End of Blackett’s Ridge Trail — Image by kenne
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End Of The Trail Leave a comment
“The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail.
We All Depend Upon Each Other 2 comments
Desert Walk — Image by kenne
We all depend upon each other, plants, and animals, not to mention the life-bestowing conglomerates:
Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Every living person is part of a give-and-take network that entails considerable suffering
as well as joy. This largely mysterious ambiance constitutes nature as experienced by—and affected by—you and me.
— Alexander Eliot
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Saguaro Sunrise 1 comment
Saguaro Sunrise — Image by kenne
In the morning sun
A tall cactus guardian
Shadows over me.
— kenne
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It’s Breakfast Time In The Desert 4 comments
White-winged Dove Eating Saguaro Fruit — Image by kenne
Nobody is around.
The desert is quiet,
so tell me, what’s
on your mind?
Use the words
to begin a poem.
— kenne
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Burning Off The Morning Haze 2 comments
Burning Off The Morning Haze In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Standing with the saguaros,
In Sabino Canyon
my soul feels the rhythm
of pure bliss.
— kenne
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Taking Nature Notes Leave a comment
Taking Notes On My First SCVN Training Class Nature Walk (09/14/2011) — Image by kenne
STANDING AT THE ALTAR OF NATURE
When we stand
at the altar of nature,
we stand with the greats;
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Henry David Thoreau,
and John Muir,
each having helped define
our relationship
with nature and language –
“every natural fact is a symbol
of some spiritual fact,
. . . words are signs of natural facts.”
Nature’s beauty becomes
a source of spiritual energy
connecting all things
into a universal whole
with the energy of our
thoughts and will.
We stand at nature’s alter as man
not separate from her,
seeing her in the flowers,
insects, animals, mountains,
creating a unified landscape
of our inward and outward senses.
Like all relationships,
the experience depends
on the degree of harmony
between us and nature,
therefore becoming a gift
granted while walking with nature
as she is embraced in our minds –
Enlighten, she shares her secrets,
making the universe more “transparent.”
Yet the gift may only offer a glimpse,
to be shared in images and words,
charming all living things.
— kenne
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Saguaros In Sabino Canyon Leave a comment
Saguaros In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
“People trample over flowers, yet only to embrace a cactus.”
— James Joyce
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Cactus Wren 1 comment
Cactus Wren — Image by kenne
A cactus wren may spend time on top of a saguaro,
but they prefer the protection given by the cholla cactus.
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Desert Lupine 1 comment
Desert Lupine — Image by kenne
Spring in the canyon
New colors cover the ground
Bringing happiness.
— kenne
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Sabino Canyon Morning 1 comment
Sabino Canyon Morning — Image by kenne
“What draws us into the desert is the search for something intimate in the remote.”
— Edward Abbey
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Male Phainopepla In Sabino Canyon Leave a comment
Male Phainopepla In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Far fowls have fair feathers.
— A Proverb
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Morning In The Canyon 1 comment
Morning In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Silhouettes abound
Outlining the saguaros
In the morning sun.
— kenne
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Northern Cardinal 2 comments
Male Northern Cardinal In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Red Bird
Red bird came all winter
Firing up the landscape
As nothing else could.
Of course I love the sparrows,
Those dun-colored darlings,
So hungry and so many.
I am a God-fearing feeder of birds,
I know he has many children,
Not all of them bold in spirit.
Still, for whatever reason-
Perhaps because the winter is so long
And the sky so black-blue,
Or perhaps because the heart narrows
As often as it opens-
I am grateful
That red bird comes all winter
Firing up the landscape
As nothing else can do.
— Mary Oliver
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Eastern Bluebirds 1 comment
Eastern Bluebirds — Image by kenne
The bluebird carries the sky on his back.
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Dragonfly Art Leave a comment
Dragonfly Art by kenne
