every so often, I get lucky

Skill had nothing to do with this.It's a point-and-shoot camera that fits in my pocket.
Hummingbird drinking ocotillo nectar, Desert Botanical Garden.

Advanced preparation is everything. Cars without reservations aren't even allowed in the parking lot.
Foreground: Floats. Background: Red reeds. Both Chihuly 2008, at the DBG through May.

Goofing around by a ramada, my three kiddos enjoying their spring break.
Then again, it's true that we make our own luck.