Tag Archives: cactus

Arizona Travels – Part 2

Posted on June 2, 2023 by imagesbytdashfield

Once we arrived in Tuscon, Arizona it was off to the national park I hadn’t been to since I was a little girl. I didn’t remember much about it other than it was the first time I had ever seen … Continue reading →

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I’ve been…

Posted on May 19, 2023 by imagesbytdashfield

Busy! Very busy. There was travel to a place that was familiar, a place that I hadn’t been to since I was a child and to a place I’d never been before…but want to go back! And of course, after … Continue reading →

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Having Withdrawn

Posted on July 10, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

As you may or may not have noticed, I haven’t been around for quite some time. There are a lot of reasons for that…quite a lot! It all comes down to I have had to let some things go/stop in … Continue reading →

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A not well planned visit to Calf Creek Falls in Utah

Posted on August 6, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

The fond memories I have of that day trip in May 2019.  We started out with breakfast in Torrey, Utah at a great coffee shop and headed straight down scenic Highway 12.  And this is where the not well planned … Continue reading →

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Desert Beauty – High Eleven

Posted on February 24, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

I don’t know what type of cactus this is but if you know please let me know.  This cactus was one of many in the private garden of an RV park in Congress, Arizona.  It shared space with Methuselah the … Continue reading →

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The Saguaro

Posted on January 24, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

Saguaro are magnificent cactus and – in my opinion anyway – no two are exactly alike.  Some are just straight up and down without arms (known as spears) while others grow side arms.  They have an incredibly long life span … Continue reading →

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Feeling prickly on Monday?

Posted on January 23, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

This group in the Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa, Arizona is prickly 24/7/365   😉  

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The Mighty Saguaro

Posted on February 9, 2016 by imagesbytdashfield

The saguaro (/səˈwɑːroʊ/, Spanish pronunciation: [saˈɣwaɾo]) (Carnegiea gigantea) is an arborescent (tree-like) cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea, which can grow to be over 70 feet (21 m) tall. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican State … Continue reading →

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Desert Bee-utiful – Wordless Wednesday

Posted on April 8, 2015 by imagesbytdashfield

F14 – 1/80 – ISO 100 – 100mm – Canon 5D M3  

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Color Coordinated Cactus

Posted on April 2, 2015 by imagesbytdashfield

As usual, when I see something I want to photograph I kind of forget about where I am and if I’m supposed to be where I’m photographing.  I’d only been told once to get out of a place where I … Continue reading →

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