Last Wednesday we went to Nogales, Sonora and Patagonia and Sonoita in southern Arizona. Along the way, we visited the Mission San José de Tumacácori. Father Eusebio Francisco Kino established the mission in January, 1692. Originally called San Cayetano de Tumacácori, the mission was established at an existing native O’odham or Sobaipuri settlement on the east side of the river. After the Pima rebellion of 1751, the mission was moved to the present site on the west side of the Santa Cruz river and renamed San José de Tumacácori. Preservation and stabilization efforts began in 1908 when the area was declared a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt and continue today.
kenne
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The above images capture the rolling hills of grasslands, through which trees provide a deeper contour for the splendid mountain backdrop of the Whetstone and Huachuca Mountains to the east and the Santa Rita peaks to the west, which depict the area along Arizona HWY 83, sometimes called the “Mountain Empire.” This scenic drive is one of the National Geographic’s, Drives of a Lifetime: 500 of The World’s Most Spectacular Trips — “Road Trip: The New Old West, Arizona.”
The area is also home of the Rosemont Copper Project, where Augusta Resource Corp., a Canadian investment company plans to dig a giant copper pit. Although the basic character of the land would be changed forever, leaving a huge open-pit that would remain after the mine’s closure, the major issue of this Arizona Ecocide proposal is water. While the natural flow of water is downhill, it will always flow uphill towards money!
Nogales, Arizona & Nogales, Sonora — Image by kenne
“In a lifetime of crossing borders I find this pitiless fence the oddest frontier I have ever seen —
more formal than the Berlin Wall, more brutal than the Great Wall of China,
yet in its way just as much an example of the same folie de grandeur.
Built just six months ago, this towering, seemingly endless row of vertical steel beams
is so amazing in its conceit you either want to see more of it, or else run in the opposite direction —
just the sort of conflicting emotions many people feel when confronted with a peculiar piece of art.”
— Paul Theroux, Ny Times, “The Country Just Over the Fence”
Like Cinderella’s
Glass slipper Only one pair
Had the right fit.
In life’s early years I took time Searching For the right fit — Trying on Many different shoes Before the music Brought us together.
I
Slipped into you Tying you
To my body – Knowing
Only you Could get so close.
We
Have walked Many miles Not always in step But at the start
Of each day You were there.
You
Supported each step Through the good times When we danced together And the bad times When the music stopped.
Over the years I knew
Where we were going You knew
Where we had been
As our souls Have now worn thin — Broken,
Held together by twin Only now expressing The secret face Of our enter selves.
Having been seduced By a lover’s
Darkest kiss No longer laced together — Merely to be left behind In the window
Of yesterdays Kissed only By tomorrow’s sun.
The red rose image was taken in the Santa Cruz Chili & Spice , Inc. parking lot, Tumacacori, Arizona. Located in the Santa Cruz Valley a few miles north of the Arizona/Mexico border. A small family operation, Santa Cruz Chili & Space has products reflecting the unique mixture of Mexican and Western cultures.
kenne
Santa Cruz Chili con Carne (Use this recipe when making tamales)
4 lbs beef, cubed
2 quarts water
1 Tbs. salt
2 Tbs. shortening
3 Tbs. flour
2 cups Santa Cruz Chili Paste
1/2 tsp granulated garlic
1/2 Tbs. oregano
1/4 tsp cumin seeds, ground
2 cups meat broth
Place meat and water in large kettle with salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until meat is tender, about 3 hours. Remove meat from broth and set meat and broth aside to cool. When meat is cool, shred and save 2 cups of broth. Heat shortening in a large pan, add flour and brown lightly. Add chili paste, spices and meat broth. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add shredded meat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Seeds effect all life on earth. Today many seeds that feed us are no longer free, but controlled by corporations. If you are interested in learning more about freeing seeds, you can start by watching this video.
Last Sunday (November 4, 2012), Tom and I hiked the Baby Jesus Trail near Catalina State Park. This was a very enjoyable hike looking for the Baby Jesus rock without any luck. But, was able to get a lot of photos, which are shared on this posting.
kenne
(Click on any of the thumbnails for a larger view of the images.)
This may be the baby Jesus rock — Can you see baby Jesus?
Photo-Artistry by kenne
The red rose image was taken in the 
Images by kenne
The above images capture the rolling hills of grasslands, through which trees provide a deeper contour for the splendid mountain backdrop of the Whetstone and Huachuca Mountains to the east and the Santa Rita peaks to the west, which depict the area along Arizona HWY 83, sometimes called the “Mountain Empire.” This scenic drive is one of the National Geographic’s, Drives of a Lifetime: 500 of The World’s Most Spectacular Trips — “Road Trip: The New Old West, Arizona.”
The area is also home of the Rosemont Copper Project, where Augusta Resource Corp., a Canadian investment company plans to dig a giant copper pit. Although the basic character of the land would be changed forever, leaving a huge open-pit that would remain after the mine’s closure, the major issue of this Arizona Ecocide proposal is water. While the natural flow of water is downhill, it will always flow uphill towards money!
kenne
Related Links:
http://kenneturner.com/2012/10/23/disappearing-water-an-anecdotal-poem/
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/road-trips/new-old-west-arizona-road-trip/
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/stop-this-mine/Content?oid=3243987
http://freshwatersocietyblog.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/studies-predict-water-shortfall-in-southwest/
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2012/03/26/are-we-doomed-to-wage-wars-over-water/
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