Orenda Ayashe

Shortly before sunset I shot this quick photo of what I could see across the street.

My quaint but comfy room for the weekend.

Watching the golden dawn strike the bold orange towering rock first thing in the morning is like a shot of caffeinated orange juice with a dab of "OMG"!

And I almost want to entitle this one "welcome HOME". Last time I walked this trail it was rainy. Here in December I got glorious Arizona sun.

There are just some places that our Souls have a high resonation with. I feel it in Phoenix and also in Sedona, but especially here in the vicinity of Bell Rock.

My trail hike this second time around was different. My first hike in September was adventurous, mysterious and exhilerating. This one was comforting, nostalgic and emotional. However this space wants to speak to me, it always does so with kindness and love.

This photo seems to be one of my favorites because the composition and colors are balanced, but there's more. The trail appears to go on forever into a continued world of beauty & intrigue. Can we stay here forever?

In a mini-stripmall there is a large sign reading "Bead Heaven". I couldn't resist indicating what ELSE is heaven around here!

Here is the manufactured home which peaked my curiosity over the web ways. My visit with the sellers and their lovely neighbors was joyful and friendly.

A seguro cactus! I love these the same way I love palm trees. Seriously, I must have had a past life down here. Even the vegetation calls to me.

Yeah I know...redundant with the palm tree pix but hey..I see pine all around me where I live so this is an EYE VACATION for me. :)

Ah, the wrinkles of time. I'm often amazed at how closely the Earth resembles us, or we resemble it. The lines on our hands could just as easily be rivers. Our eyelashes could just as easily be blades of grass.