September in North Central Arizona is a great time of year to see spearmint tall grasses and red earth mounds around the Sedona area. A day can start sunny and bright and switch to menacing within a few hours. Here are five plus two shots of a September day from my neck-of-the-woods.
Jim, Bear, and I hiked up a mound for a view of the Red Rocks ten miles away.
Monsoon rains drop in a few times a week which are violent and dramatic and lots of fun to watch from the deck.
Which shot of September do you like best?
Cindy Bruchman 
hmm. . . I like them all and it’s difficult to select my favorite, but I think it’s the hiking one.
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Thank you, Sheryl! Bear gives a great perspective how tall and wispy the grass was today. 🙂
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Love them all. Particularly like the deck shot and hiking shot. Gorgeous!
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Thanks Keith! We had fun yesterday. If you like extreme topographies and weather, AZ hits the spot. 🙂
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Beautiful.
Used to love to watch those prairie thunderstorms – nothing to block your view.
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Thanks, JC. Big sky, dramatic weather, sun, textures — you know all this, cowboy 😉
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When you said you went hiking I was hoping you’d have pictures! Awesome shots all around, wow those two lightning shots are quite dramatic.
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Thanks, Ruth! WE had a great day–the sky was our cinema screen 😉
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Love the sky in the 3rd last picture.
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Thanks, Nuwansen! The big sky goes on forever; it’s one of the best aspects of AZ. I never feel claustrophobic out here.
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Always love your photos Cindy.
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Thanks, Vinnieh. You are the nicest visitor–I love your blog a lot. Thanks for always popping by.
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The last one. There’s something about lightning that is fascinating–as long as you’re safe inside.
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Hi Sheryl! Nice of you to drop by. Yes, it took me forever to capture the lightning shots out on the deck. I like them, too.
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What an outstanding post, dear Cindy. Remarkable photos!.
Thanks for sharing!, best wishes, Aquileana 😀
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Wow some amazing scenery here Cindy. Pretty impressive to capture lightning in a shot.
I’ll say the one with the puppy is my favourite. Just cause I love animals so much. Are there any more photos of that adorable beast on your site?
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HA! Bear is such a photogenic dog. I just returned from camping and he’s in there. 😉
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The lightning photos are wonderful. Heck, I love ’em all, though.
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Thanks, Kate! It was hard to catch the bolts. I stood there for about an hour and kept trying until I managed to catch two. 😉
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Is that called suffering for one’s art? 😉
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Hard to pick, but those last three are super…
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Thanks John 🙂 The lightning was hard to catch. But worth the wait.
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