Critters

Pals, just hangin' around

Turtles like soaking up the sun, too!

Dragonfly

Riparian Preserve is a great place to wander

and find local 'wildlife' to photograph

Purple Dragonfly

I don't know if this is a weed or a flower

but the puffs are perfect!

Cactus and Heron

Arizona State Flower is the Saguaro bloom

they only appear in the month of May

A heron crossing the pond

Riparian Preserve, Gilbert

Trees

In nature, nothing is perfect

and everything is perfect.

Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways,

and they're still beautiful.

-Alice Walker

How often do we take trees for granted?

They are just *there*, planted years ago in most cases.

We walk by them all the time, barely giving them a thought.

Thanks, trees, for all you do!