Last weekend when we went to the Botanic Garden for the model railroad exhibition, we took a walk through some of our favorite sections. We’re virtually certain to find our way to the cactus and succulents garden, since it’s one of our favorite parts of the garden.

When in the garden, when I’m not taking a panoramic image, I just might be getting an image pair to merge into a 3D image. I stood to the east of the cactus garden and got this shot looking back. On the left, you can see a golden torch cactus. An agave is on the right. In the center, a yucca stalk extends upward. In the background you can see many beautiful and interesting succulents. Click on the image to enlarge.

As usual, you can view a 2D version here.

Verna takes a lot of photos when we’re on vacation. Every once in a while she takes a pair of frames that can be combined into a 3D image. The motion of the truck provides the horizontal offset between frames that is required for the 3D effect.

During our last vacation in Arizona we drove a scenic route along U.S. Hwy 60 east out of Apache Junction heading toward Globe, an old (still active) mining town. Along the way, we crossed over several cantilever bridges. This one, just east of Superior, AZ, spans a creek bed below the highway. Verna snapped several frames of this bridge, two of which were combined into the 3D image shown.

Of course, if you haven’t sent away for your free 3D glasses yet, you can click to see the 2D image here.

The following text may be seen at the WikiPedia article on the Patton Museum:

Image: Patton Tank in 3D - click to enlarge. If you don’t have your 3D glasses handy, you can see the 2D version here.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, in Coolidge, Arizona, just northeast of the city of Casa Grande, preserves a group of Hohokam structures.

The national monument consists of the ruins of multiple structures surrounded by a compound wall constructed by the Hohokam, who farmed the Gila Valley in the early 1200s.

“Casa Grande” is Spanish for “big house” (Siwan Wa’a Ki: in O’odham); these names refer to the largest structure on the site, which is what remains of a four story structure that may have been abandoned by the mid-1400s. The structure is made of caliche, and has managed to survive the extreme weather conditions for about seven centuries. Graffiti from 19th-century passers-by is scratched into its walls; though this is now illegal. Casa Grande now has a distinctive modern roof covering built in 1932.

Click on the image to enlarge. Just in case you do not have a pair of 3D glasses, you can see the 2D version by clicking here.

We stopped at Torrance Zamperini Field today to visit the Western Museum of Flight. While we were there, a neighbor to the museum had his hangar door open and inside was this beautiful Boeing-Stearman vintage biplane. I paused to take a couple of images to merge into this 3D shot of the aircraft.

Click on the image to enlarge.

If you don’t have a pair of 3D glasses, you can see the 2D version here.

This is Wikipedia’s summary of the Boeing Stearman Model 75:

The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane, of which at least 9,783 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s as a military trainer aircraft. Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, it served as a Primary trainer for the USAAF, as a basic trainer for the USN (as the NS & N2S), and with the RCAF as the Kaydet throughout World War II. After the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civil market. In the immediate post-war years they became popular as crop dusters and as sports planes.

Our recent vacation to Reno took us through Angel’s Camp, California. A historic old Gold Rush town and site of the annual Calaveras County Frog Jumping Contest originated by Mark Twain.

While in town, I took this image pair of the classic Art Deco Angels Theater. Click the image to see full size. If you don’t have your 3D glasses, you can always view the 2D version here.

According to Cinema Treasures . . .

Built in 1936 by Harvey Entertainment, the classic Angels Theater was restored in 1999 by its current owners, Cinema West, and converted into a triplex.

The main auditorium features murals of Gold Country miners, which are lit by original trough lighting. The main theater also contains a large stage and curtain. During the restoration, stadium seating was installed along with state-of-the-art projection and sound equipment.

Two smaller theaters are located in the former balcony, which has been refurbished with more leg room and better sight lines. A fourth auditorium was added to the building in the latter part of 2001. Recently, the Angels added a fifth screen.

When we go to the local home improvement warehouse store, we always enjoy visiting the garden shop. We both like looking at the landscaping plants, trees, flowers and succulents.

The hothouse is where you can find some of the more exotic tropical plants and flowers. There are orchids, ferns and a variety of other tropical items.

This hothouse is also where you can find garden pottery, specialty plant fertilizer, seeds and garden accessories. The other day, we were in the hothouse and I took a pair of images to merge into this anaglyph. Click on the image to see full-size. You will need a pair of 3D glasses to see the stereo image, so if you don’t have your free pair yet, you can see the 2D version here.