Arizona Plants

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 'Nature does not hurry, yet everything gets accomplished.'

 - Lao Tzu

I need to learn a few things from nature.  I tend to rush around a lot.  When I do, my mind is rushing around too.  I am thinking off what is next, where I need to go, anything but what is going on right now.  But when I look through my camera it brings me back to the moment, slows me down.  I really look.  I see the beauty around me in that moment, and capture it for later.  Just one more reason I love photography.

I am still playing with my pictures I took in Arizona over Christmas break. Being from Ohio I enjoyed the different plants and trees in Arizona and found myself taking a lot of photos of them.

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I fell in love with the cacti.  My favorite are the saguaros.  This little bird was sitting on the saguaro for a long time.  It didn’t look comfortable.  He did fly away, so I know he wasn’t stuck. 

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The unique trees with the blue sky behind them were wonderful.  For this shot I put my camera on the ground and shot up so I didn't get any trees or bushes in the shot.  I am sure I looked silly with my head on the ground, but I am glad I did it.  I also cheated just a little and used ‘color burn’ with the texture.  That made the blue sky even bluer. 

Today I am linking up with Kim Klassen’s Texture Tuesday.

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great week!

Stay warm and safe if snow is in your forecast.

Michelle