2025
Night in Arizona
Moonlight transforms the Arizona desert into a quiet, dreamlike world where the moon resembles a snowflake, cacti become guardians, and night unfolds like a desert lily.
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2025
Desert Rain
A desert thunderstorm advances across sunlit mesas, darkens the canyon and erupts into a torrent that floods the canyon floor.