Cienega Creek at the Empire-Cienega Ranch (Las Cienegas National Conservation Area)

Another of my “happy places” in Southern Arizona is the Empire Ranch, one we have regularly visited as a family since the 1980s. A close friend of ours worked for BLM and lived on the property then, way before it was taken over by the Empire Ranch Foundation. Our friend showed us all the “magical” …

Artistic Watercolor Wildflowers

Some of my more recent image captures have, to my way of thinking, ended up looking very much like watercolor art. Quite a few of the images shared here did not require any color processing or clarity, they just looked like this to the naked eye. God’s creation is beyond description sometimes, isn’t it? All of these images were captured at Tonto National Monument in April 2023. Comments wanted and welcome!