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Tag Archives: desert
Haboob!
It is a day to stay indoors. I joked in my last post about the wind, but we have been having really strong blow-the-party-patio-umbrellas-out-of-the-neighbor’s-yard type winds! But today is the wildest of all! Gusts up to 70-80 mph. For those … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: My Neighborhood
Aside from the bias toward I-phones (This was supposed to be a phone photo.), this is my contribution to the challenge. Unashamedly, I used my Canon!
Posted in Photography
Tagged desert, high desert, neighborhood, photography, weekly photo challenge, weekly photo challenge 2013
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Dripping Days
Gentle dripping days, a soft soak on a sucking parched sand, makes me smile, umbrella in hand, camera in hand–a balancing act fed by passion and sighs.
Posted in Photography, Poetry
Tagged birds, desert, humming birds, mountain chickadee, photography, poerty, rain, winter
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Desert Rain
. . . and I was, of course, out walking in it! Happiness!
The Color of Trust
Comes the dark wind and unsettling storm– Still. Rises the smoky swell of doubt, and as sparks rise, so troubles rise– Still, breathe. Roars the purple thunder, quaking my stable ground, my naive expectation– Still, breathe, pray. Help in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Faith, Photography, Poetry, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian, color, desert, faith, loss, photography, poetry, sunset, thoughts
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Shooting in the Desert
Rainbows and rain, promise and blessing, swirling in fomenting skies with me and the coyotes parked in the desert, vulnerable but having too much fun to care. Bolts and forks and stomping giants above my head . . . click, … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged clouds, desert, photography, poetry, rain, rainbows, sunset
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Sunset Backwards
Tired of the west getting all the attention–all the glory. Tired of leftovers, hanging on by muted threads, so last night, the east decked herself out in fine robes, fine flirting robes of color and swirl, covering the horizon. “See, I can … Continue reading
