published, from this past spring...and a scene of the desert's 'second spring'

Published in this past Thursday's Tucson newspaper,

a scene from this past spring:

(also available as a card; click on "photo-cards" tab above)

And from just last weekend,

a scene of some of the wildflowers 

near Sabino Canyon, just north of Tucson--

the monsoon rains bring what 

some call a 'second spring' in the desert:

--paperflower, sacred datura, and morning glory--

(taken with iPhone4;

edited using 

snapseed, PicFrame, and ColorSplash apps)