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Female Phainopepla   Leave a comment

Female Phainopepla in Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne

In Sabino’s golden morning,
a female phainopepla rests—
soft gray against the thorny reach
of a leafless ocotillo.

Her crest lifts in the quiet wind,
eyes sharp for the shimmer of berries.
The canyon holds its breath,
sunlight weaving silver through her feathers.

 

 

Posted August 21, 2025 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Information, ocotillo, Photography, Poetry, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson Arizona

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Oleander Blossoms On The Patio   Leave a comment

Oleander at the Northern End of Our Patio with Ocotillo Blossoms On the Neighbor’s Patio — Image by kenne

Oleander sways,

ocotillo strikes the sky—

beauty wears both moods.

Posted May 6, 2025 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Information, ocotillo, Oleander, Patio, Photography, Poetry, Tanuri Ridge, Tucson Arizona

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Female Phainopepla — No Words   2 comments

Female Phainopepla — Image by kenne

Posted July 3, 2023 by kenneturner in Birds, Capturing the Moment, Information, Nature, ocotillo, Photography, Tanuri Ridge

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Ocotillo Blossom Art   2 comments

Ocotillo Blossom — Photo-Artistry by kenne

Ocotillo art

Outline of the real thing

That’s what I call it.

— kenne

Posted May 31, 2023 by kenneturner in Art, Capturing the Moment, Information, Nature, ocotillo, Photo-Artistry, Poetry, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson Arizona

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Spring Time In The Desert   2 comments

Ocotillos In Bloom — HDR Image by kenne

Red torches light up

The desert in the springtime

Many shades of red.

— kenne

House Finch On Ocotillo — Image by kenne

Posted May 3, 2023 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Information, ocotillo, Photography, Poetry, Tanuri Ridge, Tucson Arizona

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Undoing the Ocotillo   1 comment

Ocotillo Blossom — Photo-Artistry by kenne

men are coming inland to you
soon they will make you the last resort
for tourists who have
nowhere else to go
what will become of the coyote
with eyes of topaz
moving silently to his undoing
the ocotillo
flagellant of the wind
the deer climbing with dignity
further into the mountains

       what will become of those who cannot learn

the terrible knowledge of cities

— from “Requiem for Sonora” by Richard Shelton

Posted March 18, 2023 by kenneturner in Art, Information, ocotillo, Photo-Artistry, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

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