Saturday, April 22, 2017

2017 CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP - RANDOM PHOTO - ARIZONA

The Desert is Blooming!



Hello Everyone, I am sharing another random photo until I can put together another account of our travels.  I still have a few before this day.  We were at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.  It was hot but absolutely gorgeous!  I look forward to telling you more later on.  




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  1. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraApril 22, 2017 at 2:56 PM

    Que maravilha estes cactos.
    Um abraço e bom fim-de-semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    Livros-Autografados

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 23, 2017 at 11:21 PM

      Thank you Francisco, and a hug and a good week to you also :)

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  2. Titus John WhiteApril 22, 2017 at 3:27 PM

    Hi Denise, looks another wonderful place to visit, you are really covering some miles, if you carry on like this I will put the kettle on. Keep the posts coming. All the best to you both. John

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 23, 2017 at 11:34 PM

      You made me smile John. Put the kettle on, I'll be right on over, lol :) All the best to you too, and thank you, Denise :)

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  3. KayApril 22, 2017 at 4:10 PM

    Oh wow! This is gorgeous! I've always wanted to see the desert when it was blooming. I shall have to rely on your photos.

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 23, 2017 at 11:38 PM

      Thank you Kay, it is truly gorgeous out there with all the flowers blooming.

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  4. William KendallApril 22, 2017 at 4:41 PM

    Beautiful!

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  5. Beside a babbling brook...April 22, 2017 at 5:30 PM

    Wow, you are really traveling!!!!

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  6. PamApril 22, 2017 at 5:37 PM

    Very cool....never really been in the dessert, well not since I was a baby. But this reminds me of the cacti garden I used to have in a wooden bowl that I had hanging in my room when I lived at home! They did not do so good cause I seemed to over water them, and boy has things changed, I forget to water my inside plants now!

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 23, 2017 at 11:59 PM

      Thanks Pam, my mom had a rockery garden with several cacti. She loved the look of the desert but we were in England. She didn't get to see the actual desert until we took her and my dad on a cross-country road trip 30 plus years ago. I have the same problem when watering cactus :)

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  7. eileeninmdApril 22, 2017 at 5:48 PM

    Hello, pretty garden scene. The dessert has some lovely plants. Thank you for linking up your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

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  8. Latane BartonApril 22, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    Been there! My daughter Marie used to live in Tucson and we got to see a lot when we visited them there. Have fun.

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 24, 2017 at 12:03 AM

      That's great to hear Latane. I seem to remember Marie's post from there. Thank you and have a great week :)

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  9. Elephant's ChildApril 22, 2017 at 6:41 PM

    What an INCREDIBLE sight. Thank you.

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  10. ellen b.April 22, 2017 at 8:56 PM

    Beautiful!

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  11. RoseApril 22, 2017 at 9:24 PM

    I would LOVE to see this/these...however you want to say it. I would love to see all of their blooms, too.

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  12. AndreaApril 22, 2017 at 9:58 PM

    They are all very beautiful, but also scary!

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 24, 2017 at 12:16 AM

      I know what you mean. I learned years ago not to wear open-toed sandals walking around a cactus garden - ouch! :)

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  13. ValerieApril 23, 2017 at 4:02 AM

    This picture of the cacti is fabulous, Denise. Makes me wish I was there!

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 24, 2017 at 12:24 AM

      Thank you Valerie, I wish you were here to so that you could see them.

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  14. Beatrice P. BoydApril 23, 2017 at 8:19 AM

    Hi Denise, the dessert looms so very colorful in this photo and thanks for answering my question about your trip planning. We would like to do something very similar and take a southern trip to visit friends and family. The idea of just selecting a a place to stay while traveling sounds wonderful and exciting too. How long will you stay in California? And will you return home by a different route across the US?

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 23, 2017 at 10:49 PM

      Thanks Beatrice, and you are very welcome. I look forward to reading about that road trip you will take down south. We will be in California for about a week to ten days. We truly never plan very far ahead and that is part of the fun for us in retirement :) No more schedules. We will be going a different route home. We try to visit as many different places as we can even when our homing pigeon instincts kick in. As soon as that car starts heading east that is when those little birds start chirping, lol.

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  15. MadSnapperApril 23, 2017 at 8:26 AM

    I could snap myself silly on just this one area.. wow and wow again. I love it. AZ is on my bucket list

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 24, 2017 at 12:27 AM

      Well Sandra, I can honestly say I snapped myself silly too, lol!

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  16. AnonymousApril 23, 2017 at 9:20 AM

    Gorgeous photo. I didn't know that cacti could be so beautiful.

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  17. Ginny HartzlerApril 23, 2017 at 9:39 AM

    Oh my GOSH!!! This is absolutely gorgeous! Looks like it came out of National Geographic magazine. I think it is my favorite picture of your trip so far!

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 24, 2017 at 12:33 AM

      Hi Ginny, thank you so much. Such high praise as I have often thought your photos can be very prize-worthy and snapped up by such a magazine.

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  18. LindaApril 23, 2017 at 9:49 AM

    Wow, it really is blooming, Denise! Beautiful!

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  19. RhodesiaApril 23, 2017 at 10:57 AM

    Stunning, I love cactus. Diane

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  20. GosiaApril 23, 2017 at 3:34 PM

    wow beautiful area and lovely hot state

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  21. Cuco ramalheiroApril 23, 2017 at 4:06 PM

    Pretty photo.
    We look forward to your description.
    Have a nice trip.

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  22. PattiApril 23, 2017 at 5:34 PM

    WOW! This is beautiful, Denise!

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  23. DeniseinVAApril 23, 2017 at 11:42 PM

    Thank you Linda :) I don't get to see it too often, maybe half a dozen times over the last 40 years, if that, but I do enjoy it. This is the first time, however, that I have seen the desert flowers blooming.

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  24. Nancy ChanApril 24, 2017 at 12:31 AM

    Beautiful blooming desert! I have never been to the desert and I like to be there to see it in bloom. Have a wonderful week!

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    1. DeniseinVAApril 24, 2017 at 12:48 AM

      Thank you Nancy and I wish you a wonderful week also :)

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  25. Lowcarb team memberApril 24, 2017 at 6:05 PM

    What a lovely picture ...

    All the best Jan

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