Storm Clouds — Image by kenne
Monsoon memories
Dark clouds, thunder, and lightning
Imposed a pattern.
— kenne
Archive for the ‘Monsoon Rains’ Category
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Monsoon Clouds Over the Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
A rainy day is a perfect time to walk in the mountains.
— kenne
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Clouds Over The Catalinas Leave a comment
Clouds Over The Catalinas — Image by kenne
The monsoon brought below-average rain this year
that is unless you are up in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
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Monsoon Rains are Greening Up Sabino Canyon — Panorama Image by kenne
It’s not easy to tell, but saguaros are getting plump sucking up the water — believe me.
— kenne
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Ominous Monsoon Clouds Over Tanuri Ridge, Tucson, AZ — Image by kenne
Far on the desert rim, the thunder breaks
And white clouds turn to steel above the plain.
Now it will rain.
— Sylvia Lewis Kinney, “August,” in Arizona Highways, 1968
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Mt. Lemmon Wildflower (Mountain Marigold) — Image by kenne
Sunlight breaks through
After a heavy downpour
Turning the trail into a stream
Breaking off above the creek
Lush green and yellow colors
Coming into being on the slopes
Of my favorite mountain trail
A shadow network of sunshine
Through the trees as juncos
Twittering calls echoes in the woods.
— kenne
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Clouds Over The Catalinas Leave a comment
Clouds Over The Catalinas — Image by kenne
The first month of the monsoon has not been good for Tanuri Ridge. It seems as if it has been raining
only somewhere else. For the month of July, we have received only about an inch.
— kenne
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A Little Rain Overnight in The Catalina Foothills Leave a comment
A Little Rain Overnight in The Catalina Foothills — Image by kenne
the monsoon clouds brought
a little rain overnight
maybe more to come
— kenne
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Monsoon Blues 2 comments
View from the Patio — Panorama by kenne
Monsoon Blues
July mornings begin
With a beautiful blue sky.
This is the monsoon season,
So by mid-day, the clouds
Begin to move in,
Again and again
Only to move on
Dropping rain
Somewhere else —
The drought continues.
— kenne
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The Greening of Sabino Canyon 2 comments
Esperero Trail in Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Near-record monsoon rains have turned Sabino Canyon into a desert oasis.
Sabino Creek Dam — HDR Image by kenne
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Mexican Yellow and American Snout Butterflies 4 comments
Mexican Yellow and American Snout Butterflies — Images by kenne
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Monsoon Clouds 2 comments
Monsoon Clouds in B & W — Image by kenne
desert clear blue skies
making room for monsoon clouds
and much needed rain
— kenne
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Butterflies And Desert Flowers After Monsoon Rains 2 comments
Surphur Butterflies on Creosole Bush Blossoms In Sabino Canyon (July 27, 2021) — Images by kenne
The recent monsoon rains have greened up the canyon, bringing out a lot of butterflies.
Unfortunately, I only had my 18-70 mm lens, so trying to photograph
the mostly surphur butterflies became challenging.
— kenne
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Monsoon Sunset — Image by kenne
With just a few days left in July, Tucson has already received 5.71 inches of rain, making this the fourth-wettest July.
I have recorded 7 inches on our patio in the Catalina Foothills. This amount of rain will help Southern Arizona recover
from the ongoing drought, improving from a D4-exceptional drought to a D3-extreme drought (National Weather Service).
There are indications that monsoon activity will start uo again toward the end of the week.
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Monsoon Strom Over The Mountains 1 comment
Monsoon Strom Over The Mountains — Image by kenne
monsoon strom comes forth
building over the mountains
much needed rain falls
— kenne
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