Phoenix Daily Photo

Pictures from Phoenix and sometimes from the surrounding cities that make up the "Valley of the Sun"

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

From the Heard Collection

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  I have four more paintings from that display from the Heard's collection of paintings.  This one is called "A Nickel for Your Tho...
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Monday, August 10, 2026

Another Artful Morning

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  I was at the Heard Museum again on Saturday for another one of their "Artful Mornings" lectures.  I took the opportunity to walk...
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Sunday, August 9, 2026

With the Macro Lens

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  In that same batch of photos from 2012 that I posted yesterday, I found several photos taken with the macro lens.  I can't believe I c...
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Saturday, August 8, 2026

A Hummingbird From the Past

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  I found these hummingbird photos when I was going through my Desert Botanical Garden photo file from 2012.  Back in those days I was using...
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Friday, August 7, 2026

Desert Wildflower Towers

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  I haven't posted photos of these beauties in a while so I thought it was about time to revisit them.  The Desert Wildflower Towers are...
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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Making An Effort

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  It is not a good time year for flowers to be blooming in Phoenix but this canna lily in front of my complex is making the effort.  You can...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

The Light Bloom Left Behind

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  It looks like the Desert Botanical Garden acquired one of the Light Bloom sculptures that were on display in 2024 and 2025.  This will be ...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Toothpick Cactus

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  There are several very large toothpick cacti growing at the Desert Botanical Garden.  They bloom all year longs so I can almost always fin...
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Monday, August 3, 2026

A Most Unusual Cactus

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  I took this photo when I visited the garden on the unusually pleasant day last month.  I've seen cacti that look like this one many ti...
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Sunday, August 2, 2026

The Brain and The Eye

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  When I was driving to the Desert Botanical Garden a few weeks ago, I spotted this sign on the side of a building.  I drive this route ever...
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Saturday, August 1, 2026

Theme Day: Purple

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  Most City Daily Photo bloggers post a photo based on a chosen theme on the first day of every month.  The August 1st theme is "Purple...
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Friday, July 31, 2026

In the Same Spot for Years

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  I took the photo above back in 2012 and the one to the left just two weeks ago when I took that surprise walk at the Desert Botanical Gard...
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Thursday, July 30, 2026

Too Soon!

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  I made a short visit to my local Anthropology store over the weekend and was surprised to find a display of Halloween items for sale.  I k...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The Rattan Bicycle

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  Here are two more observations from my recent visit to the Phoenix Art Museum.  I loved seeing this bicycle covered in basket weaving. It...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Photographing Mercury

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  Last November I did a post about the Florentine Baroque exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum.  The exhibit contained some impressive paintin...
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Monday, July 27, 2026

Instrument of Troubled Dreams

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  There was one more exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum that I needed to experience.  It's called Instrument of Troubled Dreams and it wa...
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Sunday, July 26, 2026

Proper Driving Attire

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  We can't go driving in those new-fangled cars that were so creatively depicted in some of the posters I posted yesterday without the p...
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Saturday, July 25, 2026

Modern Treads

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  There was one exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum that I was looking forward to seeing.  It is called "Modern Treads: The Discount Tire...
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