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07-20-2008, 01:07 PM
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1st Amendment, RIP!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson
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Wild Flowers at Their Best!
I was going through old pictures yesterday and found two I wanted to show to newcomers so they know what a good wildflower season is!  These pictures were taken in '01.
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07-20-2008, 03:49 PM
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Location: Former Michigander now in Arizona
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Wow those are beautiful! What time of year were they taken?
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07-20-2008, 04:43 PM
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1st Amendment, RIP!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson
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Originally Posted by Mi_Mom
Wow those are beautiful! What time of year were they taken?
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The tech genius that I am  , somehow I had the date and time and not the month and year on these pics. I remember it was in '01 by other things, but I'm not sure about the month. Must've been some time around March...
I love the Mexican poppies. These were the most amazing carpets of flowers I've ever seen. |
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07-21-2008, 12:11 AM
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One step at a time, one day at a time.....
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Oro Valley, AZ
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We came out for Spring Training in March of 2005 and the Poppies were amazing. They were truly a carpet of gold. It was mid-March. We haven't seen them like that since.
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07-21-2008, 06:02 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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We were visiting my Mom in Tucson during spring break. My husband and I love to hike, and I remember all the wildflowers. I remember my Mom saying Picacho Peak area was full of blooms during that time. |
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07-21-2008, 08:27 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Currently Seattle, eventually Arizona
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Beautiful.
Ken
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07-21-2008, 09:12 AM
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Wow! Thanks, Sierra. I was feeling kind of down in the dumps today but your picture brought my spirits right up Even put it on my desktop! We've been working on our move to AZ for over a year but like many others still trying to sell our place here in hot, muggy and buggy Florida! A great photo!! |
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07-21-2008, 11:16 AM
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1st Amendment, RIP!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson
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Glad you guys like our cute poppies. |
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07-22-2008, 07:55 AM
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Ohh, thanks for posting these pictures! This made me even more excited about our move next week. Where did you take these pictures in Tucson?
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07-22-2008, 12:13 PM
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1st Amendment, RIP!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Meeko32198
Ohh, thanks for posting these pictures! This made me even more excited about our move next week. Where did you take these pictures in Tucson?
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Glad you like them. The funny thing is I was following directions to get to some other wildflowers and took the wrong road. Boy, did it turn out to be the RIGHT road!
I was on Old Nogales Highway going towards Madera Canyon when I took Santa Rita Rd. (it becomes a dirt road after a while) by mistake and after driving on it for a while I noticed these huge yellow spots. At first I wasn't even sure it was poppies. Was hard to believe! Every year it's different, though. This spring I went to this spot again, but there was nothing even close to spectacular... just some poppies here and there. Picacho Peak is pretty consistent in providing similar views (usually not quite), but I didn't feel like driving to it. |
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