Early Morning in Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Morning spills gold through the canyon.
A cactus lifts its arms
as if remembering a prayer.
I walk beneath it and hear
the quiet voice of Rumi:
The road you walk
is walking you home
— kenne
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I Walk Beneath The Saguaros Leave a comment
Cactus Art 2 comments
Cactus Art Image by kenne
A slight shift of angle—
the needles ignite.
So it is with the soul:
what guards the heart
can also shine.
— kenne
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This Old Saguaro Bends 1 comment
Saguaro Cactus Down By The Wash — Image by kenne
Gravity Prevails
This old saguaro bends,
arms too heavy for the trunk,
two pressed down to the ground
like crutches that keep it standing.
I know the feeling — knees gone,
back stiff in the mornings,
each step a small negotiation
with the earth below.
They say the cactus has lived
a hundred years, maybe two —
having seen men die younger,
and still it leans,
still it finds a way
to stay upright,
though gravity has claimed
every inch of it.
I used to think
I could resist—
work harder,
drink less,
walk farther,
but the cactus
tells me the truth:
sooner or later,
you bow down.
What matters
is how long you keep
your arms in the air,
catching light,
refusing to be silenced,
before the earth
pulls you all the way down.
— kenne
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Further On (Up The Road) Leave a comment
Desert Sunset — Image by kenne
“Now I’ve been out in the desert, just doin’ my timeSearchin’ through the dust, lookin’ for a signIf there’s a light up ahead, well brother I don’t knowBut I got this fever burnin’ in my soul”
— from Further On (Up The Road) by Bruce Springteen
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Chipmunks Love Cactus Fruit Leave a comment
Chipmunks Love Cactus Fruit — Image by kenne
Chipmunks love ripe cactus fruit, and this is the season for picking.
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Cactus Dodger 2 comments
Cactus Dodger — Image by kenne
No matter where you live in North America, the sounds of summer are occasionally made by cicadas. In the desert southwest where, particularly large cicadas known as “cactus dodgers” (Cacama valvata) perch on prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) and cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) cacti and sing their loud, distinctive songs in the scorching, mid-summer heat.
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Saguaros In Sabino Canyon Leave a comment
Saguaros In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
“People trample over flowers, yet only to embrace a cactus.”
— James Joyce
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Morning In The Canyon 1 comment
Morning In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Silhouettes abound
Outlining the saguaros
In the morning sun.
— kenne
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To Be A Flower, Is A Profound Responsibility 1 comment
Cactus and Flower — HDR Image by kenne
BLOOM
by Emily Dickinson
Bloom — is Result — to meet a Flower
And casually glance
Would cause one scarcely to suspect
The minor Circumstance
Assisting in the Bright Affair
So intricately done
Then offered as a Butterfly
To the Meridian —
To pack the Bud — oppose the Worm —
Obtain its right of Dew —
Adjust the Heat — elude the Wind —
Escape the prowling Bee
Great Nature not to disappoint
Awaiting Her that Day —
To be a Flower, is profound
Responsibility —
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Cholla Cactus Needles Leave a comment
Cholla Cactus Needles — Image by kenne
This image was created using the staged-portrait function on my iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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A Few Days After Rain In The Desert 1 comment
Sabino Canyon In August After Some Rain. — HDR Image by kenne
Sabino Canyon
Brown becomes yellow and green
After August rains.
— kenne
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Bee On Cactus Blossom 1 comment
Bee On Cactus Blossom — Image by kenne
A pollinator
Lands on a cactus blossom
Only to move on.
— kenne
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Cactus Blossoms Are Everywhere This Spring 1 comment
Cactus Blossoms Are Everywhere This Spring — Images by kenne
Prickly pear cactus
Yellow, the color of spring
Lights up the desert.
— kenne
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Saguaro Family 2 comments
Saguaro Family In Sabino Canyon — HDR Image by kenne
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Snow On Prickly Pear Cactus Leave a comment
Prickly Pear Cactus — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Winter hangs on
in the cold air
hugging its
bare bones.
— kenne
