Coming Up For Air
by Janet Marie
Title
Coming Up For Air
Artist
Janet Marie
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Southern Arizona once again gets snow, but this time in February. Just on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, at 3500 ft. elevation, we may be getting more than in town. I was just thinking about looking forward to Spring and all the wildflowers (those beginning in late February). But the last week in February and beyond, warmer temperatures are expected once again.
I woke up to my desert garden of joy covered in snow. Here I have a beavertail prickly pear cactus, with only one paddle sticking out of the snow. It looks as though it is coming up for air. The desert vegetation is not used to the weight of snow, so some branches of my creosote shrubs broke off, as did native trees in parts of town. Many of the cactus wren nests built into the Jumping Cholla cactus, as well as curve-billed thrashers, were destroyed. They have been very busy after the snow, rebuilding, and expressing themselves very much.
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March 2nd, 2019
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Janet Marie
Featured in "BEAUTY OF ARIZONA" 12/11/2020. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way. Janet๐
Jerry Bokowski
Whatta snowfall in our desert, dearest Janet. The heaviest Iโve seen in decades!.....Fav / Like
Janet Marie replied:
Yes it definitely was, as I expressed to Cia. I appreciate you liking this and choosing it as one of your favorites too. Thank you for that. ๐๐๐๐
Swedish Attitude Design
~Outstanding work!! Your work is very intriguing and so inspiring! Thank you so much for your recently comments and encouragement on my work! ~ Sincerely Cia ~
Janet Marie replied:
Itโs always a pleasure to be able to support other artists artwork, you are so supportive of so many and itโs so appreciated. It was a great day, hard to believe that your desert acre can become a winter wonderland like this. It was so comical to have this cactus buried in the snow, except this one stem. Thank you Cia for your enthusiastic comment and visiting my gallery so often. It is always a pleasure and so appreciated by me. ๐Janet
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