Favorites from Other Places

 

I was looking through my "Favorites" photo file over last weekend and since our summer heat has constrained some of my outdoor activities, I thought I'd pick a few photos from that folder to share.  Today's selection are all from places other than Phoenix.  Above is a photo taken at Watson Lake in northern Arizona.  It's a beautiful spot with all these boulders surrounded by clear water.  I love that one, round boulder that looks like it might topple down at any moment.

This one was taken in Tucson Arizona in a historic part of town full of old, adobe houses that have been lovingly restored.  This one opens into a little courtyard where a sculpture looms in the corner.

This photo was taken in Chimayo New Mexico.  It's the church called El Santuario de Chimayo and it has become a Catholic pilgrimage site.  It sits in such a beautiful setting, I must have taken at least 20 photos of it. 

Looking at all these photos makes me want to travel somewhere.  I need to get busy planning my next trip.

Positioning the Subject

 

I have two more photos from the "Favorites" file today.  This one was taken in May of 2014 when I spotted this cactus with an agave plant situated a few feet away.  I like the way they complimented each other.

Almost exactly a year later in May of 2015, I photographed the same cactus and this time it appeared centered with the agave plant.  The same two plants, just two different perspectives.  Which do you think works best?

Harvesting the Archives

 

The Photo application on my Macbook allows me to mark certain photos as favorites and files them in a "Favorites" folder.  A few days ago, I was wondering what all I had placed in the folder so I decided to have a look.  I found some real beauties that never made it on to the blog.  This one was taken in February of 2015 at the Desert Botanical Garden.

This one is also from the Desert Botanical Garden and it was taken in May of 2015.  A monarch butterfly enjoying a pretty purple flower.

This photo was also at the Desert Botanical Garden.  Obviously I get a lot of my "favorites" from the garden.  This spider lily plant grows out of fountain and I've only caught it in bloom two times.  This photo was taken in September of 2017.

Most of the photos in the favorites album have been posted before but these three never made it onto my blog before.