Saturday, January 7, 2012

Scavenger Hunt Sunday {1-08-11}

Let's just pretend that it hasn't been over two weeks since I last posted, ok? Sheesh! Let's just say that coming home from our Christmas vacation in Tucson has been a bit crazy.  I had to unpack everything, including all the stuff we got for Christmas. Then I had to pack up our Christmas decorations, ornaments, nativities, and the tree. Not to mention the fact that my baby girl learned to crawl over Christmas, so I have been working on child-proofing the house too!

Phew! I have been so busy that I have not even really been on the computer. So I pulled together these pictures from the hundreds of photos that I took on our vacation to Tucson, Arizona.

Empty

This is my son Eli, who is constantly going at top speed. Occasionally though, his energy tanks hit empty and he crashes. Especially when he has been in the car nearly all day. It is a long drive for us to visit my husband's family in Tucson (about 14 hours), especially with 3 kids! But the kiddos did great in the car and took some great naps.

Mainly One Color

I told my son Jonah that there were pink and purple cacti, and he didn't believe me! So I showed him these prickly pear cacti that are in front of Grandpa's house. Kind of pretty, aren't they?


The prickly pears are not quite as sharp as the saguaro that is also in his yard. Check out the spikes on this green giant.

Soft

This is one of the inhabitants of the desert that looks "soft", but most certainly isn't! This is a teddy-bear cholla. It is called that because it looks soft and cuddly, especially from afar, but those spikes are sharp!


This on the other hand is one of the few soft plants that I found. I am pretty sure it is a cresote bush, but I could be wrong!

Dozen

While we were out in the desert visiting Saguaro National Monument, we had a great time counting the arms on the saguaros. Many of them had more than a dozen arms (but this is not one of them!). You can't see them all, but this saguaro has about a dozen holes in it, most of which were probably made by the cactus wren on the top.

Laundry

It was so warm in Tucson that they hang their clothes out to dry, even in the winter. I love to hang my clothes out on the line, but I only get to do it during the summer. So here is a picture of the boys' clothes on my clothesline from earlier in the year.



29 comments:

  1. I enjoyed looking through your scavenger hunt this week. I really like that purple cactus-very unusual.

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  2. Love your laundry shot! Wish it was that warm here.

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  3. I found someone who likes cacti as much as I do! Love the shots this week.

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  4. Love the colors in your laundry shot!

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  5. Love that purple cacti a such a cutie you have! I would love to hang out our laundry, but we all have such horrible allergies and we live in a very humid climate. Come to think of it I don't think I have ever seen anyone hang there laundry out here.

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  6. Sweet empty shot! I love the purple/pink cactus! I didn't know they existed either!

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  7. Oooooh I LOVE the shots of cacti! They are beautiful! Always wanted to head out West.

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  8. What a great set. I love your cactus shot. I live in the desert and am constantly trying to get shots of cactus. It's so much harder than it looks!

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  9. I love your first shot! We have so many sleeping in the car shots like this of my daughter! Too cute!
    I also love your final laundry shot! The lighting is fantastic!

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  10. Great laundry shot and your first shot is lovely too - I have a lot of these of my daughter. It makes me laugh how they go from full steam ahead to zonked out in a matter of minutes!

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  11. I love your prickly pear...isn't it a strange plant? I also love the lighting on your little guy, it really accents his face...nothing more adorable than a sleeping child.

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  12. Love your one color and soft.

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  13. Love that empty! My mom used to say the same thing about me! And that laundry hanging out to dry looks so much more flattering than my laundry tossed in my hamper! Love your prompts for next week!

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  14. ps - I thought I was following you, but now I really am!

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  15. Great shots! And Enjoyes the botany lessons - that pear cactus is pretty.

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  16. Wow! Great set! The dozen is stunning!

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  17. I didn't believe there were pink cactus either. So cool. Great shots.

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  18. I've taken pictures of purple cactus... it does exist! Aren't sleeping children adorable, LOL! I loved your interpretation of "EMPTY"... & the shot of laundry! I miss being able to hang clothes on a line. I know this will sound odd {as well as "date" me as a mother}, but I loved hanging cloth diapers on the clothesline. All those snow-white flags blowing in the breeze... & then folding them into nice neat piles before depositing them in the girl's bedroom.

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  19. Wonderful Scavenger Hunt choices.....I need to join in :-D

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  20. Great to see the trip pictures. Empty is just great. I feel that way somedays

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  21. Beautiful work this week girl and I'll ignore that you've been away for 2 weeks. Love your last two shots.

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  22. I love the laundry picture and empty. Isaac's like that too.

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  23. Great series. I like the Purple Cactus shot and the Empty was adorable.

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  24. great pictures. must be nice to have a shot of warm to break up your cold winter

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  25. I love all of your photos. Who knew Cacti were so interesting. Great job!

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  26. There's an award for you over at my place. :)

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  27. I learn something new everyday..pink cactucus?! the pictures are so vibrant!
    I am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can!

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