SE Arizona in April Part 1

[Miguel Delinquento]

During the second week in April my wife and I spent our 25th anniversary in southeast Arizona. We started in Phoenix visiting the Desert Botanical Garden, dropped down to Tucson to visit relatives for a few days, and spent the last four days in a teepee at the wonderful Conchise Stronghold lodge in the Dragoon mountains.
I had never been to Arizona before. What a wonderful place!

I have too many shots to share, so I'll limit Part 1 to just the Desert Botanical Garden. My wife is a semi-professional (some sales, research, and design) botanist and she thinks this is one of the greatest botanical gardens in the US.

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From the Desert Botanical Garden


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Some backlit cactus flowers taken with my trusty 40-yr old M42 Mamiya/Sekor 60mm macro.

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A yellow columbine bud

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A green hummingbird thriving on penstemon

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Yucca flowers


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A welcoming resting spot

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These little lizards were everywhere

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A lovely garden

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And another wildflower garden.

Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated.

M