Upside Ann

 with apologies to Bullseye.

  More photos than are required - but Arches is an amazing spot.  Hot, though.  I believe it was 113F.  We spent most of the time enjoying views from the scenic drive and only once evening was descending did we venture on a couple of short walks.  Here in this collection you will see my obsession with panoramic photos and photos of pathways.  

 Good morning.....

 What a voice!

  Granted, this doesn't look like much.... but only a few short weeks ago, it was just a single blossum with one leaf that broke off one of my new geranium plants.  I felt terrible that I had been so clumsy to have broken off a branch from a plant that had few to start with - so I stuck it in water to enjoy the flower in my kitchen window.  I was surprised by how long the bloom looked healthy...and then it grew roots.  Now!  Look!  4 new leaves!!  (When I planted it in the pot, after the blossom had faded, it had only the same one leaf.)  Celebrating my success.  Hit me up for any starts.  I am feeling successful.

  2025 Canyonlands National Park Hot.  It was Hot.  July.  Hot. What I'm liking about my photographs.   Photo 4.  I don't know who those people are on the near cliff edge upper left.  I typically try to avoid capturing other visitors- particularly those I don't know.  And, yet, sometimes they add something I end up loving.  Here, I think the addition gives additional perspective on the scale of this canyon.  They are tiny, tiny, tiny and the canyon, not so much.   This is also the only photo  that includes the way the ground seems to split on the floor of the canyons.  I wonder what it is like up close.  From the vantage of the scenic look outs, it is much like dried mud that is splitting.  Obviously, I did not attend any ranger talks. Photo 3.  I love the road that winds down the ledge, into the canyon and beyond.  Snaking along until it vanishes in the distance. Photo 2.  The textures....