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 Dale Chihuly is an amazing glass blowing artist whose creations are on display in Phoenix.  He created this piece, Desert Fiori, in 2021.  It is the size of a large garden and the colours are stunning.

 These big birds at the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in Arizona are always looking for a treat.  It’s ok to feed them but don’t get too close as they can be rough!

 At Papago Park in Phoenix Arizona is an interesting hole in the rock.  I was up there earlier this month and saw this lady having a rest in the hole.  Not sure if she was taking a selfie, taking photos, or looking at emails.  But she seemed comfortable in her perch surrounded by rock.

 This stunning piece of blown glass art is called Neodymium Reeds. It was created in 2021 by artist Dale Chihuly and is on display at the Chihuly in the Desert exhibition in Phoenix.

 Among the many birds and animals you can hand feed at Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch are these lovely Lorikeets.  The ranch is located in Picacho, Arizona.

 There are between 2500 and 3500 mountain lions in Arizona.  They weigh between 70 and 150 pounds.  They can jump 20 feet vertically and 40 feet horizontally in a single leap. This good sized lion lives at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum where they have taken care to ensure he doesn’t leap out!

  This spectacular piece of art by blown glass artist Dale Chihuly is titled “Fiori Boat”. It was created in 2018 and features some amazing colours of glass in a wooden boat.  It is currently on display at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.

 I happened upon this pretty young lady dressed in red  and had to take a photo.  The Retouch app was used to remove other things in the photo and the Color Accent app was used to highlight the lovely outfit.

 This old fella named Wyatt Earp may be found in Arizona at Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch.  He is one of many African turtles that came from rescues, and he loves to be hand fed asparagus for breakfast.

 This photo of a little fishing boat, the Mapaki, was taken while on vacation in Greece.  Using the Color Acent app to highlight the two main colours in the boat uncovered similar colours in the clothing of the people in the background.

 “Blue Birch Reeds and Scorpion Tails” is a beautiful piece of blown glass artwork by Dale Chihuly.  It is currently on display at Chihuly in the Desert at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.

 Take one swimming pool, add a young lady with long hair and set your camera on burst. That’s all you need for this shot which was the best of 200 photos taken by the iPhone in burst mode over the few seconds of hair flicking.

 From the current Chihuly in the Desert exhibition in Phoenix, I will be posting some new photos.  This is the first glass art display you see at the entrance to the Desert Botanical Garden.

 Today posting a photo of Arizona warmth and sunshine to warm up all the folks back home who have been shoveling out the results this week’s blizzard. 

 This tall glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly was part of the Chihuly in the Desert art exhibition in Phoenix.

 While on a tour in Monument Valley, our Navajo guide took us to some ‘off the beaten tourist path’ places. This formation, he told us, is called “Eagle’s Eye”.

 Santorini Greece is so very picturesque with its white buildings and blue domed church roofs. Any other colour in this photo was removed with the Photo Accent app so as to highlight the string of blue domes. 

 This is a photo of a crested saguaro, a rare genetic mutation which has only been recorded in a couple of thousand saguaros in the Sonoran desert.

  The Sedona Arizona area has some fantastic hikes among amazing scenery. That includes this hike to the Devil’s Bridge.

 Demonstrating the weaving process with this old loom can be exhausting for this Greek lady.

 This is another photo from Chihuly in the Desert exhibition in Phoenix, Arizona.  Great colours with green cactus, red glass sculpture, and blue sky.

 There are two monuments called ‘the mittens’ among the many spectacular formations in Monument Valley.  Here is a photo of one of the mittens.

 This may look like a scene from Canada or somewhere north, but it’s actually a snowy day in Marana Arizona! 

 Travel was a wonderful thing before the pandemic.  Here is a memory from a visit to Spain.  This photo was taken inside the Royal Palace of Madrid.

 This piece was on display in Phoenix at Dale Chihuly Art in the Desert.  The juxtaposition of glass art and desert plants is quite something to see.

 This lovely yellow Jaguar was at a recent vintage auto show in Marana Arizona.  The big surprise with this beauty is under the hood where there is a Cobra engine! 

 This is a photo of two friends sharing a quiet time sitting by the shore of Lake Ontario.

 This is the Snowbowl ski resort in Sedona Arizona.  The photo was taken at 11,500 feet up Agassiz Peak. The Color Accent app was used to eliminate all colours except for the beautiful blue sky.

 This vintage beauty was at a car show in Marana Arizona. I used the MySketch app to age the photo.

 This Navajo tour guide is a retired high school teacher who leads small group tours through Monument Valley where he includes Navajo culture and history in his tour.  The Prisma app was used to give the original photo a more artsy look.

 Happy 2022!  Hope the new year brings health, happiness, and plenty of new photo opportunities!