Photos and comments from Arizona and around the world
Royal Purple http://t.co/YytGzkmycV James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) May 14, 2013 If you are impressed with vast fields of flowers, you might be slightly disappointed at the relatively smaller and less profuse blooms on the cactus. But I am not so much...
Read the Bible online at http://t.co/aZRxOw5q8z James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) May 11, 2013 Read, listen to, and search the King James Version of the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible is the word of God.
The Bower http://t.co/k23avjGuvP James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) May 09, 2013 I used to go kayaking into the swamps and byways of Arizona lakes and rivers, but time and opportunity have mostly passed. Who knows, I might just go again sometime. But that...
Poised http://t.co/VlvSwwUi0G James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) May 09, 2013 This black-necked stilt is ready to spear some dinner. I think it is incredible how they can walk when their knees bend backwards.
Should genealogists edit photographs? http://t.co/wVDN18D6ru James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) May 08, 2013 The question in the title to this post is not rhetorical. It has an answer. There is a significant movement in parts of the genealogical community...
The Woodpile http://t.co/i0oaYYx4g9 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) May 07, 2013 If you have a fireplace or use wood for fuel, you have a woodpile. When we had no heating other than a fireplace, we had a huge woodpile, Our pile was not as neat or picturesque...
When bad news is good news for genealogists http://t.co/CJt2HduOtZ James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) May 08, 2013 Some of the saddest incidents and tragedies of life such as accidents, natural disasters, criminal acts, divorces, estate battles and a multitude...
Splashing Color http://t.co/1oj98DF0zs James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 27, 2013 Columbine come in a variety of colors, but retain the same basic shape. They are all beautiful in their own way. Perhaps we need to look more at the basic shape than the...
Log Jam http://t.co/QBOksfDbeH James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 23, 2013 Sometimes the pattern of rather ordinary objects catches my eye. I like the weathered quality and form of these sticks. They look like they might have been piled here on purpose...
Spring Wildflowers http://t.co/9JSkUqX5ER James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 01, 2013 Not all the flowers have huge showy blossoms. Some are more subdued but just as interesting. I can't decide which I like best. Each season has its own display of flowers...
Reflections http://t.co/fEiyIGKIs2 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 11, 2013 The combination of desert and water is irresistible. We used to go boating all the time in my teenage years by driving to the very accessible reservoirs near the Salt River...
Highlights http://t.co/4OWJuZaTdv James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 13, 2013 It is amazing to me how the light can capture the detail of some parts of a scene and leave the rest in shadow and darkness. The contrast is sometimes dramatic, as it is here....
Jeddito Black-on-yellow http://t.co/Pgo8EUn4QT James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 23, 2013 Ancient pottery is classified by the style and date of manufacture. This style of pottery was made as early as 1325 A.D. The name "Jeddito" comes from the area...
Cactus Pink http://t.co/DV0q5PHFc5 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 11, 2013 Pink is an unusual color for cactus flowers. I guess you would have to look at a lot of different flowers to know this. I am not aware that anyone is hybridizing prickly pear...
Turkey Vulture http://t.co/gBsWaXhTsx James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 16, 2013 This turkey vulture seems to be waiting for breakfast. We wondered if we sat very still, if this vulture would come to investigate us looking for food. But it was too hot...
El Condor Pasa http://t.co/FVgkOjx4li James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 26, 2013 California condors are the king of the skies. This is L2, a two year old female condor, released in 2012. They are the largest North American land bird. These birds have...
Disorder http://t.co/UxV58M3hNN James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 05, 2013 Some people like the disorderly way that opuntias (prickly pear) grow. But some don't care for the idea that they are almost weeds and spread across huge areas. They make interesting...
Green Fruit http://t.co/D9T70De2tC James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 23, 2013 You can see two stages of this saguaro's fruit; the flower and the ripening fruit with the withered flowers still attached. If a few weeks, this fruit will ripen and split...
A Single Flower http://t.co/NNfxemyXCX James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 27, 2013 When you look at things in general, such as a crowd of people, you can make different judgments about the individuals than when you look at them as individuals.
Old Wheelbarrow http://t.co/lG8IDAX54n James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 22, 2013 One of the halmarks of the desert is that old machinery and equipment is preserved by the dry climate. so we have a lot of old farm and mining machinery scattered here...
Vermillion Cliffs http://t.co/Pl7aLSpRn7 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 26, 2013 One of the most dramatic and colorful cliffs in the world, the Vermillion Cliffs stretch for miles along the eastern end of the Grand Canyon. They are the second step...
Evaluating the evidence from Online Family Trees http://t.co/J7EiPwWYSZ James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 27, 2013 Online family trees can either be a boon or a bust. In either case, the huge number of family trees can be daunting.
Vermillion Cliffs http://t.co/n9sGWClbje James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 26, 2013 One of the most dramatic and colorful cliffs in the world, the Vermillion Cliffs stretch for miles along the eastern end of the Grand Canyon. They are the second step...
A Dance of Columbine http://t.co/I27siYevEo James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 27, 2013 We get Spring wildflowers in Arizona, but they are long gone by the time June rolls around except in the high mountains. I had to travel to Utah to find these lovely...
Condor L2 http://t.co/q7ZNXTVier James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 26, 2013 A condor population has been re-established in the area of the Vermillion Cliffs in Northern Arizona. The birds are numbered so that they can be constantly monitored. L2 is...
