HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Here in Sycamore Canyon under currently cloudy skies, the wind tattered Canna lilies are blooming once again before the cold and diminished hours of daylight kill them off for good.
A female great-tailed grackle sits atop a utility pole in Coolidge, AZ on November 2, 2008
The foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains are bathed in the golden light of a late November afternoon. Gus took this photo on our November 15th hike along the Sycamore Canyon Wash's west rim. November is a dry and golden month here also, but we get our gold from the grass and the late evening light, instead of from the leaves. It makes me wonder what colors December will bring!
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Photographer's notes: All photos taken with the Nikon D80
- Canna lily photo by Kathie 11-24-08 70-300mm lens 1/400, F 5.6
- Golden Grackle by Kathie 11-2-08 70-300mm lens 1/320, F 5.6
- Golden Foothills by Gus 11-15-08 70-300mm lens 1/500, F 4.5
18 comments:
Your pictures are beautiful!
I live in Vail off of 83 at in the Empire Mts.
Have created this site for the 'locals'
azhighway83.com
I purchased a Canon based on a friends recommendation and love taking & viewing pictures from this area. Which reminds me, I need to post some to the site.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Beautiful photos as always, Kathie.
The scenery is so vast and the earthy colours wonderful.
Uh - a double SWF! :)
Good job and good title!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Cheers, Klaus
Kathie, you do good always. I'm glad you deferred the cooking for a little blogging. My favorite here is the grackle, below my fave is the rain beaded tree.
Thank you.
Happy SkyWatching, Happy Thanksgiving. (BTW, our Black Eyed Pea Restaurant today was fine.)
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Nice contrast with your grey and gold pictures. I have enough grey here today so enjoy your blue and gold shots. Hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving day.
Love the golden light in your photos. And canna lilies in November! Very serene post.
Beautiful golden photos for Thanksgiving.
I agree with Vickie, the golden light is fantastic. Here in PA we rarely get that color, especially now:( My sister was living in Oro Valley, AZ last year & I visited here there in January and did some birding and photography. It was wonderful and I defintely hope to go back some day soon!
Golden light is wonderful. We don't see that often here.
Thanks, Kathie.
And, Happy Thanksgiving!
Mary
Beautiful flowers !
Happy Thanks Giving ..
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I've never seen a great tailed grackle before. They should get some credit for their impressive beaks, too.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Lovely photos. I like how the Saguaro frames that last scene. Cool!
Happy Sky Watch Friday!
~Lisa
New Mexico
Kathie I enjoy seeing images of AZ this time of year as I am always there for your Spring show!
My world here is pretty grey..NG
Kathie, you both take such lovely pictures, I love the birds, the landscape, the light, the wet and the dry of it all, as well as your great hikes.
Those are lovely photos Kathie. Flowers, birds and a pretty landscape, such a winning combination.
I just got an email from Lynne. Is it true, Kathie? Is it? Is it? Is WV in your future?
Wheeeeeee!
Another great post! Love the pole sitting Grackle and Canna lily and Gus'desert landscape is moodily lovely.
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