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November 5, 2007
Arizona is three hours ahead of Virginia and my body clock is still on east coast time. Consequently I am waking up at 4am in the morning and unable to sleep. Yesterday I took advantage of my out of phase sleeping rhythms by driving up to a bike trail north of me where I caught this beautiful view.
The South-West American landscape reminds me of the Australian landscape over the Great Dividing Range. It is scrub, but the tough kind of scrub that is impossible to dislodge and has survived more hardships than we will ever face. It carries the resilience that a tough, water-sparse, heat-heavy environment demands and is stunningly beautiful for it. You can admire its natural beauty but also its strength.
Near the bike trail was a school library that was also catching the morning sun.
The material appeared to be wood, not metal, and the rust red style soaked in and reflected the rising sun wonderfully. There were several other buildings in the same style and it appeared that the school park was an end to the bike trail. There were numerous cars, bikes and people walking their dogs just past the library.
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Cam,
interesting desert landscape. The architecture looks to be regional one, as the style and colour are very much a part of the landscape. Interesting trees.