Arizona Adventures: 2/4 - Red Hot Desert

So behind the house we were staying in was just this - a wide expanse of desert landscape. Incredible. After seeing this from our safe, fenced-in backyard I had to coerce my sister into venturing out there for our photoshoots, thinking what a spectacular backdrop it would be. She was a little bit of a nervous-nelly about going out there... especially after seeing the neighbor's cleaning ladies come running screaming and cursing in spanish, mixed in with the word "snake" and "rattler." After investigating, sure enough the loud sound of a rattle came from a baby rattler coiled up and ready to strike in the corner of their garage. Or maybe my sister became nervous when the night before we saw a coyote roaming through the cacti bushes. Or perhaps it was seeing the pictures my parents posted of a bobcat stalking back there the week before we came. While her jitters seemed unfounded to me, I bravely led the way through the brush, making loud noises to scare away any lingering wildlife so that we could carry on with this photoshoot.

I actually found this top while shopping the outlet malls in Scottsdale (there's like 10 there - it's outlet heaven!) I loved the neutral pattern in it with the red hot pop of color, then how can you resist a matching lip?

Don't these boots just fit in perfectly with the desert? I definitely think so.

More Arizona stories and outfits to share - stay tuned!

Top: Levi's

Jeans: Joe Fresh

Shoes: Wolverine 1000 Mile

Cheers!

Naomi Joy