Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.
— Louie Schwartzberg
Two-Tailed Swallowtail — Photo Essay by kenne
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Two-Tailed Swallowtail — Photo Essay 2 comments
Walking In A World Of Green And Gray 1 comment
We moved to Tucson, Arizona seven years ago after living many years in the Houston area. When we return to visit family and friends, we stay with daughter Jill in Kingwood. During most visits, I go for walks in East End Park. The park takes in an area on the shore of Lake Houston. A lot of the recent flooding in Kingwood from Hurricane Harvey resulted from the lake overflowing.
Walking the trails in the park yesterday I dealt with some trails impassable, mud, debris, humid heat and many mosquitos. The gray line marking the trees and bushes in many cases was 15 feet above the ground. Now a week after cresting, most of the water is back to a normal level. Since the park has many path bridges, I was surprised to see they were still intact after all the high-water flooding.
— kenne
Walking In A World Of Green And Gray — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the images to view in a slideshow format.)
Businesses Underwater After Harvey — Photo Essay 3 comments
A new HEB Grocery Flooded in Kingwood
Flooded Whataburger
Waterline Tells the Story
A Randalls Grocery
LaMadeleine French Bakery and Cafe
LaMadeleine French Bakery and Cafe
No Gas at this Station. The tanker was turned away because of water in the underground tanks.
Cleaning Up for Business
A New Business Now Closed — Will Not Be Raising Cane Anytime Soon.
A Local Business In Kingwood
A Picture Representing Thousands of Cars in Houston — Images by kenne
Harvey Flooding Was Inches Away — Photo Essay 3 comments
We are staying with daughter Jill in Houston where many are starting the recovery process from Harvey. Jill’s house is on a street that goes down hill in the direction of Lake Houston. During the record setting rains, you could see the water coming up the street. Fortunately, the water stopped at her property edge. What follows are photos of homes that were flooded in her neighborhood.
— kenne
“Texas Flood”
Well there’s floodin’ down in Texas
All of the telephone lines are down
Well there’s floodin’ down in Texas
All of the telephone lines are down
And I’ve been tryin’ to call my baby
Lord and I can’t get a single sound
All of the telephone lines are down
Well there’s floodin’ down in Texas
All of the telephone lines are down
And I’ve been tryin’ to call my baby
Lord and I can’t get a single sound
Well dark clouds are rollin’ in
Man I’m standin’ out in the rain
Well dark clouds are rollin’ in
Man I’m standin’ out in the rain
Yeah flood water keep a rollin’
Man it’s about to drive poor me insane
Well I’m leavin’ you baby
Lord and I’m goin’ back home to stay
Well I’m leavin’ you baby
Lord and I’m goin’ back home to stay
Well back home are no floods or tornados
Baby and the sun shines every day
— Stevie Ray Vaughan
Images by kenne
Thurber Cinquefoil Wildflower — Photo Essay Leave a comment
Thurber Cinquefoil Wildflower — Photo Essay by kenne
A very special wildflower that can be found on Mt. Lemmon.
These images were taken along Sunset Trail to Marshell Gultch —
one of my favorite mountain wildflowers.
— kenne
Monument In Right Feet Major — Photo Essay Leave a comment
Monument In Right Feet Major by Todji Kurtzman
Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland CO — Photo Essay by kenne
Marching
At dawn I heard among bird calls
the billions of marching feet in the churn
and squeak of gravel, even tiny feet
still wet from the mother’s amniotic fluid,
and very old halting feet, the feet
of the very light and very heavy, all marching
but not together, criss-crossing at every angle
with sincere attempts not to touch, not to bump
into each other, walking in the doors of houses
and out the back door forty years later, finally
knowing that time collapses on a single
plateau where they were all their lives,
knowing that time stops when the heart stops
as they walk off the earth into the night air.
— Jim Harrison
Rocky Mountain National Park — Photo Essay Leave a comment
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”
— John Muir
Rocky Mountain National Park — Photo Essay by kenne
On July 30, 2017, we drove through the park from the west entrance to the east entrance. We had been to the park several times in the past while visiting Estas Park entering outside of Estas Park.
— kenne
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