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Stark,
stunning,
solitary,
soulful.
Badlands have a beauty,
that calls you back,
year after year.
Be safe & well. Cheers to you from The Sonoran Desert~
Sonoran Badlands~
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Stark,
stunning,
solitary,
soulful.
Badlands have a beauty,
that calls you back,
year after year.
Be safe & well. Cheers to you from The Sonoran Desert~
Yes Cindy they have a barrenness about them similar to our own deserts but even more barren reminding us of our great need for water. Beautifully captured my friend !
Hi Ashley. Water is supreme in the desert. More valuable than gold. Hope all is well with you Ashley & pleased you stopped by ꨄ︎
I had trouble commenting (my side) on your Mexico photos recently. Very colorful. You captured the barrenness of these badlands. Happy and safe travels wherever you are.
Yes. WP makes things unecessarily difficult which is very frustrating. I’m sorry they did this to you and would have loved to read your comment. All is well here. Cheers to you & take good care ꨄ︎
Beautiful. Alone in their solitude. Just how they like it.
Hi Gigi! Great to hear from you. Yes, the wild ones and (and certain human ones) love the solitude. Hope all is well with you my friend ꨄ︎
I love being alone. The older I get the more I love it. LOL Your photographs are always so beautiful and they truly spread nature’s beauty around. I’m so grateful for your posts.
I couldn’t agree with you more about aging and the peace of solitude. I think it is also a bi-product
of creativity. Creative folks like being left alone with their minds. You are a lovely person Gigi and I feel the same about your wonderful art.
You are so kind, thank you. I’m an only child and always loved being by myself so I could think and make things. I was a party girl for as long as I needed to be and have fun but then went back to being by myself. I don’t like to be interrupted. I think you’re right about creative people liking to b alone. I’m always writing stories in my head and thinking of things to make and the outside world is kind of boring compared to what’s always going on in my head. LOLOL
Birds of a feather……. I actually like not sleeping, because I’m making up stories.
I’m lost in the sands of time! Amazing shots as always, my friend! ༼♥ل͜♥༽ 🌵
Thanks so much. And I hear you. This is exactly the feeling evoked by these timeless places and one of the reasons I love them so much ꨄ︎
Yes, truly amazing…thanks much for sharing! ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ
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I’m with you Cindy! Badlands have a stark beauty that has called me back over and over! Great photos.
Birds of a feather, or more accurately, desert rats. I am proud to be one. Great to hear from you Curt ꨄ︎
Likewise, Cindy.
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Cindy, your shots were magic and flame ☆ミ(>ω<)ミ
Each frame alive — no two the same ♪～(´ε｀ )
Now I see why the call came through… (￣▽￣)ノ＿彡☆
The desert whispered, “It’s time for you.” ～(￣▽￣～)(～￣▽￣)～
Say hello to the saguaros tall (⌒▽⌒)☆
I still remember their silent call (≧◡≦)
Beneath the sun, in golden air ☀(￣︶￣)☀
I breathed their peace — so still, so rare (˘︶˘).｡*♡
In every thorn, a song lay deep ♪(´▽｀)
A dream the winds would softly keep ~ヾ(＾∇＾)
And when that breeze will call again ( ˘ ³˘)♥
I’ll find my dawn through dust and rain ☆彡(^_−)☆
OMG! Harry this is beautiful poetry. You are very talented my friend. Love the ending in particular. Thank you very much & be well my friend ꨄ︎
Amazing photos, Cindy. Badlands beauty is powerful and timeless. 💕
Beautifull stated Eugi & I couldn’t concur more! Thanks much & cheers ꨄ︎
“Stark” beauty, indeed! You’ve shared some majestic photos of the badlands here, Cindy, though if I’m being totally honest, I much prefer a beach. Or a river. Or a lake. Something with water, ha!
Hi Debbie. Thank you. I hear and I understand. Desert rats like me are odd birds!! 😉
I loved seeing these photos of a place I will likely never visit in person — and then I loved reading all the comments and replies they inspired. Amazing that there are plants and animals (and maybe fungi and bacteria and other forms of life, too) which have figured out ways to survive in such severe conditions!
Thank you Will. I am happy you enjoyed the desert. It never ceases to amaze me, especially in the summer when get up past 120F. So much wildlife survives here. Incredible Cheers & take good care ꨄ︎
Beautiful, Cindy!
Much appreciated Jennie & cheers ꨄ︎
You’re welcome, Cindy. Cheers to you!
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Beautiful Cindy!
Grazie mille ꨄ︎
Spectacular shots, Cindy. The rock layer colors are beautiful.
Very pleased you enjoyed Mary & cheers to you ꨄ︎
Fascinating. Thank you.
Thank you more & cheers! ꨄ︎
Cindy, you captured all of the desert’s stark beauty. Well done. Have a lovely time. Hugs.
Merci beaucoup mon Ami Teagan ꨄ︎
Stunning capture of the harsh yet beautiful desert landscape
So appreciated. Thank you & cheers! ꨄ︎
Fantastic pictures and captions, Cindy💗We didn’t get any updates of your bloggie lately, so now we subscribed by email and hope that they will come through😸Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day🐾😽💞
So frustrating. I’m sorry on behalf of wordpress. They decommisioned my follow button but pretend they haven’t. It’s why I blog less often. Thank you for taking the time to follow by email and be well my friend ꨄ︎
The desert colors are beautiful!
Hi there! Great to hear from you & happy you enjoyed ꨄ︎
I miss you too, my goal is to blog a lot more too
It’s all good. Blogging is free form. You can do it when the spirit moves you.
I always find desert pictures ‘challenging’. Never really been to the desert… (Even on a horse with no name…😉)
Laughing….. Now Neil is playing in my head! 😉
Haha. Sorry about that. It’s one of the songs I managed to “play” on the guitar half a century ago…
Take care, Cindy
It’s all good. I love Neil.
Don’t we all. I still have a couple of his LP’s from back in the days… (I’ll have to set up an antique shop one of these days…) 😉
Thankfully he’s still recording, “All Roads Lead Home.”
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oooohhh… what a lovely little graphic! xx
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Your travelogues are so inspiring! You are blessed! 💖
Especially because I have friends like you Purobi. Thank you ꨄ︎
Yes….they’d call me back too! I’d be there in a flash of the wolfing paw!😁
Wolfie needs to come and teach the coyotes manners! ꨄ︎
How very tempting!😉😅
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Thank you for taking us there through your photos!
I am happy you joined me Amy. You make it more fun! ꨄ︎
It’s beautiful and isolated. I enjoy looking at the pictures but to be there, I might have a panic attack: The rocks and open lands.
I doubt you would panic. You are very brave and wise ꨄ︎
Some descriptive and beautiful photos!
Thank you very much. Be safe & well ꨄ︎
You’re welcome – thanks for following!
Your words are perfect for these images, Cindy. Yes, it is stark, but stunning and amazing. I have driven through the area and was in awe.