The Historic C.O.D Ranch outside Oracle in Arizona where Automattic held a meetup in January 2008. Winter in the desert is mostly pleasant, during the day. At night it was freezing!
The Historic C.O.D Ranch
Filed in Arizona, Black and White, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, United StatesThe moon shines down on the Arizona desert, January 2008.
Growing Wild in the Biosphere
Filed in Arizona, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, Trees, United StatesInside Biosphere 2, Arizona is a complete ecosystem meant to keep a group of people alive for months on end. That project ended years ago but the building remains and it’s worth a visit if you’re in the area! Just in case you didn’t see yesterday’s post, 3 hotel rooms going for free on the [...]
The visitor center at the Biosphere in Arizona.
The burning embers of a bonfire glow brightly in the chill Arizona night. Taken in January 2008 when Automattic visited Arizona. Here’s another shot of that fire!
Biosphere 2 in Arizona on a cold day in January last year.
Biosphere 2 desert and sky
Filed in Arizona, Automattic, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, United StatesBiosphere 2 in Arizona, from the outside with clouds.
Tall trees in Oracle
Filed in Arizona, Automattic, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Houses, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sky, Trees, United States, Urban, VehiclesThese tall evergreens planted in front of a set of small houses in Oracle were almost gone before I saw them. The scene looked bizarre. Tall trees, tiny houses. I wonder who lives in them? Here it is on Google Maps. Try the Street View, you’ll see two cars pulled up in front of the [...]
It even rains in Arizona
Filed in Arizona, Automattic, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, Rain, Sky, United States, WaterIf you’re living in Ireland, you’ve no doubt noticed that this summer hasn’t been great. Actually, I haven’t. I work at home and looking out my little window at the rest of the world is some days the closest I get to the outside world (almost!) Well anyway, this is to console you if you’re [...]
Biosphere 2 Lung
Filed in Arizona, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, United StatesAs Biosphere 2 is a self contained and airtight structure the air inside would expand and contract on warm and cold days which could cause the building to explode or implode! Two lungs were built to cope with this effect. One of them is pictured above. As the air in the building warmed up the [...]