Like many of us here in the Grand Canyon State, I’m not a native. But, I’ve slowly learned to love living in the desert. When you get past the dirt and dust you see that it has a beauty all its own. The saguaro cacti that grace this landscape are truly majestic. It may not have the stature of the redwood, nor the broadness of the oak, but the saguaro has a certain simplicity that I find beautiful. The fact that they don’t growing arms until they are over 50-75 years old only makes them that much more intriguing. When I look at this saguaro in our neighbor’s backyard, with such young arms, I think about how it will outlive us and see future generations here. What was it like here when it was just a small sapling breaking through the rocky desert dirt? What will it be like here when it is old and rotted and leaning?
Brandie says
This is such a cool picture! Sounds like a really beautiful place to live. All I ever see is snow…and though it’s beautiful, I wouldn’t mind a change of scenery 🙂 Especially today!
teri says
I’ve always been fascinated by the saguaro. Even when they are dead, their skeletons go on being useful. Love they way you captured a part of it and used depth of field here.
Jo says
While I know it’s not the focus of this pic, the Moon is a fav subject of mine to take pics of, watch it rise from the ocean while at the beach and bask in it’s brilliant glow! Love this pic!
Lizzi says
Jo–
I love taking pictures of the moon too. Not too long ago a magnificent harvest moon rose about Superstition Mountain, where I live; of course I was on my way home, which is where my camera was! Now I almost always have my camera with me just in case.
Cindy says
Great picture Lizzi! Love your blog!