Dave's Personal PageI have been going to the movies on a regular basis and thought to offer a review of some. Check it out July 24th - I saw some ants doing an "impossible" job this morning. About 8 of them had cut a Mesquite seed pod (think string been) in half (about 2" long) and had dragged it 15' across the road. They were still dragging it, trying to get it up an 18" embankment, when I watched them. Now these 8 ants were surrounding the pod and pulling in every direction, but out of pure persistence they had managed to progress in the desired direction. Imagine if we had to work that hard against those odds to bring a meal back to our nest. Perhaps some do... July 23rd - I saw the owl again this morning. It was perched on a cactus where I did not notice him until I walked by and he hooted. I said my hello and he flew to a power pole on the next lot. July 4th 2010 - A new page with some images of this years fireworks show May 28th This morning on Mary Lynne Lane I observed a rare event. The full moon setting touched the tip of the western mountains at the same time as the sun rose in the east between the Tortalita mountains and the owl heads. May 26th This morning I saw an owl perched on a cactus at 5:10AM February 27th nighttime cloud images - Clouds at night February 2010 - New chapter opens - drumming December 9th 2009 - Friends and family: As the holidays approach I tend to think of old times with friends and warm thoughts of family gatherings. Thanksgiving was blessed by one of the neighbors inviting me to dinner at a family home. It was very kind of them and their family gathering felt as warm as ours in Rochester. This will be the second Christmas I will celebrate here in the high desert. I do love it out here, but keep a special place in my heart for you all. I think of you often and wish you happy holidays where ever you travel. The RV Ad Page and images - 1996 Fleetwood Motor Home - 29.5 Foot RV 32,000 Mi - $14500 for sale. August 29th Posted a panorama page to hold more images. Panoramas August 24th Posting of a another panoramic image of a desert sunrise using a new photo-stitching tool. Well worth a couple of minutes to view. August 12th Posting of a panoramic image of a desert sunrise using a new photo-stitching tool. Well worth a couple of minutes to view. July 20, 2009 As previously mentioned, this area seems to be in between the most common storm paths. Often they are several miles away in any direction. This offers a good chance to try to shoot lightning strikes. I had not been very successful until this evening.. A powerful storm was moving slowly northward west of I10 about 4 - 11 miles away. From 7:50 to 8:25 the lightning was so frequent, I managed to get several good images. Chain Lightning July 17, 2009 One of the features of southern Arizona is the monsoon. After the first week of July, powerful storms form near the mountains almost daily in the high desert. My property is located roughly 10 miles away from the eastern and western mountain ranges, so it is often in between the storms. However, on Friday the 17th I returned home to find the area engulfed in a serious sand storm. Very little rain fell, just a lot of strong wind. Fortunately no straight line wind was included and no serious damages were suffered here. There were other areas not so lucky. A nearby town was hit and some 40 telephone poles downed. July 6, 2009: Sitting on the back porch with the camera Life is wild in the Marana Desert June 2009: The major news this month is completion of a fence mending project. The fence surrounding the property was in pretty rough shape. Did you know horses like to rest on top of a fence, if there is no barbed wire? Obviously the previous owner of the house didn't. February 1st 2009: Spent some time exploring the nearby desert. Some of the pictures I took with captions Desert Explorations December 21st 2008: Since selling the house in Rochester on October 22nd, traveling to Flagstaff & then Tucson, I did purchase a home on the desert in north east Marana on November, 17th. The house is located on a 2 acre corner lot with a great sunrise view of mountains to the east. As I mention in the travel adventures, it needed a lot of TLC. For the past month I have worked hard and steadily to fix it up, improve the landscaping and the exterior appearance. I have setup another page with pictures and description of the property and house. October 23rd 2008: The story of my journey to Flagstaff Arizona Arizona Travel Adventures Here is a page with an animated image of a particular sunrise. Note that the process of converting this loses a lot of detail (sorry). I have a new low light camera that may help later. This is a slide show of the Sunrise above. It has much better resolution, but may take slightly longer to download. If you liked the animated gif, you will really appreciate the slide show! BTW I invested nearly 5 hours building this show :-)
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