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Hi Friends! One of my favorite things to do is to go for long walks, and I don’t mean power walks — just walks where we can enjoy the beauty of nature. With our hot Arizona summers, I can only do this for what seems like a few short months out of the year. The other day, two of the kiddos and I ventured out. I brought the camera along, and I thought I would share some of the things we saw.
I just upgraded to a new camera, and I wanted to practice on flowers, cacti and the kids, although they are so active that it’s a challenge! But as soon as we headed out on our walk, we saw hot air balloons taking off, and we followed them for a little bit instead.
Have you ever been in a hot air balloon? I don’t like heights, so I probably wouldn’t do this, but they are amazing to watch, especially when they’re this close!
Up, up and awaaaay.
After the balloons disappeared into the clouds, we continued on our own quiet little journey. It was late in the day, but that’s when nature comes alive around here. The other day, we saw a coyote, but of course, I didn’t have my camera then.
But we did spy this little hole in a saguaro — probably the home of a little wren.
This little hummingbird kept flying from tree to tree. I was so surprised that he was still long enough for me to get his picture. We also saw a rabbit and a quail family, but they were camera shy and way too fast for me.
We even saw a flock of noisy geese flying high overhead, and we wondered where they were headed.
By then, it was getting late, and the sun was already disappearing over the mountains.
Another gorgeous Arizona sunset! In a few minutes, it was completely gone, and it was time to head home. Hubby came to pick us up since it was so late. My little guy swore he heard coyotes laughing, and he was anxious to get back.
Do you like to take walks? How are the sunsets in your area?
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We see more at dusk than we do at dawn around here. Maybe because of the sunsets?
Thank you so much, Pam. And, thanks for hosting! 🙂
These are beautiful photos! I love hot air balloons although I've never been up in one. When I lived in Reno, every year I waited for the Balloon races. The Dawn Patrol was my favorite…those gorgeously lit balloons against the dark sky? Beautiful.
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enjoyed your walk, interesting that balloons were heading up so late in the day, i thought they only left at dawn. very pretty surroundings.
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I feel for all of you with this weather! I can't imagine being that cold, but on the other hand, we'll be kind of hibernating in the summer here. 🙂
Thanks for the pretty pictures, Dee! It is so cold here, we run from the house to the car and all the wildlife is tucked away for winter!
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Thanks, Deb. I'm still learning how to take decent pictures — yours are always awesome! 🙂
I'm with you, Carol — I love seeing the balloons, but I want to stay on the ground! That was a wonderful gift, though! 🙂