Broad-billed hummingbird just off the patio in the bushes, preparing to go to the feeder on the patio — mission accomplished! — Images by kenne
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Broad-billed Hummingbird 2 comments
Lesser Goldfinch Leave a comment
Lesser Goldfinch — Image by kenne
“They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order that they can sing better.”
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Hummingbird At Feeder #2 Leave a comment
Hummingbird At Feeder #2 — Photo-Artistry by kenne
bird against the sky
keeps visiting our feeder
for another drink
careful, it can become addictive
— kenne
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Gila Woodpecker Leave a comment
Gila Woodpecker — Images by kenne
“I enjoy watching the woodpeckers. They don’t fly away until I come quite close to them.”
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Ominous Monsoon Clouds Leave a comment
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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Last Night Before Overnight Rain 6 comments
Last Night Before Overnight Rain — Image by kenne
Desert dwellers wait
For the summer rains to fall
Refreshing the air
— kenne
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White-winged Dove Atop Patio Fountain Leave a comment
White-winged Dove Atop Patio Fountain Looking Down At Water — Image by kenne
“Be wise as a serpent and wary as a dove!”
— Mark Twain
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Gray Bird Grasshopper Leave a comment
Gray Bird Grasshopper — Images by kenne
Schistocerca nitens is a species of grasshopper known by several names, including vagrant grasshopper
and gray bird grasshopper. It is a close relative of the desert locust, which is in the same genus. This grasshopper
is native to southern North America including Mexico and the south-western United States from California to Texas.
Can also be found in parts of mid-Atlantic states. Recently found on Long Island, New York. It is also present in parts
of Central America. It lives in many habitats including desert, woodland, and lower elevation mountainous areas.
It is a large grasshopper, reaching lengths of 4 to 7 centimeters. It is mostly brown and gray spotted or patched
in cryptic coloration. This species is known as a pest on ornamental plants and many types of crop plants. — Source: Wikipedia
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Cactus Blossom Leave a comment
Cactus Blossom — Image by kenne
I wait for the moment
I’ll return to the trails
as I did for twelve years
beneath Tucson’s blue sky
in some world of youth
and springtime. Give me,
Powers of the Universe,
the springtime but
spare me the child.
— kenne
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An Oldie But Goodie 1 comment
Patio Art (December 2005) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Pinwheel and windmill
Standing tall with the jade plant
In patio pot.
— kenne
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Spring View Off The Patio Leave a comment
Spring View Off The Patio (Palo Verdes Blooming) — Image by kenne
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Bloomed Overnight 6 comments
Patio Cactus Blossom — Bloomed Overnight — Image by kenne
“Love. In the best of times, it is a dream. In the worst of times, a salvation.”
— from “The Four Winds” by
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Gambel’s Quail On Patio Wall 2 comments
Gambel’s Quail On Patio Wall — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Was relaxing at home
When an old friend comes calling
A timely visit.
Moments in time go
Something can not be explained
Making us connect.
— kenne
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A New Year’s Eve Rainbow Leave a comment
Yesterday’s Rainbow (December 31, 2021) — Image by kenne
What this rainbow didn’t have in color, it made up for it in brightness.
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White-winged Dove 2 comments
White-winged Dove — Photo-Artistry by kenne
the dove sits and waits
till I leave the patio
still, the feeder waits
— kenne
