Friday, October 7, 2016

Cottonwood campsite photos

A few weeks ago I went to the Prescott Valley area for a couple of days and spotted a bunch of these critters - crickets? - on a wall.  Isn't he beautiful?



Here are some photos from my favorite campsite in Cottonwood. 

First my favorite - a Roadrunner.  It's funny - there don't seem to be many in any particular area, they don't hang out in flocks from what I've seen.  Sometimes I'm lucky and park right in their daily path from "here" to "there" and can see them right out my window, and other times I'm facing the wrong way to see them out the window, or I'm just not in the right place.  But whenever I'm in this site, I always see a roadrunner and here he is:

Hey, Barbara - you're back!

Look at how well he's camouflaged in these bushes:




Here's a view of The Palms with cloudy skies overhead.  This area has good hard ground and I wasn't worried about getting stuck here if we had a few days of rain. 

It was super hot this day, and the cattle that were grazing in our area were trying to find any shade they could get.  There are no large trees here, but they managed.

This one was pretty smart - it had quite a bit of shade earlier on, but is starting to lose it in this photo.  Then it was time to mosey on...

I love that in the desert things are so sharp, thorny, prickly, sticky, etc., but then when they bloom, the flowers are soft and beautiful.  These white flowers have always been a favorite of mine.  Absolutely pure white petals:

 This next plant had really pretty flowers, too.

There's so much to see if I take the time to walk around and notice.  And TAKE THE CAMERA!  Sometimes I forget, but when I miss something blog worthy, I make sure to bring it the next time.  LOL

From me and Katie, have a great Thursday, everyone!  💟💟

11 comments:

  1. So much to see if we take the time - so very very true. And your cricket has the most gorgeous colors.

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  2. I know what you mean about forgetting to take the camera. Beautiful photos.

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  3. Thanks for the great pics. Looks like a wonderful area. Sure do love the roadrunners. too.

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  4. I love taking pictures of the little things. I especially love the roadrunners. Great photos !

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    1. Maybe they are? I thought Grasshoppers were green, but there are probably different kinds and colors. I've seen grasshoppers in grass, and they WOULD be green in grass, right? For camouflage? Hummmm. I should look it up... :)

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  6. I'm amazed at how extravagantly decorated some bugs are!!! I've seen a few beauties in the last few weeks toof- pays to look down at the little stuff!

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  7. I'm always forgetting my camera...love all the shots!

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  8. These are grasshoppers and they get rather large. I'm in Verde Lakes Estates area and there are 1000'a of these things. I'd like to know where your camping in these pictures. Looking to boondock with our 37' Newmar motorhome.

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  9. These are grasshoppers and they get rather large. I'm in Verde Lakes Estates area and there are 1000'a of these things. I'd like to know where your camping in these pictures. Looking to boondock with our 37' Newmar motorhome.

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