Arizona
2009 / 2016 / 2023
Scottsdale 2016 -
Dragoon 2009 - Scottsdale/Phoenix/Lake Roosevelt 2023
2023
A small "cousins reunion" in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Lake Roosevelt/Tonto National Forest
Lake Roosevelt/Tonto National Forest
The drive from Scottsdale to the Roosevelt Dam was spectacular, thanks to the record winter rains
Roosevelt Dam
Say's Phoebe
Raven
Raven
Great-tailed Grackle
Western diamondbacked rattlesnake
Desert Botanical Garden - Phoenix
Anna's hummingbird
Black-faced waxbill
Cactus wren
Starling
Curved-billed Thrasher
Gila woodpecker
Great-tailed Grackle
Queen butterfly
Red-tailed Hawk
Verdin
Guardians Baseball Game and the Cousins
First cousin Terry having a discussion with an umpire on a bad call
Second cousins Tim, Pete and Jay - us - first cousin Amy
Cugini in Casa Giannetti (Pete makes his own sausage)
Jay facetiming with Pete's mother, Jay's aunt, and my first cousin once removed - it's complicated
Scottsdale 2016
Saguaro cactus
Saguaro cactus
Barrel cactus ( Ferocactus wislizenii)
Cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia fulgida)
Cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia fulgida) and brittlebush
Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
Strawberry hedgehog (Echinocereus engelmannii)
Strawberry hedgehog
Strawberry hedgehog
Strawberry hedgehog
Engelmann prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmannii)
Engelmann prickly pear cactus
Engelmann prickly pear cactus
Engelmann prickly pear cactus
Engelmann prickly pear cactus
Common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Dragoon 2009
Emily in Phoenix with Rotary International President DK Lee
Emily had the opportunity to attend a Rotary International President's membership conference in Phoenix. She stayed a few days in the area as the guest of friends Roy and Karen Butts.
Typical Arizona scenery
Tombstone re-enactment town
A great bar,,,
Host Roy Butts
Tombstone re-enactment town
My hostess - Karen Butts
Competing with the scenery
Moonrise over Dragoo
Snow geese arriving at a local watering hole
Snow geese
Sandhill cranes
Sandhill cranes
Sandhill crane
House finches
Black phoebe
Great horned owl (Roy's photo)
Cinnamon teals
Snipe
Northern shovelers
These ducks are called "shovelers" because they push their beaks under the water to scoop up food,
Northern shoveler
Northern shovelers
Northern shoveler butts
Mexican jay
Western meadowlarks
Western meadowlark
Western meadowlark
Gambrel's quail
Killdeer
Gambrel's quail
Boulder formations near Amerind
