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December Snow   1 comment

morning snow on the catalinas-art-72December Snow (View off Our Patio) — Photo-Artistry by kenne

A low cloud at the mountain base
provides a blanket of warmth
for the Catalina Foothills after
an overnight dusting of snow.

The higher clouds begin to break
allowing the morning sun to
shine over the mountain canyons
bringing a new awakening view.

— kenne

Posted January 28, 2019 by kenneturner in Catalina Foothills, Information, Photography, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

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Rillito Park Racetrack Photo Essay, Sunday, February 25, 2018   2 comments

 

Rillito Park Racetrack Photo Essay, Sunday, February 25, 2018 — Images by kenne

 

Posted February 27, 2018 by kenneturner in Arizona, Catalina Foothills, Information, Photographic Essay, Tucson Arizona

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Hawk In Olive Tree   Leave a comment

Copper's Hawk-8836-2 art blogCooper’s Hawk Art by kenne

The sky predator
Kills by flying low and fast
This is not a game.

— kenne

Posted November 2, 2017 by kenneturner in Arizona, Art, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Computer Art, Cooper's Hawk, Information, Photography, Photoshop, Poetry

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Greater Roadrunner On A Southwest Day   2 comments

Roadrunner-0283 blogGreater Roadrunner On A Southwest Day — Image by kenne

I watch him as he ponders my presence,
only a temporary distraction from
the lizard now locked in step 
blinding into the tree bark
disposing of intricate patterns.
Soon the runner disappears 
into some unknown world,
no known direction, dissolving 
into the brink, yet native lands.

— kenne

 

Posted September 21, 2017 by kenneturner in Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Greater Roadrunner, Information, Photography, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

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Desert Monsoon Sunset Panorama   1 comment

Monsoon Sunset Panorama- blog IIMonsoon Sunset in the Catalina Foothills — Panorama by kenne

 

Desert Monsoon

The clouds are stacking up high
In that clear blue afternoon sky
Turning the scorching sun to mere silver lining
Raising a cool hope in all desert being
Is that the long-awaited monsoon coming? 
Who would know? 
The wind blows westward steadfast
Giving the convoy of clouds a warm piggyback 
But who knows when…? 
The clouds will turn into precious monsoon rain
Or just evaporate spontaneously once again! 

Oh monsoon rain
You kept us all in clear suspense
Desert being are dreaming of you for so long
Are you, or are you not visiting us soon? 

The clouds have covered the June evening sky
Colored light brown like bowl of boiled rice
Signaling monsoon rain may be on its way
Sooner we can hope for something real nice! 

 

— Tushar Ray

 

Posted July 27, 2017 by kenneturner in Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Information, Panorama, Photography, Poetry, Sunset, Tucson Arizona

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Monsoon Lightning Over the Catalinas   2 comments

Lightning 7-19-10Monsoon Lightning Over the Catalinas — Image by kenne

The monsoon is here
Waves of precipitation
Greening the desert.

— kenne

Posted July 25, 2017 by kenneturner in Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Information, Monsoon Rains, Photography, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

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Cumulus Congestus Cloud Over Burro Fire   2 comments

Burro Fire-2900 blogCumulus Congestus Cloud Over Smoke from the Burro Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains (July 3, 2017)
— Image by kenne

mountains
on high
are dry
months
without rain
now burning
leaving behind
gray dirt
black trees
left unguarded
by the gods
a troubled land
covered
in the sin
of silence

— kenne

Posted July 4, 2017 by kenneturner in Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Information, Photography, Poetry, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

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House Finch   Leave a comment

House Finch-0028 blog IIHouse Finch — Computer Art by kenne

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

— from the poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes

Posted May 16, 2017 by kenneturner in Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Information, Photography, Quote, Tucson Arizona

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La Fiesta de Guadalupe Photo Essay   Leave a comment

Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band

Domingo DeGrazia Spanish Guitar Band — Images by kenne

On December 18th, the  DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun hosted La Fiesta de Guadalupe. This annual festival honors Mexico’s patron saint, Our Lady of Guadalupe, with music, dancing, and performances including mariachi bands, folkloric dancers, the Yaqui Deer Dancers, and Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band. Domingo is the son of Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia Tucson’s most famous and no doubt most prolific artist.

— kenne

DeGrazia Spanish Band Video

Posted December 19, 2016 by kenneturner in Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Information, Music, Photographic Essay, Tucson Arizona

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Morning Walk   1 comment

SCVN Nature Walk 08-08-12Western Sneezeweed and Honey Bee on Mt. Lemmon — Computer Art by kenne

Morning Walk

The morning air is dry

the sky is blue

a perfect time, thereby,

for a walk with you.

— kenne

Posted September 4, 2016 by kenneturner in Arizona, Art, Bees, Catalina Foothills, Computer Art, Information, Mt. Lemmon Trail, Nikon D800, Poetry, Santa Catalina Mountains, Spring, Tucson Arizona

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Rainbow Over Tanuri Ridge   Leave a comment

Rainbow (1 of 1) blogRainbow Over Tanuri Ridge (September 1, 2016) — Image by kenne

A sunset rainbow

As rain moves off the mountain —

No pot of gold found.

— kenne

 

Posted September 2, 2016 by kenneturner in 7 Falls, Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Information, Mt. Lemmon, Nikon D800, Poetry, Santa Catalina Mountains, Storms, Tanuri Ridge, Tucson Arizona

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Palo Verdes Blooming All Over Tucson   Leave a comment

Bug Springs 2012

Palo Verdes Blooming All Over Tucson — Image by kenne

Green palo verde trees

Grace Tucson streets and canyons

With their yellow blooms.

— kenne

Posted April 17, 2016 by kenneturner in Art, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Computer Art, Information, Photography, Photoshop, Poetry, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

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Desert Bouquet   Leave a comment

Poppies (1 of 1) blogDesert Bouquet — Image by kenne

I didn’t pick them —

Why would I?

They picked themselves.

— kenne

 

Posted March 24, 2016 by kenneturner in Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Information, Santa Catalina Mountains, Sonoran Desert, Tucson Arizona

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Capturing The Moment — Mexican Vervain   Leave a comment

Mexican Vervain (Ventana Canyon to Maiden Pools Hike, February 26, 2016) — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the images to see larger view in a slideshow format.)

Only Earth. Earth.
Earth for trembling tablecloths,
for a cloud’s vicious eyeball,
for recent wounds and dampened thoughts.
Earth for everything the flees from earth.

— from Earth and Moon by Federico Garcia Lorca

Posted February 28, 2016 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Guided Hikes, Hiking, Information, Naturalists, Photography, Santa Catalina Mountains, SCVN Friday Hikes, Tucson Arizona

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Clouds Begin To Lift After The Snow   1 comment

Snow On The Mountains (1 of 1)-9 blogAs the clouds lifted above the foothills this morning, signs of less snow at the lower elevations appeared. — Image by kenne

 

Posted January 8, 2016 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Catalina Foothills, Environment, Information, Nikon D800, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

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