Pincushion Cactus Art — By kenne
I have walked on these trails
a hundred times
and frequently do not notice
the little cactus flowering
beside the trail.
Today I stop.
The mountains are still mountains.
Monsoon rains have added water
to the normally dry wash.
The sun is already warming
the canyon walls.
But something has changed.
Not the desert.
My attention.
And perhaps that is
one of the quiet gifts
a place can give us—
to make us look again.
Hiking into the Morning Sun — Image by kenne
Old Prickly Pear and Longleaf False Goldeneye — Image by kenne
Desert Fable
Carillo Trail — Image by kenne
— Jean Baudrillard
Fall Colors On Bear Wallow Trail On Mt. Lemmon — HDR Image by kenne
We live in the
Sonoran desert
Surrounded by
Sky islands.
After a short drive,
We can experience
Traditional fall colors
On Mt. Lemmon.
— kenne
Photo-Artistry by kenne
Sonoran Desert Mushrooms — Images by kenne
Podaxis is a genus of secotioid fungi in the family Agaricaceae. Species, which have the appearance of a “stalked-puffball”,
have a worldwide distribution, and tend to be found growing solitary or scattered on sandy soils,
especially in arid regions. Although close to 50 species have been described, it has been argued that many
of them may represent extremes in the natural range of variations found in Podaxis pistillaris. — Wikipedia
Desert Morning — Abstract Art by kenne
— kenne
Desert Spring — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— Paulo Coelho
Ravens Gathering On The Ridge — Image by kenne
— kenne
Cactus Blossom In The Utah Desert — Image by kenne
I dream of a quiet man
who explains nothing and defends
nothing, but only knows
where the rarest wildflowers
are blooming, and who goes,
and finds that he is smiling
not by his own will.
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Shelter In The Storm — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— kenne
The Drought Continues In The Desert Southwest — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— from A Passing by Pattiann Rogers
A Tucson Sunset — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Do not go gentle into the night
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
— Dylan Thomas
Regal Horned Lizard — Image by kenne
— kenne
