Monthly Archives: July 2009

Flowers of the Sacred Datura

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Susan

sacred datura
Many beautiful flowers grow wild in the Desert Southwest. Sacred Datura (“Jimson Weed,” “Georgia O’Keefe’s Flower”) is one. You may see it along the roadsides throughout New Mexico.

These flowers are “one-night wonders.” They open at dusk, and fade very quickly in the light of day. But, aren’t they gorgeous while they [...]

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The Amazing Sunsets Just Keep Coming

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Susan

Sunset July 29 Susan Brandt Graham
Tonight’s offering. . .

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2009 Palm Springs International Rose Photography Show

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Susan

The Desert Rose Society of the Palm Springs, California, area is sponsoring a very exciting rose photography show this coming November. Judging will take place on the evening of November 12, and the show will be open to the public on November 13 and 14.
Entries are invited from around the world, and entrants do [...]

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‘Flower Girl,’ A Wonderful Rose for the Desert Southwest

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Susan

Flower Girl, a shrub rose Susan Brandt Graham, photographer
‘Flower Girl’ is one of my favorite roses to grow in Albuquerque. It blooms early, continuously, and well into the fall. As you can see, it makes huge sprays of delicate flowers. It is disease-free, and requires little more than an occasional feeding [...]

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Tonight’s Sunset

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Susan

Sunset July 27 2009
With skies like this, it is hard not to be out photographing!

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Another Amazing Sunset

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Susan

Summer Sunset
Sunsets in New Mexico are usually beautiful. It seems that this summer we are having even more spectacular sunsets almost every night. Light is so involved in the beauty of the American Southwest.

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The Green Rose

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Susan

Green Rose
This really is a rose, officially a China. In rose shows, it is eligible for the Genesis Award.
The cluster of green you see are really the sepals. I have been told there are true flowers deep inside the cluster of sepals; I have never seen one.
When I took the test to become an [...]

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2009 Palm Springs Rose Photography Show

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Susan

[ November 12, 2009 5:00 pm to November 14, 2009 5:00 pm. November 12, 2009 5:00 pm to November 14, 2009 5:00 pm. ] The 2009 American Rose Society will have its Fall Convention and Show in Palm Springs, California, this November.

Being held in conjunction with this is the 2009 Palm Springs Rose Photography Show. Entries are being invited from all over the world.

Judging will be held on Thursday, November 12, and show will be open to public [...]

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Sunset during Monsoon Season

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Susan

Sunset during monsoon season
Sunsets in the Desert Southwest are nearly always spectacular. Storms during monsoon season can be visually impressive. This is a storm rolling in over the Sandia Mountains last night around sunset; the thunder and rain arrived shortly after dark.

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The Old San Ysidro Church in Corrales

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Susan

Old San Ysidro Church, Corrales

This weekend I had the opportunity to visit this wonderful old church, which is now a national and state historic site. No longer used as a church, it is maintained by the Corrales Historical Society.
This is one of the finest surviving examples of mid-nineteenth century religious architecture in New Mexico, [...]

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