In the final installment of photos from the Desert Botanical Gardens, here are the butterflies inside the butterfly pavilion. I have never seen so many butterflies in one place, and even had the pleasure of one landing on my foot.
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In the third installment of photos from the Desert Botanical Gardens, here is the Chihuly: Nature of Glass displays that were interspersed with the desert landscape. They created a random, yet beautiful effect in contrast to the surrounding nature.
Here is the second part of the Desert Botanical Gardens photo series. These are some of the beautiful flowers that I photographed throughout the park. 
This past weekend, my hubby took me on a surprise trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona. Since I have a nice collection of photos, I am going to break them up into a series of posts. For Part One of this series, the focus is cacti – oddly shaped cacti and colorful cacti blossoms. 
The Japanese Friendship Garden is an absolutely wonderful little Japanese garden, nestled into the downtown Phoenix area. It is beautiful, peaceful, and the perfect escape from the stress of daily life. If you are in the Phoenix metro area, I definitely recommend taking a stroll around this garden. The entrance fee is only $5, and more than worth it. 
After three weeks of watching the babies grow, the hummingbirds left the nest. Here are the last photos and video I captured of them.
Here is my first attempt at sports photography with some fun shots of my hubby at tennis practice, plus some he took of me.
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More photos of the baby hummingbirds growing up.
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Fountain Park in Fountain Hills, AZ is the home of what was once the tallest fountain in the world, according to Guinness Book of Records. Not only is it one of my favorite places to visit when I am in need of a relaxing visit with nature, but it also holds very special memories, as this is the place where my fiancé and I had our first date and got engaged.
Last week, when I was shooting my macro photos of flowers around my office, I stumbled across something even more interesting. At first, I, along with the majority of my co-workers, thought it was some kind of strange spiderweb. But later, I found out it was something much more exciting and beautiful.
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