I Heart Macro Week 17

A petroglyph found near Cave Creek Arizona.

Desert Awareness Park, Cave Creek Arizona

 

Artistic renderings carved in natural stone by people who lived over 700 years ago.

 

 

 

 

Hohokam - Those who came before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more Information on petroglyphs go to:

http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2005/05/petroglyph-near-cave-creek-arizona.html

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

An Interesting proverb that carries many different meanings. Today I like to think of it as:

 

Those who keep moving never lack in fresh ideas or creativity.

 

 

   I took these stones out of my rock tumbler today to check and see how they were progressing.  They are in phase 2 of the grinding and polishing process. 

 

 

The directions always say to keep tumbling the stones with this particular grit until shiny. To me, they look smooth but not shiny. So back to the tumbler they must go for me to check another day ;) 

 

 

These close-ups for iheartMacro make me begin to wonder about the stones' actual smoothness.

 

 

Hey, they're just rocks. Its all relative... I guess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Summer Bouquet

I love summer flowers

 

 

 

Even if they are not from the home garden

 

 

 

 

They brighten up the day...

 



 

 

 

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RAGBRAI XL

Honoring the 40th Year of RAGBRAI

Shifter

Road Tires

Gears

Bell

471.1 miles across Iowa, starting today...

wishing I was there ;)

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Desert Walk

Saguaro Blooms - Look close and you can see two bumblebees.

 Prickly Pear Blooms - Did you know?

Buds make great jam if you can get the stickers off.

Little dog meets havelena.

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The Sun Came Out for a Bit...

It's been rainy today, but the sun has peeked in and out. I had just enough time a little earlier to run out and snap a few pictures.  Here is a bougainvillae:

I love rainy days and have learned to appreciate them. Everything smells so new and fresh - a welcome break from blowing dust and much warmer days to come. And here is a Meyer Lemon that still has a while to get ripe.

 

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