Dec
20
2014
Silent Snapshots
As we close out another year, I leave you with snapshots taken around the ranch (click on any photo to enlarge).
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and an adventurous New Year! I’m looking forward to sharing what I see in the desert during 2015.
Bobcat watching javelina walking through a mining tube on our property.
Bobcat getting a closer look at the javelina and her babies.
December 20th, 2014 at 4:37 pm
“Beautiful” sums them up nicely. π
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Melissa Crytzer Fry Reply:
December 20th, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Thanks, Donna. Have a great holiday and an even better new year!
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December 20th, 2014 at 4:49 pm
Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos. The trestle and sunset is my favorite. Happy holidays and have a great New Year.
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Melissa Crytzer Fry Reply:
December 20th, 2014 at 4:54 pm
Hey lady — am I going to get to see you this year? Maybe next! (Did you like the big kitty stalking the little piggies?) π
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December 20th, 2014 at 5:04 pm
Great photos! Is that just a coyote or a Mexican wolf? It seems too big to be a coyote.
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Melissa Crytzer Fry Reply:
December 21st, 2014 at 12:45 pm
I had the same reaction as you, Sue, when I saw that image – and uttered the same words to my husband.
You’ve inspired me to check with some local wildlife folks just to be sure that IS a coyote (the Mexican grays that were reintroduced were waaay far north of us, so I’m doubtful. But who knows? I’d LOVE to hear wolf howls at night)! And you’re right — that’s a big canine with a very bushy tail!
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December 21st, 2014 at 11:14 am
Simply LOVELY!
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December 21st, 2014 at 12:41 pm
SOOO pretty, Melissa. I love how you see the Arizonian desert.
Hope your Christmas is beautiful!
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Melissa Crytzer Fry Reply:
December 21st, 2014 at 12:45 pm
Thanks, Cynthia. I hope yours is wonderful as well. Enjoy!
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December 21st, 2014 at 8:14 pm
Such atmospheric photos …you live near a desert ???how inspiring to get the creative juices flowing . A very merry Christmas to you and a happy creative new year.
Cherryx
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Melissa Crytzer Fry Reply:
December 22nd, 2014 at 8:30 am
Yep – I live in the Sonoran Desert, southern Arizona. YES – truly inspiring for creativity; I absolutely adore it. Thank you for the Christmas greetings, and right back at ‘ya, Cherry!
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December 22nd, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Melissa, these are stunning! Your photos keep getting better and better. Have you thought about trying to publish them in some sort of coffee table book or calendar or something? I don’t know much about photography, but these seem on par with all of the professional shots I see around. I adore that one of your kitty in the window. π I hope you and yours have happy holidays!
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Melissa Crytzer Fry Reply:
December 24th, 2014 at 6:30 pm
You are way too kind, Annie. You know, with my Mac, I could make myself a nice little coffee table book for sure. In fact, my hubby did that with my photos and gave it to his mom for Christmas!
Thanks for tweeting this post, too. Hope your X-mas eve, day, and new year shape up to be just what you wanted, my friend! Good things are coming your way!
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December 23rd, 2014 at 6:41 pm
I never get tired of looking at your desert photos, Melissa. π Sweet, sweet kitties.
Is that a coyote in the second shot? What a beautiful animal. Do you ever catch a glimpse in the daylight?
Happy Holidays!
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Melissa Crytzer Fry Reply:
December 24th, 2014 at 6:32 pm
I believe it is a coyote, but as others have commented, it looks rather large (and the optimist/nature nerd is me WANTS it to be a Mexican gray wolf since they’re working on repopulating the norther part of the state with the once-prolific animal). Nonetheless, he is gorgeous, I agree. I haven’t seen THIS fella in daylight, but have seen others. They really are beautiful with reddish coats.
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December 25th, 2014 at 2:42 pm
Fantastic shots! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you two!!
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December 28th, 2014 at 7:49 pm
You have such a great eye with photography. I enjoyed these thoroughly!
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Melissa Crytzer Fry Reply:
January 2nd, 2015 at 2:32 pm
Thanks, Judith. I hope you had a wonderful holiday and new year! Here’s to great things with HNS Phoenix this year! And to writing. Always writing, of course.
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January 27th, 2015 at 4:50 pm
The cactus against the stormy sky!!!! Amazing.
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