Pralsed Be My Lord With All His Creatures

Praised Be My Lord With All His Creatures

Of creatures near to mankind none are closer than sheep or the grazing cattle to which man has become the guardian. Horses are trusted friends and the donkey a humble servant, and neither asks more than a little care. In the forest the fawn has a gentle grace and there are no lovelier creatures than those of the deer family. The soft rabbit is a playful fellow and the squirrel a thrifty and amusing neighbor. All are specially gifted for independence in their way of life. Our friends of the forest are grateful just for freedom and each has a purpose in this pleasant world.

Of this earth's creatures the birds are nearest heaven. There are none more grateful than the singing larks who put their thankfulness in song. The birds of the sky are happy for homes and sun and water. They sing their gratitude for tall trees, for fruits and grain and for the air to fly in. No creatures are truer to their sacred trust of rearing and feeding families. The birds are marvels of sense and beauty living in a wonder world. The butterflies may be fairy folk with jeweled wings of sparkling hues, but every day is made brighter by the melody of birdsong.

Landmarks, Guideposts and Trail Signs--

Front Cover - "Our West is East of the Sunset" No plant is more typical of Arizona than the Saguaro. From 4x5 Ektachrome transparency.

"Inside Front Cover and Page One These outstandingly brilliant photographs were taken by our first black photographer, a recent new resident of Arizona. Both from 4x5 Ektachrome.

The Church of All Christian Faiths dominates the skyline looking north from Lincoln Drive near Tatum Boulevard, 44th Street. The beautiful structure contains one of the most significant collections of leaded stained glass windows in the American West, the gift of Mrs. John C. Lincoln to the Glory of God and as a Memorial to her husband, John C. Lincoln. They were designed by Maureen McGuire, Scottsdale artist, in her home, and built at the Glassart Studios, Scottsdale, Arizona.

In addition to the windows depicted herein, are the bell tower windows, and the main window which forms a background for the chancel sanctuary. It is the largest (20 by 30 feet) and the theme of "Creation" is represented by more than 7,000 pieces of stained glass of various shades. The panel on page one is the centre portion of the "Redemption" 16 by 19 feet. The "Revelation" window is 16 by 19 feet..

Pages 2 and 3-This scene appears from State Highway 179, which readers tell us is one of the world's most beautiful drives. Full crop from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 6-The rays of the rising sun escape from a cloud, bring a moment of drama to the awakening gorge. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 8-The artist with a camera must be instinctively aware of the significance of light in any given photograph. By the flat light of midday, this would have been a very common picture. Taken near Lee's Ferry, Arizona on 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 9-The elements in "Day's Last Light" are ubiquitous throughout the parts of Arizona criss-crossed by a canal system used throughout the agricultural areas.

Page 9-The sun not only makes this scene possible but to know the right time of day to bring out the brilliance of the color is important - in this case, early afternoon. Taken along the road to Maverick, White Mountains, Arizona on 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 10-Note how photographer David Muench uses the pattern of highlight and shadow to move the view into the scene. Taken from South Rim of Grand Canyon. Vishnu Temple and Wotan's Throne in distance. Full crop, 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 12-The Lake Powell-Glen Canyon National Recreational Area has become one of the most beautiful areas in our land. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 13-Day's last magnificent moment caught in 1/100th of a second. Tucson area, from full 5x7 Ektachrome.

Page 13-If you can drive to the Grand Canyon in winter, the rewards for the photographer are worth the time and effort. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 14-Commonplace elements go together to make an artistic picture. For the moment, at least, the impact of stillness is overpowering. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 16-Like a painting with great depth and a mood of pending excitement, a background of windblown clouds accents the fragility of wildflowers on a late summer afternoon. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 17-Wind and rain clouds are welcome visitors to Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 17L-White, feathery clouds playing in the wind accent the blue sky around them. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 18-19-In Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument the early morning light shows off the arboreal desert. In the distance, the Quibaba Mountains in Mexico come through the matutinal mist.

Page 20-It's the play of the wind on the clouds that makes sunrise compositions irresistible to the avid photographer. Cropped from 2¼ square Agfachrome.

Page 20-You must try and try again before a sunrise can be captured the way it appears to the eye. Cropped from 2½ square Ektachrome.

Page 21-Arizona's north country seems to be the meeting place for clouds which sometimes seem to take days to form and then slip quietly away in the night. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 22-There's a light-hearted happiness in water freshly released in the first spring rush after the thaw. Center crop from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 24-25-The Sedona-Oak Creek area is one place in Arizona where everything always seems to compose into a beautiful picture. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 26-It takes a master photographer to know where to see from in a masterful composition taken in the Arizona-Utah border area. Cropped from 2½ square Ektachrome.

Page 26L-The snowy banks of Blue Creek in the White Mountains will soon disappear into the rising stream. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 26-27-No Christmas issue would be complete without at least one photograph of the San Francisco Peaks. The very ancient crater is always a wintertime favorite. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 28UL and UR-The Sabino Canyon area near Tucson is a favorite for almost any kind of nature photograph. Cropped from 2¼ square Agfachrome.

Page 28-The secret of capturing the right mood for this kind of a photograph is to bracket several exposures with the emphasis on the shutter speed instead of aperture because the water must not be "frozen" in action. Just enough blur to express movement is the key. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 29-This is the kind of a photograph artists, poets and authors seek for inspiration. The mighty Colorado appears as a silvery ribbon in the Grand Canyon from Toroweap overlook. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 30-No area on earth has the variety of earth forms comparable to those in Monument Valley. The cross-lighted texture patterns on the sun's low angle create a feeling of movement complementary to the cloud forms. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Pages 32-33-There is much more to photography than cameras and film. One is the photographer's awareness and sensitivity to textures and forms and how the quality of sunlight is used to emphasize or subordinate certain details. All 4x5 Ektachrome.

Pages 34-35-Of this photograph Esther Henderson writes: "The wandering stream, like a small boy's path through a summer day. Time is for spending, geologically speaking, and the river pursues its desultory course while the ages tick away" Full 5x7 Ektachrome.

Page 36-Yuccas in Oak Creek Canyon. "The Bell" of brilliant red sandstone stands in the background, contrasting with the delicate beauty of the Yucca Elata. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 36-Wherever the four winds blow across the sands of the earth, the mood is always one of romantic tranquility. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 37-No one in Arizona has photographed more Saguaros than Ray Manley, because at home and at work he is surrounded by them. Full 5x7 Ektachrome.

Page 38-There are years, and there are places, in the Southwest when you can see carpets of wildflowers acres and acres and acres of them. Full 5x7 Ektachrome.

Page 39-At various times of the year the Patagonia-Mt. Wrightson area in the southern part of Arizona reflects a rustic kind of exotic beauty found only in certain stage settings. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 39-On the desert floor the eloquence of silent things stirs the imagination. Full 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 40-This is a one-thousand-to-one combination to come by. Here the gaudy but fragile poppy and the ferocious-appearing but benign-mannered horned lizard live in beauty and peace. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 42-43-No artist paints wildlife in the style of George Dick of Albuquerque, and we have never seen a more eye-catching, attention-compelling painting of birds as that shown in our reproduction of "Swinging Away."

Page 43-You can see them every morning, on overhead wires, on fences and on the lower branches of trees doves, several species - Whitewings, Mourning doves. Inca doves. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 44-There's always grass enough and water enough in the Little Colorado-White Mountains plateau, a favorite grazing area for parts of the famed Apache Hereford herd. Cropped from 5x7 Ektachrome.

Page 44-It's a miracle how sheep and people live and thrive in the beautiful but barren paradise known as Monument Valley. Cropped from 5x7 Ektachrome.

Page 45-In the rich evening light, as the sun comes in for a last caress of the meadow, a Rocky Mountain Mule deer buck, antlers smoothed of their earlier "velvet," comes out from the wood and is "shot" among the yellowed grass. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Page 46-This is an ancient land - the shapes of the earth have been millions of years in the making and the process is never-ending. One can spend a lifetime here and cannot repeat the same photograph with variations in light and composition. Cropped from 4x5 Ektachrome.

Inside Back Cover-The Praying Monk is a prominent rock form on the northwestern end of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix.

Back Cover"Northern Arizona Snowscape" by Esther Henderson. Cropped from 5x7 Ektachrome.