Hibiscus Blossom on Our Patio — Image by kenne
This morning
the hibiscus opened
its scarlet face
to the sun.
No hesitation.
No rehearsal.
Just a quiet unfolding
from green bud
to impossible gold.
I stood beside it
with my coffee,
thinking of all the things
I postpone,
all the things
I wait to become.
The flower said nothing.
It simply bloomed.
Broad-billed Hummingbird at Nector Feeder -- Image by kenne
The feeder swings lightly in morning air.
A hummingbird hovers,
tiny engine of wings and hunger,
pausing just long enough
to remind me that beauty
rarely waits for permission
to be noticed.
Honey Bee on Lemon Blossoms — Image by kenne
Anas’s Hummingbird On Our Patio in the Morning Light — Image by kenne
— kenne
Cooper’s Hawk in the Patio Olive Tree Near the Bird Feeder– Image by kenne
— kenne
Monsoon Rain Clouds as Soon from Our Patio (August) — Image by kenne
— kenne
Gila Woodpecker — Photo-artistry by kenne
Gila Woodpecker
comes in loud,
like a drunk at noon,
runs the little birds off,
takes what isn’t his—
sweet red from
the humminbird glass.
I don’t blame him.
world’s built that way—
noise wins,
beauty keeps its distance.
still,
I raise my coffee,
to the bastard.
— kenne
Patio Nightlight — Image by kenne
— kenne
Potted Lemon Tree On the Patio — Image by kenne
Some years are stingy.
But not this one.
This year, the branches bowed
with golden lanterns,
each one shining
as though lit from within.
And I, rest among them,
felt forgiven
for every slight worry
I have carried.
— kenne
Late Bloomers — Image by kenne
This potted cactus first bloomed in April, and now, in July, it graces the patio again.
Landscape Butterfly and Hibiscus Blossom — Image by kenne
Oleander at the Northern End of Our Patio with Ocotillo Blossoms On the Neighbor’s Patio — Image by kenne
Photoshopped Background of Broad-billed Hummingbird at Patio Feeder this morning
Patio Lights and Fountain In Black and White — Image by kenne
— Charles Bukowski
Patio In Black and White — Image by kenne
— Gary Synder
