Image by kenne
A desert sentinel atop a desert giant—
cactus wren and saguaro share the morning.
The artistic background softens the edges of the world,
leaving only the essentials: bird, cactus, sky, and wonder.
Archive for the ‘Saguaro’ Category
Desert Sentinel Atop A Desert Giant Leave a comment
Cactus Wren Atop A Saguaro 4 comments
Cactus Wren Atop A Saguaro — Image by kenne
The Cactus Wren, (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, meaning ‘brown-capped curved bill’)
is conspicuous in behavior, size, and plumage—no doubt leading to its being chosen
as Arizona’s State Bird. Related to tropical wrens in Mexico,
this boldly patterned species is larger and unlike the rest of
North America’s wrens. — Tucson Audubon Society
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Saguaro Blossoms — Surprised By A Heartranding Cry 2 comments
Saguaro Blossoms — Image by kenne
Although flowers bloom it’s awkward to say that they are flowers
because they are not flowers, but thorns disguised as yellow pistils
and stamens surrounded by the petals made of pieces of colorless
paper. Moreover, their fragrance bears no meaning at all because t
hey bloom in the night,
and each time when the scorching sun brands the cactus’ skin
it cries out loud from the pain of the thorns pierced through
it’s burning flesh to form renewed skin,
then, surprised by a heartrending cry,
the birds flap their wings to fly in the air abandoning the cactus.
— from Dream of a Saguaro by Su Ben
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I’ll Take Saguaros On The Rocks 1 comment
I’ll Take Saguaros On The Rocks — Image by kenne
In the first decade of life
saguaro growth is slow
making the small plant
very fragile to the elements.
The rocks provide protection
much like bushes and trees
Taking on the name ‘nurse trees,’
Large rocks function as ‘nurse rocks.’
— kenne
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A Light Exists In Spring 1 comment
Saguaro Family — Image by kenne
A Light Exists In Spring
A Light exists in Spring
Not present on the Year
At any other period —
When March is scarcely here
A Color stands abroad
On Solitary Fields
That Science cannot overtake
But Human Nature feels.
It waits upon the Lawn,
It shows the furthest Tree
Upon the furthest Slope you know
It almost speaks to you.
Then as Horizons step
Or Noons report away
Without the Formula of sound
It passes and we stay —
A quality of loss
Affecting our Content
As Trade had suddenly encroached
Upon a Sacrament.
— Emily Dickinson
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Saguaro Morning 1 comment
Saguaro Morning — Image by kenne
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The Night Before Christmas 3 comments
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The Queen And Her King Leave a comment
Saguaros In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
A Mien to move a Queen—
Half Child—Half Heroine—
An Orleans in the Eye
That puts its manner by
For humbler Company
When none are near
Even a Tear—
Its frequent Visitor—
— Emily Dickinson
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Saguaro Family 2 comments
Saguaro Family In Sabino Canyon — HDR Image by kenne
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Happy Groundhog Day 5 comments
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Saguaro — Ink Stamp Art, A Visual Dichotomy Leave a comment
Saguaro — Ink Stamp Art by kenne
A genuine (true) dichotomy is a set of alternatives that are both mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive.
A set of alternatives A and B are mutually exclusive if and only if no member of A is a member of B.
This image is a visual example of a genuine (true) dichotomy.
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Saguaro Shadows Leave a comment
Saguaro Shadows — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Saguaro Shadows
Sun above the canyon wall
Alone, I hum songs.
— kenne
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Saguaro Sunrise Leave a comment
Saguaro Sunrise — Image by kenne
“The passage into mystery always refreshes. If, when we work, we can look once a day upon the face of mystery,
then our labor satisfies. We are lightened when our gifts rise from pools we cannot fathom. Then we know they are
not a solitary egotism and they are inexhaustible.”
— Lewis Hyde
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Saguaros In The Morning Haze 2 comments
Saguaros In the Morning Haze (02-04-13) — Image by kenne
The haze is lifting
Sun rising over the ridge
A new day has dawned.
— kenne
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The Squeeze Is On 2 comments
“The Squeeze is On” (Saguaro Cactus in Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
This saguaro cactus is on the cliff-side of the Bluff Trail in Sabino Canyon.
It’s about two feet long and may have been around for a couple of decades now.
You may think the saguaro has a dilemma, being “stuck between and rock and a hard place.”
The crack in the cliff has provided protection for this young saguaro, so it should
keep on growing for years to come.
— kenne
