I was trying to capture a sense of the magic of seeing all the cactus spines glowing in the morning light.

The 'yard' of the rental house, and pretty much all the surrounding yards and open spaces had saguaros in varying states of growth and maturity.  That was common throughout Tucson.
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Ponce de Leon Drive, Catalina foothills, Tucson, Arizona
December 20, 2012 (morning)
Evening light just starting to go behind a mountain as it was backlighting these golden trees in late fall.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. Afternoon light dramatically lights grasses at the entrance to a Rocky Neck home on Friday afternoon.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. Afternoon light makes the entry to a Rocky Neck home a little more dramatic on Friday afternoon.
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Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. Afternoon light dramatically lights grasses at the entrance to a Rocky Neck home on Friday afternoon.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. Afternoon light dramatically lights grasses at the entrance to a Rocky Neck home on Friday afternoon.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. Afternoon light dramatically lights grasses at the entrance to a Rocky Neck home on Friday afternoon.
See photo in original gallery.