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Joshua Trees In Arizona — Image by kenne

THE JOSHUA TREE HAS AN AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF 150 TO 200 YEARS
AND IS ONLY FOUND IN THE MOJAVE DESERT

When Mormon settlers first saw the plant they dubbed the “Joshua tree,” it reminded them of the bushy-bearded biblical leader.
When Territorial Governor John C. Frémont saw it during an 1844 trek through the Mohave Desert and they are plentiful along
U.S. Route 93 from Wikieup to Wickenburg. The drive, which is familiar to us having many a trip from Tucson to Las Vegas.

Posted May 20, 2023 by kenneturner in Arizona, Black & White Photography, Capturing the Moment, Information, Joshua Trees, Mojave Desert

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Nature Is Imagination Itself   Leave a comment

Joshua Tree — Image by kenne

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes
of others only a green thing that stands in the way.
Some see nature all ridicule and deformity…
and some scarce see nature at all.
But to the eyes of the man of imagination,
nature is imagination itself.”

— William Blake

Posted September 14, 2020 by kenneturner in Black & White Photography, Information, Joshua Trees, Nature, Philosophy, Photography, Poetry

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Joshua Tree   Leave a comment

“Joshua Tree was named by Mormon pioneers — The arms looked like Joshua beckoning them to the promised land.”

joshua tree (1 of 1)-6-sq-B&W-72Joshua Trees — Images by kenne

joshua tree (1 of 1)-4-1-B&W-72Joshua Tree Fruit 

“I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for”

― Bono, The Joshua Tree
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

Posted May 15, 2020 by kenneturner in Arizona, Capturing the Moment, Information, Joshua Trees, Photography

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