Fascinating!

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Bindii, I'm pleased that you like the photograph and thank you for the favourite.

The blue hills in the background are called the Blue Breaks. I was hoping to make it over the plateau of Mount Maxwell and towards the Blue Breaks last weekend but cut my trip short, because of constant rain.

I'll try again in a week hopefully if the weather clears up.

Warren

This is incredibly beautiful, Warren! I really like how you captured the vast wall with the trees, the hills, and the massive storm-like clouds in the background. I can imagine the water hole being so very deep. This most serene scene is definitely so relaxing to gaze at, even during the storm! !

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Regardless of the camera (single-use or digital) you happen to have in your hand, what matters is that you are able to capture the moment! Otherwise, you'd miss out on this very experience that can serve as a great photo 'reinforcement' to your memories!

Laurice, Good evening.

The colours in this image are like your stomping grounds? ... and the word desert in the title, you might find familiar?

I've just spent time in your gallery ... and it is about desert!

I'm not familiar with desert, I'd probably get lost in a desert, by being distracted.

Australia is 7/8ths desert. I've not been to the desert, not once ... but I have been to your gallery.

I found your desert to be stunning and very open. Your forest, 'Tonto Forest' allows a lot of light to reach the ground. In the deep forests here a tree needs to fall for light to reach the ground.

I think that I like your open Northern Arizona forests.

Warren.

Laurice, sorry I've detached my reply, again.

Apologies again, my reply appears below this post.

Warren.

Hi Warren,

I live in the southern half of Arizona (i.e., Mesa which is a suburb of Phoenix) where the desert basin is, and it is surrounded by numerous mountains. The northern part of Arizona is totally different due to much higher elevation. The terrain up north is so varied!

Even if Usery Pass (where I hike regularly) does not look like a forest, it is still a part of the Tonto National Forest, and the area goes all the way up to the northern part of Arizona.

I know you would really like the diversity of this state, as you would see all kinds of environment ranging from the desert in the south to dense forests in the north. Some parts of Australia totally remind me of here.

I doubt that you would ever get lost in the desert due to mountains all around, and because of your excellent navigation abilities, the skill transfer would not be that difficult.

I really appreciate your browsing my gallery. In fact, I just worked on it since dA somehow messed up the order of my photos, and I was trying to re-arrange them, I do thank you so much for your very positive comments!

LAURICE

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Regardless of the camera (single-use or digital) you happen to have in your hand, what matters is that you are able to capture the moment! Otherwise, you'd miss out on this very experience that can serve as a great photo 'reinforcement' to your memories!

Laurice, when I said, "I'd probably get lost," when ever I go into the bush, I go there to get lost.

You are most welcome. It is nice having a chat. I'm really surprised that dA comments tend to be less than one liners.

I had a reply today that only said, "No prob." Obviously a reasonable reply was a prob ... I'm guessing "prob" means problem.

Warren.

You're most welcome!

I adore your images and engagement and thank you so much for always explaining every detail of your nice captures!!!
I love your dedication for OZ!

Good luck you're heading now towards autumn/winter...

Lovely greetings to down under from your swiss-australian friend.

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Bindii, Thank you. I hope that your northern spring is pleasant.

It feels like winter now. We have had two snow falls so far this autumn. It is so cold it has thrown the growing season out of wack. There is Wattle blooming now, six months out of season, just like it normally does in late winter.

I think we are in for a cold time over winter. I don't mind the cold weather, I expect it here. It just isn't slowly and pleasantly acclimatizing ... being snap frozen into winter.

Have a good weekend.

Warren.