“Super Moon” Sunset — Image by kenne
A short walk down from our house is the Rillito River. Yesterday at sunset, I walked down along the river to prepare to take some photos of the super moon. While waiting for the moon to come up, I took this image of the setting sun. Click here to see some previous river trail photos.
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Super Moon Over Tucson — Image by kenne
. . . a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It’s a super “perigee moon”–the biggest in almost 20 years.
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Image by kenne
Thou that hast giv’n so much to me,
Give the thing more, a gratefull heart;
See how Thy beggar works in Thee
By art:
He makes thy gifts occasion more
And says, if he in this be crost,
All Thou hast given him heretofore
Is lost.
— George Herbert
De Grazia Painting — Image by kenne
Over the past few days, David, wife Janie, and the girls (Justice, Jacinda, Victoria (Jacinda’s friend) and Katelyn were our guests in Tucson. With so much to do in the Tucson area, deciding what to take it was not easy, especially when the girls would prefer local malls over “must see” in Tucson. However, we tried by first going to The DeGrazia Gallery In The Sun. Here are some images from the visit last Saturday morning.
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Kids at The De Grazia Gallery In The Sun
This is our Sun! WOW! Source: Discover
(Shaun Mullen has done his homework on this Congressional Committee Hearing.)
King’s Personal Jihad Against Muslims, via Kiko’s House
Given the enormous problems besetting the U.S. these days and the need for Congress to address them, the hearings being convened by Representative Peter King tomorrow into the perceived threat of homegrown Muslim radicalism would seem to be an unwelcome distraction. Read more. . .
Spoken Groove (Peter Nevland & Paul Finley) at The Wizard Academy, Nov., 2005 — Image by kenne
It’s now been over five years since we first saw Peter Nevland & Paul Finley at The Wizard Academy near Austin, Texas, Roy Williams amazing place. Part of the program included the very talented Peter & Paul. Since I’m on Peter’s email list, I have followed his adventures over the past five years. And as Roy Williams has said, “…hearing Peter perform is like … taking a running leap off the rim of the Grand Canyon with your hands tied behind your back so that the only way to pull the parachute’s ripcord is with your toes.”
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This is not the first time I’ve shared by love of Peter’s talent.
Blackett’s Ridge overlooking Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Most of our hiking has been in the many canyons of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Yesterday, however, we hiked the ridge between Sabino and Bear Canyons, which is called Blackett’s Ridge. To reach the beginning of the Blackett’s Ridge Trail you start out from the Sabino Canyon Visitors Center following the Bear Canyon Trail. Initially, the trail is easy on the hiker. When you reach the lower face of Blackett’s Ridge, the trail begins to climb more steeply along a series of switchbacks. This is not a trail for beginners, nor people with a fear of heights. Looking back from the face of the ridge, you’ll be treated with impressive views of the Tucson area. However, the real treat is on the top of the ridge, which provides beautiful views of Sabino Canyon. This is a hike I will do again, next time allowing more time to sit on the edge of the ridge.
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Hiking In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Hayes Carll at Tut’s in Conroe, Texas, 2004 — Image by kenne (Flickr Photo Set)
This is now the third blog posting I have done on Hayes Carll:
http://kenneturner.com/2008/07/30/hayes-carll-on-npr/
http://kenneturner.com/2009/05/10/townes-and-hayes/
This one was came about because of a Facebook entry by Larry Winters (KPFT Spare Change Show) on Hayes, who was a guest on his show yesterday. (Click here for a link to a posted video from the show.)
Hayes also appeared on The Tonight Show this past January:
Source: The Big Picture
Images by Brian Dettmer — Source: Flickr
Some people have the creative ability to look and an object in more than one way. Obviously, Brain Dettmer saw a book and turned it into a sculpture. Dettmer’s work has gained International acclaim through internet bloggers, and traditional media.
I guess we will have to wait to see what he does will do with old Kindles.
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Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore” by Mario Grobenski — Source: 1x.com
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
” ‘Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door;
Only this, and nothing more.” Read more. . .
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We welcome them to our world,
only to find
they never leave their world . . .
welcome to their world!
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