Spring in the desert

Emily and I went to the Tucson Botanical Gardens for an afternoon stroll on Saturday. It was so lovely out! We sat in their "Mexican" garden and smelled the last remaining blooms of an orange tree...so delightful. Also over spring break I went hiking- here are some shots of the plants. I love spring in Tucson (except for the allergies)

in the Santa Cruz

I take Darcy to the Santa Cruz wash to run...and run...and run...and run.  She usually sleeps the whole day after we get back.  It's also a great time for me to meditate and pray, and just enjoy the quiet (with the exception of when we go under the overpass).  However, if you ever feel like getting a workout by walking in sand, usually on a weekend morning this is what I'm doing - come on down and join me! Yesterday I listened to the new album by The Chieftains - AMAZING!!!

Scary little guys aren't they??

Lunar eclipse PART 1

The last lunar eclipse (where the Moon goes through Earth's shadow in space) til 2014 was yesterday morning here in Tucson. If you're lucky enough to live in Hawaii, Alaska, or Asia, you saw the whole thing at night! Well, here we caught the Moon going into totality as it was setting, so when the Moon was fully eclipsed, the Sun had risen enough to where it looked as if the Moon became invisible because there was so too much light in the sky. To test my phone's abilities, I took some shots with it...not bad, eh?