
A Tucson Sunset — Panorama by kenne
Beautiful sunsets need clouds in the sky.
— kenne
A Tucson Sunset — Panorama by kenne
— kenne
West of Tucson — Panorama Image by kenne
The trail is dusty
Stirred only by our steps,
A soft breeze unable to lift
The dust above our boots
Often coming together as strangers
Sharing a love of the wild
And a desire to hear sounds
In nature’s best.
Nature walks are fine
Surrounded by experts
Who share their knowledge
Born with a feel for the moment
An eye for beauty and form
Nature speaking to the senses
Where nothing is perfect
And everything Is perfect.
— kenne
Cat’s Claw Vine On Queen Palm — Image by kenne
This is a post from nine years ago today. — kenne
Two-tailed Swallowtail — Image by kenne
Breezy zephyr sweeps the fields
And the thistle sways and yields
But the butterfly clings fast
As a sailor to the mast
As a banner iu the blast
Which when widest sweep its folds
Firmest still its proud slave holds
— from Butterfly and Thistle by Julia Ward Howe
Cat’s Claw Vines In The Neighborhood (Tanuri Ridge) — HDR Images by kenne
The Cat’s Claw
— Lal Ratnakar
Petal Wings — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Nature Doing Its Thing — Bee On Prickly Pear Cactus Image by kenne
Greater Roadrunner On Patio Wall — Image by kenne
— kenne
ON THIS DAY, 2017 –kenne
Somewhere in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Continuing the Process of Becoming
Knowing and Not-Knowing
We are all concerned with our competence and the competence of others. Most people are interested in being more competent and surrounding themselves with competent people. The key to our level of competence is our level of knowledge.
In Zen practice, knowledge involves the interplay between knowing and not-knowing. However, it is crucial not to conclude that not-knowing means you don’t know. On the contrary, not-knowing means not being limited to what you know.
Maybe things are this way, but perhaps they are not. (Philosophically, it can be important to help people realize what they do not know is a necessary part of knowledge. But such a paradoxical thought, from a learning and teaching point of view, is confronted with the
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Hermit Thrush (The Huntington Botanical Gardens)– Image by kenne
— kenne
Hedgehog Cactus (genus Echinocereus) Blossoms — Image by kenne
The hedgehog cactus earned its name because its short, spiny stems resemble hedgehogs.
The blossoms last for five days, opening in the morning and closing at night.
Karesansui Gardens (The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens) — Panorama Image by kenne
Who speaks the sound of an echo?
Who paints the image in a mirror?
Where are the spectacles in a dream?
Nowhere at all — that’s the nature of mind!
— Tantric Buddhist Women’s Songs
Easter Is Gone, But Not The Bunny — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— kenne