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Our Christmas Cactus Blooms Again On Schedule Leave a comment

For Twenty Years She Has Bloomed On Christmas Day — Image by kenne

Every year, she opens
without asking why—
white mouths of praise
lifting from the green.
How many ways
can faith be quiet?

— kenne

Posted December 26, 2025 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Christmas, Existential Moment, Information, Photography, Plants, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Can Faith Be Quiet?, Christmas Cactus, Christmas Day, Photography, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

Christmas Eve Morning 2 comments

A Christmas Touch — Image by kenne

Rain in the desert on Christmas Eve,
the kind that doesn’t wash anything clean,
just blurs the outside lights
and my nerves.

Some of the family visiting for Christmas —
the women feeding video poker
machines at Del Sol casino
their pensions and prayers,
one still face down in sleep
another out birding,
counting feathers instead of people,
as usual.

And me—
alone with a cup of black coffee,
on the table next to the laptop
with Alexa playing in the background.

They say this is how it goes.
They say this is normal.
But something’s crooked in the picture —
like a smile held too long,
like a joke nobody laughs at
because it’s too close to the truth.

Christmas keeps insisting
I should feel something.
All I feel is the rain
tapping the window
knowing I’m home
and doesn’t care who else isn’t.

— kenne

Posted December 24, 2025 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Christmas, Existential Moment, Information, Photography, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Christmas Eve, Christmas Touch, Photography, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

December 2011 3 comments

Raven In Snow Covered Pine On Mt. Lemmon (12/15/2011) — Image by kenne

Posted December 25, 2023 by kenneturner in Arizona, Birds, Capturing the Moment, Christmas, Information, Mt. Lemmon, Photography, Raven, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson

Tagged with Mt. Lemmon, Photography, Raven, Santa Catalina Mountains, Snow, Tucson Arizona

Christmas Abstract Leave a comment

Christmas Abstract Art by kenne

Christmas magic is silent.

You don’t hear it — you feel it.

You know it. You believe it.

— Kevin Alan Milne

Posted December 25, 2022 by kenneturner in Abstract Art, Christmas, Existential Moment, Information, Photo-Artistry, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Abstract Art, Christmas, Kevin Alan Milne, Poetry

Nature’s Christmas Tree Leave a comment

Nature’s Christmas Tree (Mt. Lemmon) — Image by kenne

falling leaves

landing on branches

decorate

— kenne

Posted December 25, 2022 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Christmas, Information, Mt. Lemmon, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Haiku, Nature's Christmas Tree, Photography, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

Holiday Travels 2 comments

Sunrise in West Texas East of Ft. Stockton On I-10 (December 23, 2022) — Image by kenne

Christmas in Texas

Twelve hundred miles from Tucson

First time in two years.

— kenne

Posted December 24, 2022 by kenneturner in Christmas, Existential Moment, Houston, Information, Photography, Poetry, Sunrise, Travel

Tagged with Haiku, Holiday Travels, Houston Texas, Photography, Tucson Arizona, West Texas

West Texas Travels At Sunrise 5 comments

Morning Sunrise on the road in West Texas (December 23, 2022) — Images by kenne

We spent the night in Ft. Stockton after leaving Tucson on December 22nd on our Holiday trip to Houston to spend time with family and friends.

— kenne

Posted December 24, 2022 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Christmas, Existential Moment, Houston, Information, Photographic Essay, Texas, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Ft. Stockton, Houston Texas, Kingwood Texas, Photography, Tucson Arizona

Look And You Will Find . . . Leave a comment

Christmas Ornament Display — Image by kenne

Look and you will find

A man in the ornaments

The image finder.

— kenne

Posted December 17, 2022 by kenneturner in Art, Capturing the Moment, Christmas, Information, Photography, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Christmas Ornaments, Haiku, Image Finder, Photography, Tucson Arizona

The Christmas Cactus Is Out Of The Utility Room Leave a comment

Our Twelve-year-old Christmas Cactus Is Back On The Dining Room Table — Image by kenne

Like clockwork, our Christmas cactus has begun to bloom, which means it’s now out of the utility room
and will spend the Holidays in the dining room.

— kenne

Posted December 16, 2022 by kenneturner in Arizona, Cactus Blossom, Capturing the Moment, Christmas, Information, Photography, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Christmas Cactus, Clockwork, Photography, Tucson Arizona

A Christmas Bouquet 1 comment

A Christmas Bouquet — Photo-Artistry by kenne

There’s nothing lovelier, than having
fresh cut flowers, on a table, it dresses
up any room! I love the aroma that fills
the air, with it’s faint and dainty perfume!
Flowers, bring sunshine into your life,
no matter how bad you may feel, just
being surrounded with beautiful flowers,
can chase away any ordeal. They can
make a room come alive, with it’s
colorful flow, it fills a room with so much
warmth, you can actually see the glow!
Whenever there’s flowers adorning a
room, take the time, to admire their
beauty and grace. There’s nothing
lovelier than fresh cut flowers, on a
table, it’s guaranteed, to put that
smile, back on your face!