Friday, October 19, 2012

Phoenix, AZ - Oh So Sweet

I am in sunny, wonderful & warm Phoenix, AZ just enjoying life around me, waiting to travel with 2 of my "Focusing On Life" life sisters to Palm Springs, CA on Sunday for 4 wonderful days with Tracey Clark and the Shutter Sisters.

Prior to Sunday's departure yesterday I met with Terri (one of my Focusing On Life collaborative blog sisters) and Barbara Carroll, a wonderful friend & photographer that I met thru Tracey Clark's "Picture" classes. We spent the day doing what we love to do....taking pictures.  Barbara took us down to the Barrio in Tucson to shoot old & colorful doors & buildings.  Oh what fun we had.

Who wouldn't want a blue house with an orange door??


I would love to take this fence home with me....what a backdrop for "anything"!!


The skies are so blue, the clouds swirl about creating visions of white poufs.


The hummingbirds are plentiful and stay around long enough for me to snap their portrait.


And the bougenvillas are still in bloom with their lush pink flowers.


I am also sharing more photos, ideas for adding text to images and free fonts over at my collaborative blog "Focusing on Life."  Please come visit me there too!!

And I apologize upfront for not commenting on your blogs, I will catch up with all of you when I return from my vacation.  Thanks so much!!

Until next time....

18 comments:

  1. I've only been to Arizona once, and loved it! You've captured it beautifully! Enjoy your vacation.

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  2. that orange door is too great. what a great find. we saw a bit of Arizona on our out west camping adventure recently ... so wish to see more soon. you enjoy your trip. (:

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  3. Looks like you two had a great time.

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  4. Oh, Deanna! What a trip of a lifetime - I can't wait to hear more... perhaps one year, I will go...
    I love that orange door!

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  5. Loving your photo journal!!! Enjoy!!!

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  6. I am sooooooo jealous. I heard from two of my AZ friends yesterday and now your blog this morning. I'm spending part of tomorrow with my sister and can promise that I'm going to be angling for an inviation to her Tucson home. Glad you're having a great time.

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  7. What great fun you are going to have at the Shutter Sisters event. Love your photos here, and will stop by your collaborative blog. Have a great time!!! and will look forward to seeing all of your shots and hearing all about this event!

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  8. Oh, it looks like you are having a ball! The photos are delightful, especially the old wood fence. Enjoy your time!!

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  9. Enjoy your trip ... our blogs will be around when you (and I!) return home. Getting excited and seeing your photos just add to that. Do the hummingbirds really stay still long enough to shoot (photos)? Around these part you can barely see them, much less take photos.

    xo

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  10. That hummingbird shot is amazing!!! Have a ton of fun, you deserve it!

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  11. Beautiful captures! Love the first one! Orange door so inviting! An interesting person must live there!

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  12. Such lovely photos. I am so excited for you. Have fun on your travels my friend.

    Hugs~

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  13. I love your set! The first two are WONDERFUL and that hummingbird picture is awesome!

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  14. What a beautiful place! That door is just, oo, amazing!

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  15. You captured such a variety of images here -- and all so well. Just love the orange door, and also the hummingbird and palm trees. Have a wonderful experience at Oasis!

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  16. ooohhhh that orange door is dreamy!!

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  17. I love Arizona, and although we left it due to tiring of the extreme heat of the previous 20 years, there are so many things I loved about it and Tucson is one of them. :-)

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  18. You're capturing AZ beautifully. Don't know how I missed this post!

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