Friday, February 7, 2014
Day’s destination is the Desert Botanical Garden in Scottsdale. The $20 admission price was certainly worth it. The huge exhibit of thousands of cacti and succulent plants was interspersed by phenomenal glass sculptures made by Chihuly, a world reknowned glass blower. The vivid colours of the artwork was outstanding in the natural daylight but was even more enhanced when lit up at night. We spent the entire day wandering the trails, spotting hummingbirds, Gamble’s Quails (our first sighting), and other birds. (Get ready for a slew of photos - most without info, but none needed)
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| Entrance to resort - casino |
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| Our location for a two night stay |
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| Cactus house with a view |
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| Glass art work by Chihuly was throughout the gardens |
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| Building with exhibits and books on artist Chihuly |
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| Our first sighting of Gamble's Quails among the cacti |
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| Those are some big Suguaros |
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| Contrast and shape |
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| Just past high noon on this sundial clock |
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| A reflective moment |
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| Hungry hummingbird |
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| Extremely large glass art work |
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| Grace grinding seeds to make a sweet flour, from 'tree of life' |
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| Our next winter home? |
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| Floating art |
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| Beluga whale glass art |
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| We had to do the tourist thing |
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| Curious ground squirrel |
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| Quails everywhere |
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| So, what ya got for me? |
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| This cactus keeps a lot of critters happy |
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| The old man cactus - what's your first clue? |
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| Two other pieces of fine art |
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| Evening song |
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| Art work is lit at night |
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| At entrance to garden |
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| Even the mountain has art work that is lit at night. Must be quite the sight when flying into Phoenix |
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| End to another perfect day |
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