Seeing 2012 (#57)

For your consideration:  thanks to a spontaneous chat with a bakery worker in a Kingman grocery store, I was directed to a little known forest of Joshua Trees (aka Yucca) not too distant for an exploration.  Being an Arizona native and resident for more than 25 years, it came as quite a surprise that such flora can be found in my home state, let alone in this unexpected northwest corner.

I was delighted to find it, and managed to spend more than three hours relishing and roaming no more than an acre  — a tiny portion — of a delightful spread of these surreal and regal entities.  I lingered, photographed, read and meditated until after sunset.

The peace I found in that calm desert was pervasive and deeply healing for my soul.  I could use a refresher dose of such soothing, and the confidence and fortitude it can sustain.

Mt. Tipton, Arizona, #4781-7D

© 2012 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: December 28, 2011; Canon 7D; f/11 @ 1/664 sec; —1/3 EV; ISO 250;
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS @ 30mm

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