In this second installment of my “What’s Blooming Now” series, I begin exploring the many bright colors of cactus flowers, starting with the hedgehog cactus. …
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But you have to admit that they’re a beautiful addition to our natural landscape for the few weeks we get to enjoy them each year. … Continue reading “What’s Blooming Now: Mexican Gold Poppies“ I was sitting at an early Easter dinner with friends in a downtown Wickenburg apartment when my host, Warren, said, “Do you feel that? … Continue reading “Mexican Earthquake Felt in Wickenburg“ I was out and about today with my Flip Video camera, shooting video of the Hassayampa and other places after yesterday’s heavy rainfall. While not exactly at flood stage, the river is flowing pretty good, making crossings at Rincon Road impassable. I thought I’d share this footage with site visitors. If you have photographs of the flooding, please use the Contact Us link to send it to us. Be sure to include your name and … Continue reading “Water Under the [New] Bridge“ If you’re a regular wickenburg-az.com visitor, you may notice something different: the entire appearance of this Web site. After putting it off for nearly two years, I’ve finally gotten around to updating the site’s software. And, as part of that process, I’ve introduced a new theme that will determine the appearance of the site. Over the next few weeks, the site will be completely reworked in a new format. Although all content should be accessible during this time, you may get the occasional error messages while accessing features. Please feel free to post a comment on this post to share problems you … Continue reading “Pardon Our Appearance“ Since Mike and I each visited our families earlier this year and had no other plans for Christmas Day, we decided to take our cameras and my Jeep out into the desert north of Wickenburg to explore a few roads we’d never been on. The day was crystal clear with deep blue skies and only a scattering of high cirrus clouds. We left midday, right after lunch. We’d explore, from the ground, places I’d flown over countless times by helicopter. Getting Started Our journey started on Rincon Road, right off of Highway 89/30. It’s a right hand turn not far from the second … Continue reading “By Jeep: Exploring the Desert North of Wickenburg“ Monsoon season is over, but the memory remains. Here’s the last time-lapse movie I created this season. The forecast called for a 30% chance of rain late in the day yesterday, so I thought I’d set up my time-lapse camera and capture the cloud build-up. This video starts at about 7:20 AM and ends at 7:30 PM, right when it had gotten dark. The first 25 seconds is a typical Arizona day — perfectly blue sky with nothing going on. Then some light clouds chase each other across the sky. Finally, the storm builds and moves in. This is one of my … Continue reading “Arizona Storm Clouds Time-Lapse“ I’ve been experimenting again with time-lapse photography. Instead of using a junky, low-resolution Webcam, I’ve been creating time-lapse movies with still images taken with my Nikon D80 digital SLR. The difference is incredible, and the flexibility of multiple lenses and a standalone setup makes it easy to shoot almost any subject. Here’s an example of a movie I created a few weeks ago, when the saguaro cacti in my yard were blooming. Saguaros bloom at night and close up during the day. I wanted to capture the closing of the flowers, so I focused on a bunch of flowers at the top … Continue reading “Saguaro Flower Time-Lapse“ This is the time of year when all those prickly cacti call out for attention that isn’t painful. They’re starting to flower. My husband and I planted every single plant within the wall that surrounds our immediate yard. The rest of our 2-1/2 acres is mostly as nature intended. We planted desert plants because we live in the desert and see no reason to pour precious water into the ground if we don’t have to. That doesn’t mean that we don’t irrigate at all. We do — a little. But not much. You see, most of the plants are cacti. Right now, the prickly … Continue reading “What’s Blooming in My Yard“ The other day, I got an e-mail message from one of the many people Pete Petersen had interviewed on KBSZ-AM’s morning show, “Around the Town.” She was looking for the podcast of her interviews. I set up Internet streaming and podcasting for Pete as a personal favor back in 2005. The system was fully automated and would record 50 minutes (or so) of whatever was on the radio starting at 9 AM weekdays. It generated a podcast entry and the podcast appeared online, including in the iTunes Music Store. Streaming audio worked relatively well, although it limited the number of simultaneous listeners to … Continue reading “KBSZ "Around the Town" Podcasts Available“ |
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