice winter rains that came at a perfect time. The poppies were fantastic on Peridot Mesa, and they still weren’t at their peak. We plan on going back out in a week or two. On this trip, there was still snow on the mountains, which made a nice contrast with the blooming poppies.

Mary Ann and I went to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (RPWR) in Gilbert on Monday morning, Feb 25. Read More »

The 8th and final photography stop on our Florida trip (see here) was Bunche Beach. This post describes that stop, my visit with in-laws in Port Richey, and an epilogue of our trip. Read More »

The next stop on our Florida trip (see here) was Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Read More »

On Thursday morning we headed from the hotel to the next stop on our Florida trip (see here): J.N. Ding Darling National Park. This is an awesome place! All of the stops our Florida trip were great and I don’t regret any one of them, but this was the highlight for me. Read More »

The next stop on our Florida photography trip (see here) was Manasota Key Beach. Read More »

We continued the second day of our Florida trip (see here) by spending the afternoon at the Venice Rookery in Venice, Florida. Read More »

The next stop on our Florida photography trip (see here) was Myakka River State Park. Read More »

This is the second post for our trip to Florida. For an overview of the trip see here. After going to Fort De Soto State Park in the morning, we made the 1.5 hour drive to Circle B Bar Preserve. Read More »