On the Paperclipping Roundtable, I talked about my change of heart as I rolled into the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, on my way to moving here after years of swearing that Arizona was the one place I never wanted to live!
It was the saguaro cacti that did it to me first. I remember driving between the canyons and feeling so much awe at all the tall giants pointing to the sky. I have yet to figure out how to capture the majesty of the saguaro in photos!
I’ve been trying for a while to tell the story of how the Sonoran Desert makes my heart feel — to tell it through photography. I’m an amateur, but above and below are a few of my captures so far…
This is one of the trails Izzy and I bike on Fridays. It’s the same trail where Aiden encountered the jumping cactus when the only way I had to remove the ball of hooked thorns from his fingers was to claw it with my entire hand. It was one of those moments when you realize you’ll do anything for your children — which is another of the many reasons my soul is so wrapped up in this place. It was a good kind of pain.
You can see what the jumping cactus looks like in the second photo from the top. They are the spidery-looking ones with a yellow glow. They’re exotic and hideous and beautiful all at the same time.
Closeup
Lately I’ve been focusing on trying to get isolated shots of the interesting plants around here and getting a little bit of art inspiration in the process.
These shots will be part of the story I’m assembling in one themed scrapbook about home that I’m excited to eventually share!
So what are your the important, soul-stirring, and meaningful locations in your own life-story?
