Mostly blue skies and mild temperatures here for the past couple of weeks, perfect weather for enjoying nature outdoors with a camera. The photo meme Skywatch Friday encourages participants to gaze skyward. Things seem optimistic from that perspective, don’t they?
Join the fun and see skies from around the world at Skywatch Friday hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, and Sylvia.
Love the polaroid style photos and the way the plants soar up. Incredible how the birds don't seem to mind the prickly cactus!
ReplyDeleteOcatillo. Kestrels. Saguaros. What memories of my time living in Southern California.
ReplyDeleteAwesome collection of shots.
ReplyDeleteAn awesome post. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDelete...if not more optimistic, at least more wide open.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy SWF Diane.
Regards.
Perfect pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreat collection of shots! Getting warmer there now? Beautiful country!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping things will still be blooming next week! Your sky is a brilliant blue, providing a great contrast to those birds and blooms.
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful skyshots !!!!
ReplyDeleteThat little bird on that cactus ;)
LOL
Its a long time ago that i saw such a beautiful bleu sky !!!
Amazing shots ....
Fantastic shots as always, Diane! Love those deep blue skies and birds! What a marvelous outing! Thanks for taking us along! Hope you have a super weekend!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
what a fabulous collection of images. are you a professional photographer?
ReplyDeleteOh, Diane! I love all these pictures! The California Poppy look great in contrast with the blue sky!:-)
ReplyDeleteStunning images! I like the way you have them framed as well.
ReplyDeleteAwesome set of photos, Diane! I love all of them, they colros are just stunning.
ReplyDeletebeautiful pictures Diane, we have very similar landscapes, except we do not have saguaro here :( I wish we do :) the first one looks almost like in Anza Borrego. love your pictures the way you shoot up to capture the sky with the flowers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures, Diane!Looks like you had a great time outside. Love all your pictures. Beautifully captured
ReplyDeletewonderful collection of shots
ReplyDeleteSydney - City and Suburbs
That California poppy picture is really pretty ;-) Love the yellow against the blue sky.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun to look at your post today!
ReplyDeleteI'll come back to see if I have memorized correctly all the names...
Gorgeous sky pictures, Diane. They are so good--it's hard to pick a fav. I guess I like the one with the tall, thin cactuses... BUT---I love your bird pictures. That sparrow is a cutie...
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
It's hard to go wrong with that famous AZ blue sky as a background, and these images are All Winners. Such colorful blooms and birds.
ReplyDeleteSuperb shots of nature! I love the way you've framed the pictures!
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When i am looking at your beautiful photographs Dianne.. i m wondering why that place is still being called a desert.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much life and beauty in it..
Costas
A wonderful combination of blue blue skies and birds and flowers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. Wow. Those saguaros are so regal.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful series of pictures, with gorgeous sky background, Diane.
ReplyDeleteWow, these really all do feel so optimistic!! Lovely pictures!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! The creosote flower is so much prettier than the name inspires! And I love the poppies against the sky!!!
ReplyDeletewonderful shots...magic shots
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
have a nice weekend
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Wow, these are gorgeous! Gotta ask, do you use a polarizer filter? The sky colors are just magnificent!
ReplyDeleteHi Brenda, I just have a point and shoot so I can't add any filters or lenses. I used -2/3 exposure compensation while taking these and then corrected the contrast in photoshop.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful set of pictures. Terrific. I love your presentation!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see your Ocotillo, Diane. I tried to grow a species of this plant - sadly, it never germinated.
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful especially the top and bottom photos.
ReplyDeleteI've really been wanting to go to the desert and take pictures. Unfortunatly there aren't any deserts around here.
Beautiful desert scenes! All the better from inside the house for me!
ReplyDeleteWent to AZ a couple weeks ago and went into allergy overload.
Creasote AKA Puckerbush to Motorcycle riders, is the pretty yellow flower of sneezing doom!
Very pretty though!
Such beautiful images from a landscape that is completely unfamiliar to me. These photos make me want to visit, and soon.
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ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful sky and corner of the world you are sharing with us this morning, love all the colors and different skyviews and critters!
noel
All great pictures but I like the poppies best. I miss them up here in Coastal BC. - Margy
ReplyDeleteThe photos of plants, flowers and birds look wonderful, with the blue sky as background. The plant in the first photo look like horns.The poppy flower looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteExcellent shots and the kestrel atop the cactus is a one in a million shot. Love it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! It certainly has been a lovely Spring. I hate to see it go - which I know it will too soon.
ReplyDeletea gorgeous series of photos, Diane!
ReplyDeleteI was in Arizona (Phoenix area) in April last year and it was the first time I'd been in the Spring.
Now I know what creosote looks like!
Great photos. The last one is unreal - like a stock photo!
ReplyDeleteno desert nearby here so seeing all the beautiful photos you keep posting here makes me feel like being there too
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