I haven’t posted one of my nerdy 3D pictures for a while, so here’s one I took today on our shopping trip to the Valley Metroplex.

There is a roadside rest stop a few miles southeast of Wickenburg that is situated along the banks of the Hassayampa River. The area is habitat for riparian wildlife unique to this part of Arizona.

The tree trunk in the foreground is a mesquite, with a variety of other vegetation in the background. We did not see any of the birds or woodland critters today, but this is still a pleasant spot to pull off of US 60 for a rest.

Click on the thumbnail image above to see the full-sized 3D anaglyph. In case you don’t have a pair of red/cyan 3D glasses available, you can see the 2D image here.

When I surfed over to the Astronomy Picture of the Day this morning, I saw this 3D image of Helene, one of the moons orbiting Saturn.

I grabbed my pair of 3D glasses and saw what this moon would look like if you could see it in stereo. I thought it would be nice to archive it with the 3D stuff and to share it. Of course, if you don’t have a pair of 3D glasses handy, you can view the 2D image here.

This is the technobabble blurb from APOD:

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to Helene, small, icy moon of Saturn. Appropriately named, Helene is one of four known Trojan moons, so called because it orbits at a Lagrange point. A Lagrange point is a gravitationally stable position near two massive bodies, in this case Saturn and larger moon Dione. In fact, irregularly shaped ( about 36 by 32 by 30 kilometers) Helene orbits at Dione’s leading Lagrange point while brotherly ice moon Polydeuces follows at Dione’s trailing Lagrange point. The sharp stereo anaglyph was constructed from two Cassini images (N00172886, N00172892) captured during the recent close flyby. It shows part of the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Helene mottled with craters and gully-like features.

Verna posted a photo of a flower that bloomed on our new cactus. When we planted the cactus, it had three flower buds on it.

Image: 3D Cactus Flowers. Click to enlarge.

Last night, the remaining two flowers opened up. This morning, I took a pair of photos this morning, hoping to make a 3D image of the flowers. This is the result.

Of course, you will need 3D glasses to view the red/cyan anaglyph. If you don’t have a pair of 3D glasses, you can view the 2D version here.

This is a view of the new house taken from the west property line. I climbed up the hill and hiked along the fence until I could get an unobstructed view of the house and yard.

The RV Pull-through is at the left next to the patio. Verna’s Tomatoes and beans are planted in the pots next to the master suite wall. The back courtyard gate has yet to be installed in this view.

You will need your free pair of 3D glasses to view the 3D anaglyph picture. Of course, if you don’t have 3D glasses, you can see the 2D version here

Mike, the artist who designed and built our courtyard gate, has an eclectic assortment of buildings, rustic artifacts, antiques and art all around the property where the “Sawmill” business and Mike’s residence are located.

This wagon wheel gatepost is one of the things you see when you visit Mike’s place. I took a pair of images to later merge into this 3D image. Click on the image to enlarge.

Of course, if you don’t have your free pair of 3D glasses, you can view the 2D version here.

Verna took a pair of pictures of the newly cleaned-up palo verde in front of the house yesterday before the landscape crew started placing the river rocks. They cleaned up the slopes in front of the house and trimmed the tree before Verna took a pair of photos which coincidentally lined up to allow me to compose this 3D anaglyph picture. Click on the image to enlarge.

Of course, to properly view the anaglyph, you will need your free pair of 3D glasses. If you don’t have 3D glasses, you can view the 2D image here.

Every morning, the dogs wake me up like clockwork at the crack of dawn. This morning was no exception. We walked across the road and I noticed the rising sun shining through the branches of a mesquite tree.

I pointed the camera in the direction of the tree and snapped one image then another to be sure. Initially, I did not plan for this to be a 3D photo but when I got the camera loaded into the computer, I noticed the potential for this pair to become an anaglyphic image. I merged the two together to produce this 3D sunrise photo. Click on the image to enlarge.

You will need red/blue or red/cyan 3D glasses to view the image. If, by chance, you don’t have your free pair of 3D glasses yet, you can see the 2D image here.