Cactus Wren On Saguaro — Image by kenne
Cactus wren stops to
Survey her territory
Before moving on.
— kenne
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White-winged Dove On Saguaro 1 comment
White-winged Dove On Saguaro — Image by kenne
Alexa, shuffle my Pandora stations —
I stream music most of the day,
sometimes it becomes indistinct,
like the sound of wind chimes,
the cooing of white-wing doves.
Alexa, stop!
— kenne
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Signs Of May In Tucson Leave a comment
Palo Verde Blossoms and White-winged Dove Atop a Saguaro — Image by kenne
There are many signs of May being here; however, two really stand out: (1) Yellow Palo Verde Blossoms are everywhere;
(2) have arrived and a ready to be a pollinator for the Saguaro cacti. When saguaros flower, white-winged doves move
from flower to flower, sipping nectar and pollinating the plant. Once the flowers become fruit, the doves have a new food source.
— kenne
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Saguaro National Park-East Leave a comment
Saguaro National Park-East — Image by kenne
Many hiking trails
Through the saguaro forest
In this desert park.
— kenne
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My First Art Images Using ChetGPT 3 comments
Images Created Using ChatGPT and the Words Sabino Canyon, Saguaros, and Impressionist — It’s a Beginning
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Three Little Guys Looking Up To The King Leave a comment
Three Little Guys Looking Up To The King — Image by kenne
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
— Lao Tzu
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What You See Is Not Always What You Get Leave a comment
Saguaros In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
The blackness
of the sky,
caused by
changing
blue to black
in Photoshop
removing all color
changing the
vibrations
captured by your
optical nerve —
what you see
is not always
what you get.
— kenne
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Saguaros On The Sunny Side of A Hill Leave a comment
Always More Saguaros On The Sunny Side of A Hill ( November 8, 2022, in Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
Saguaros love sunlight, so the southern part of a ridge or hill will attract the growth of many saguaros.
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Saguaro Sunrise Leave a comment
Saguaro Sunrise — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Saguaro stands tall
Stately as the sun rises
Desert royalty.
— kenne
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A Morning Walk In The Canyon 3 comments
Lower Sabino Canyon Panorama (October 5, 2022) — Photomerge by kenne
I walk alone in the early morning
heading up a canyon trail
toward the mountains; the dust
rises from my steps better defining
the trail for hikers to follow.
The saguaros along the trail
reach the sky from the basin floor
as hikers pass by soon to return
to avoid the midday heat —
what were you expecting?
For the day does not hover,
not even for a moment
as the sun rises overhead,
the scars of my hiking remain
embedded in my thoughts
refusing to grow feeble, just old.
— kenne
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Mighty Saguaro 2 comments
Mighty Saguaro — Image by kenne
The Mighty Saguaro
The mighty saguaro,
so majestic and tall,
holds its lifelong secrets
surprising one and all.
The seedling saguaro
begins small and afraid,
hoping it will survive
beneath the nurse plant’s shade.
The tiny saguaro
grows a little each year,
searching for the water
which is precious and dear.
The struggling saguaro
pushes upward for days,
glad it keeps avoiding
a new herbivore’s gaze.
The lucky saguaro
survives the desert heat,
outliving the nurse plant
not knowing of its feat.
The patient saguaro
looks skyward at all hours,
until at age fifty
it produces first flowers.
The giving saguaro
shares its bounty with all
who wait for months on end
for tasty fruits to fall.
The youthful saguaro
knows at seventy-five
that its newly formed arms
keeps desert friends alive.
The aging saguaro
has been a willing friend
to desert’s small creatures
dependent to the end.
The mighty saguaro
grows to fifty feet high,
waiting two hundred years
to almost touch the sky.
— Debbie Emery
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Saguaro Cactus In The Canyon Leave a comment
A Many-Armed Saguaro Cactus (Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
Mighty Saguaro
Saguaro cacti rise up like mighty sentinels
boldly claiming the high desert plains
tall and proud, their prickly arms
forewarn intruders to stop and beware.
A daunting presence, bold and majestic
toughness flows through their cacti veins
Saguaro endure long hours in the barren wilderness
their roots persevere under the dry, hard crust.
With no respite, save for the night
Saguaro rule valiantly in a god forsaken land.
— Laura Leiser
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Sabino Canyon Green Panorama Leave a comment
Monsoon Rains are Greening Up Sabino Canyon — Panorama Image by kenne
It’s not easy to tell, but saguaros are getting plump sucking up the water — believe me.
— kenne
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Crested Saguaro Leave a comment
Crested Saguaro Upon The Saguaros — Image by kenne
Cristate or “crested” saguaros form when the cells in the growing stem begin to divide outward,
rather than in the circular pattern of a normal cactus. This is an unusual mutation that results
in the growth of a large fan-shaped crest at the growing tip of a saguaro’s main stem or arms.
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Despite A Mega Draught Leave a comment
Brittlebush and Saguaro Cactus — Image by kenne
A megadrought continues in the west to make life difficult for desert plants.
Still, a common desert shrub, brittlebush, knows spring is the time to green up and bloom.
A member of the sunflower family, yet another symbol of strength during difficult times — a.k.a. Ukraine.
— kenne
