Feast Your Eyes, Part Deux

Whether he is herding "Big Blue" in the course of his over the road trucking or vacationing with his camper, Michael (just below) photographs his natural surroundings with a keen eye for composition. His photographs bring his trip home to share with friends. I'm grateful he allows me to share them with you.
Michael's first love is the scenery of Arizona, whether desert scenes or mountain scenes.

He captures the beauty of a sudden desert storm.

Here's a rugged rock formation set against a boundlessly blue desert sky.

We're not in AZ anymore with this one. Winter snows in the Rocky Mountains are sheltered by canyon walls.

Michael takes meal breaks, dawn or dusk walks, any stop for Big Blue, as an opportunity for hiking and photography. Here's Big Blue as he looks back at the start of a hike. (Or is it returning from the hike?)

How high is up? This Arizona butte is framed by the stalk of a century plant and the branch of a tree imitating a century plant stalk. That's a hiking challenge!

The rain gods have been good this year. After several years of hard drought, Arizona's mountain snow packs and desert rains have combined to nurture our lands back to health. This year's wildflowers will be spectacular. In the meantime, this oasis promises safety for wildlife.

Michael is home this weekend, spending time with family and friends. His first call to me? Would I like to hike the perimeter trail? Oh, I'd love to. Give me cooler weather please, and I'll gladly hit the trail to see the world through Michael's eyes. And for those of you elsewhere in the cold cruel world, the high today in Phoenix AZ was 80 degrees. Whew!

Just bring me the beautiful pictures, Michael, and thanks!