Photo: Peaceful Pond and Palm Tree

I came across this small pond while I was wandering through Phoenix's Papago Park, looking in vain for any signage directing me to the Desert Botanical Garden. It's strange thinking of the desert as an abode of any life other than that which is specifically geared to surviving in those burning sands - something that probably colors my perceptions of the Valley of the Sun as a whole.

But, still, it seems peaceful and calm. You might even say it's an... oasis.

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