Two landscapes showing contrasts in nature. The first was captured at Rogers Lakewood Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. After a light snowfall overnight, I watched the sunrise on a chilly morning on December of 2022.

Below, we traveled southwest across the United States to Saguaro National Park. What a difference one year and 1450 miles can make. With blue skies, mountains, and cacti, the temperature was perfectly comfortable in Arizona at the end of December, 2023.

A couple more landscapes from Saguaro National Park were posted on “Captured Along the Way.”

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All photos are my own. ©Pepper Tron/Heavens Sunshine
No usage allowed in any form without my written consent.

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Posted for Cosmic Photo Challenge: Landscapes