I am having a love affair. It has been enticing me for many years off and on, but has come to full bloom this past spring. I am truly in love with the desert southwest. I love the sienna canyons with their majestic towering cliffs. I love the hardy desert blooms that struggle and wait patiently for that monsoon rain. I love the bluest of skies and the spectacular sunsets. And maybe most of all, I love the vastness of the landscapes. It puts you in your place instantly. You can not help but gaze in wonderment at the grand glory of it all.
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Red Country
Wild reservation horses graze on the sparse grasses next to a ruddy spring creek under the watch of giant canyon walls in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona.
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This is gorgeous, a really spectacular landscape! You write it about it so beautifully too. I see why you love it there.
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen! I do really love the West. :D
DeleteStunning! And I agree with Karen; the way you described it makes my eyes linger. I've had many "favorites" of yours; now this one is. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're inspiring me to get going with my plans to gut and re-do my offen/den. I'd love to hang a piece of your southwestern work in it. Some day... *sigh*
Love the horses against the vast canyons. They appear so little and lovable. :)
Thanks Anita! I am so very pleased you like my work and would consider hanging it in your home. I am honored!
DeleteI just crave that kind of landscape myself, though I don't get down to the Southwest as much as I'd like. There's something about eroded rock that really speaks to me! I love that you can see the passage of geologic time, a scale so unlike our day-to-day measure of the passing moments that it's hard to grasp anywhere else. You take lovely photos of those red rock walls!
ReplyDeletec.creativity, I love geology as well. It's fascinating to see the history of our earth going back in time. Thanks for stopping by!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Frederick! So glad you enjoyed!
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ReplyDeletewhat a great capture... i'd love to photograph the wild horses one day. they're such strong, beautiful creatures. hope all is well. have a great night~
ReplyDeleteThank you Naquility. One of my "bucket list" things to do is to go on a wild horse hunt to photograph a wild herd in Colorado. Getting to them can be the hard part, therefore I haven't pulled it together yet.
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DeleteI SO love the American South West. I am SO in love with Monument Valley and that region... *sighs*
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Shoes, I couldn't agree with you more. The southwest has a definite allure for me too.
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