Cactus Wren Waits for the Dust from a Desert Storm to Move On — Image by kenne
Morning haze rolls in
like a tired excuse.
The desert listens,
doesn’t argue,
lets it pass.
— kenne
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Sonoran Desert Storm 1 comment
Cactus Wren Stands On Stone 6 comments
Cactus Wren Stands On Stone — Image by kenne
Cactus Wren
Small body,
big sky.
The wren stands on stone,
neck stretched—
a brown speck of defiance
against all that blue and white.
Maybe it sings,
maybe it prays,
maybe it just wants to touch
what won’t come down.
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Cactus Wren On Saguaro Cactus 1 comment
Cactus Wren On Saguaro Cactus — Image by kenne
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Cactus Wren Atop A Saguaro 4 comments
Cactus Wren Atop A Saguaro — Image by kenne
The Cactus Wren, (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, meaning ‘brown-capped curved bill’)
is conspicuous in behavior, size, and plumage—no doubt leading to its being chosen
as Arizona’s State Bird. Related to tropical wrens in Mexico,
this boldly patterned species is larger and unlike the rest of
North America’s wrens. — Tucson Audubon Society
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Cactus Wren — Image by kenne
A cactus wren may spend time on top of a saguaro,
but they prefer the protection given by the cholla cactus.
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Cactus Wren On Saguaro 1 comment
Cactus Wren On Saguaro — Image by kenne
Cactus wren stops to
Survey her territory
Before moving on.
— 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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Cactus Wren In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
The male cactus wren
to attract the female
will build two or more
nest, usually in the cholla
still, he may not be able
to allure her affection.
— kenne
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Feel The Sun 2 comments
Cactus Wren On a Dead Limb — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“Our Earthly seasons are a consequence not of our proximity to our star,
but rather they are due to the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth relative to the
Earth-sun plane, known as the celestial ecliptic. Literally speaking, axial tilt
is the reason for the seasons.”
Feel the Sun!
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Cactus Wren In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
What is a fish without a river?
What is a bird without a tree to nest in?
What is an Endangered Species Act without
any enforcement mechanism to ensure
their habitat is protected? It is nothing.
— Jay Inslee
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Cactus Wren — Image by kenne
Lonely wren
high atop a saguaro
resting on spins
no drops of blood
only manipulating
carefully while
coolly surveying
the desert floor
against a cloudless sky.
— kenne
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Cactus Wren in Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!
Bird thou never wert,
That from Heaven, or near it,
Pourest thy full heart
In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.
Higher still and higher
From the earth thou springest
Like a cloud of fire;
The blue deep thou wingest,
And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.
— from To a Skylark by Percy Shelley
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“Cactus Wren On A Limb” — Photo-Artistry by kenne
A place to start
look at you
kenne g
you have taken
multi-tasking to a felt
you need to be
more focused
uncomplicated
this is what they tell me
information is good
opinion
music
poetry
photo art
all are good
but
you are inexorable
demurred, I say
I do what I do
because I can
maybe you can’t,
you’re the problem
not me
all things are connected
not an isolated island
I choose to stay linked
open secret places
plant seeds
harvest thoughts
bucket ideas
but
you discard mind droppings
I mix and match
generating energy
to form inspiration
feel the heat
see the stream
it’s all shit
the shit shits
generating food
for tomorrow’s ideas
powering the music
stand up and dance
when I’m not here
there will be a place to start
but
you can add to my pile
— kenne
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Cactus Wren Building a Nest — Image by kenne
This large wren prefers cholla cactus in which to their nest. The nest is built by both sexes is a bulky mass of weeds, grass, twigs, lined with feathers, animal hair, plant down. The nest is shaped like football lying on its side; entrance at one end, with a narrow tubular passage leading to nest chamber. While the female is incubating the eggs, the male will often build additional nests to serve as decoys.
— kenne
Cactus Wren Nest — Image by kenne
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Cactus Wren — Photo-Artistry 4 comments
Cactus Wren — Photo-Artistry by kenne
People demand freedom of speech
as a compensation
for the freedom of thought
which they seldom use.
— Soren Kierkegaard
