I had the opportunity to catch an exhibit of the glass artwork of Dale Chihuly in the Phoenix Botanical Gardens. This set of glass balls should teach you not to play marbles ...

If you, like me, think that the last two words of the U.S. National Anthem is “play ball!” then March is an exciting time of the year because it is Spring Training ...

Small ballparks, lots of unfamiliar player names, beautiful Spring Arizona afternoons… it can only mean one thing. Baseball’s anual Spring Training has started. This shot is from the grass just outside the ...

I am heading down to Phoenix, Arizona agin this weekend. One of my favorite attractions in Phoenix is the Desert Botanical Garden. This picture is from my last visit when they were ...

One thing that is very difficult, if not impossible, to express with a picture of the Grand Canyon is the enormous scale of the whole thing. Never do I feel as frustrated ...

When you think of desert wildlife you may think more of scorpions and tarantulas but the Butterfly House at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona is a reminder of some of ...

These strange orange “plants” are glass art from Dale Chihuly that were being displayed at the Desert Botanical Garden outside of Phoenix, Arizona.

These cactus blossoms where photographed at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona.

High on the top of a saguaro cactus is the bloom that came with Spring rains. You will need a zoom lens to capture this shot.

A while back the artist Dale Chihuly had an exhibition of his work at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix Arizona. The desert plants were in bloom as it was Spring and ...