Fun and Work in Flagstaff

“How do they taste? They taste like more.”
- H.L. Mencken

Here are some pictures I took while on assignment with Mark. I have been assisting a lot, and not shooting too much, except in my free time. I am embracing the opportunity to learn, but I am getting great delight when I do get the chance to go out in the world and explore it with my camera. Pictures are still the only way I've found to remember experiences vividly, and the longer I live, the more I am aware and thankful for this.

Amber Ale

Pizza Makin'

More Pizza Makin'

R2D2 oversees the brew master

Randall

This is Randall, from Flagstaff, AZ. He works for the National Forest Service, and spends 2-3 weeks at a time up on Mount Elden, just northeast of Flagstaff. He was extremely funny, and was a great subject. Not to mention, he was fun to talk to. Flagstaff was beautiful, and really cold. It had just snowed the day before Mark and I arrived, and still had quite a bit left on the ground the entire time we were there.

Arizona

"Dogs are not our whole lives, but they makes our lives whole." -Roger Caras

Winston lounging in the backyard of our AZ home.

Arizona!

"I live in the dry dusty desert
Where we're always short on water
And even if the sun fell upon us
It couldn't get any hotter.
~Linda Solegato"

I have become obsessed with Saguaro cactus. I had never seen one until I arrived in Arizona. There's something about their methods for surviving, and the fact that they can live to be twice as old as I'll ever even hope to live.

Saguaros have root systems close to the surface, so while they are so tall, the support system isn't as sturdy as other plants their size. To counterbalance this, saguaros grow their arms to help the plant be more balanced and stable. Saguaros swell when it rains, increasing their weight by nearly a ton. They have flowers, but they only bloom at night. The Saguaro is also a house for certain bird species (you can see the holes in the trunk from these).

Sunset at South Mountain

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