Arizona

Roadside Riparian Area in 3D

riparian.pngI 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.

Visit To The Treasure Chest

I took my truck in for service today. Verna came to pick me up while the work was being done. There is an antique store right next door to the auto place, so we went in to look at the “Treasures” within. There was some interesting and very old stuff. Verna gave away a lot of stuff to her son just like we saw in the store. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Lower Casandro Wash

This is the view looking east from the point where our access road meets the pavement. The hieroglyph mountains are in the distance and the wash runs downward toward a storm drain about a quarter mile away. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Lemon Harvest

lemon.jpgNow that the lemons are ripe, we went to the “orchard” next to the RV drive and pruned off all the lemons. These are the “Lisbon” variety of lemons. There were about forty on the tree before we picked them today.

The bucket in the image to the left measures about a foot in diameter and is fifteen inches deep. Click on the image to enlarge.

Most of the lemons are quite large. We’re planning on giving some to the neighbors and keeping a few in our fruit bowl for our Friday fish meal.