Tucson El Presidio District Window — Photo-Artistry by kenne
old Presidio
where Tucson’s history lives
around each corner
— kenne
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Glass Blower — HDR Image by kenne
an artist at work
she skillfully creates art
as people pass by
— kenne
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Remaining Clouds After Monsoon Rains 1 comment
Remaining Clouds After Two Days of Monsoon Rains — Image by kenne
some clouds hang around
after days of monsoon rains
hang on or let go
— kenne
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Bee On Goldeneye — Image by kenne
“We are plants which—
whether we like to admit it to ouselves or not—
must with our roots rise out of the earth
in order to bloom in the ether and to bear fruit.”
— from Works by Johann Peter Hebel
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Monsoon Sunset — Image by kenne
With just a few days left in July, Tucson has already received 5.71 inches of rain, making this the fourth-wettest July.
I have recorded 7 inches on our patio in the Catalina Foothills. This amount of rain will help Southern Arizona recover
from the ongoing drought, improving from a D4-exceptional drought to a D3-extreme drought (National Weather Service).
There are indications that monsoon activity will start uo again toward the end of the week.
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“Night Skies” — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“You never master the art of photography.
You always just strive to get better.”
— kenne
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Cactus Wren — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“Photography comes from the moment
existing at the time it was created.”
— kenne
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Bee On Fairy Duster Flower — Image by kenne
cycles of nature
the depth of winter passes
appearing each spring
— kenne
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I’m pleased my dragonfly post we a catalyze to this masterful post by Frank. — kenne
This summer, amid the seasonal lower traffic volumes for The Parlando Project, I’ve been featuring some uncharacteristic pieces where Dave Moore or I have written the words as well as the music. But today we’ll return to the proper mix, using a text by English Victorian poet, Alfred Lord Tennyson.
I saw today’s text first over at Kenne Turner’s blog, where it was included as a short stand-alone lyric poem entitled “The Dragonfly” in the midst of a series of excellent photos of varieties of this creature. Here’s a link to that post which will also let you read the text I used. Other blogs have published the same text under this title, and I assumed it was a uncharacteristic very short nature poem by Tennyson. Let me thank Kenne for bringing this poem to my attention.
Long-time readers here will know I like concise poetry, and this one…
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Joy’s Birthday Dinner — July 24th Leave a comment
A rainy monsson birthday. A little bit of a lull on the way to Joy’s birthday dinner.
Joy and Kenne outside the Wild Garlic Resturant — Images by kenne
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.
It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Bee On Goldeneye (Santa Catalina Mountains) — Image by kenne
bee on goldeneye
her presence increases life
my soul stands composed
— kenne
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Windswept Trail In The Santa Catalina Mountains (This area was burned 18 years ago.) — Image by kenne
time passed since the burn
was called the aspen fire
many square miles chared
— kenne
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Pincushion Cactus Flowers — Image by kenne
When most people think of cactus in the Sonoran Desert, the image that comes to mind is the giant saguaro cactus.
The saguaro grows only in the Sonoran Desert is one of the largest cacti. The saguaro cactus is a symbol of the American Southwest.
Its inner meaning expresses the idea of standing tall, adapting to the environment, and providing shelter and nourishment for others.
Given its stature and authority, it holds a grandfatherly type of wisdom.
Because saguaros are so common in the Tucson area, it is home to one of this nation’s national parks, the Saguaro National Park.
However, it is not the most common cactus in the Sonoran Desert. That honor goes to the little pincushion cactus.
Being so small and often in the shadows of the giant saguaro, their chances of being noticed are slim unless they are blooming.
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Bee On Chickory Wildflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The monsoon season has begun the second-hottest and second-driest on record in Arizona, where heat records
are frequently broken last year. The last two years have seen fewer desert downpours, an important source of
summer river flow.
“We’re dealing with a rapidly changing climate that is becoming, overall, more dry and varied and warmer,”
said Scott Wilbor, an ecologist in Tucson who studies desert river ecosystems, including the San Pedro.
“We are in uncharted territory.” Click here to learn about the importance of Sonoran Desert rivers.
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Broken Bones and Tainted Blood…#339 Leave a comment
My screams are silent –
Instantly mad insanity –
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My screams are silent - Instant mad insanity -
Scattered -
Crushed -
Tainted -
Misery at it's worse,
mind open to emotional
torture, screams wailing
bringing self, and the mind to unthinkable thoughts.
Paranoid scenes, unknown people.
Unknown, unbelievable actions.
Mind searched for a way out.
Fear begins within, and I am now a hostage in this place of misery?
A room with no way out? My back is broken, a clean break, that snapped like a dry twig in the fall.
Something grips my soul
The hospital bed is spinning
Covers flying in all directions
the cup of ice water finds my
ridged face
Is death cold?
I hear trombones playing soulful music in the distance,
Now it is all returning to my normal.
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