A Sabino Canyon Morning — Image by kenne
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A Sabino Canyon Morning Leave a comment
Sabino Canyon Giclee Painting 1 comment
Sabino Canyon Giclee Painting by kenne
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Great Blue Visited Nextdoor 4 comments
Great Blue Heron Visited A Neighbor’s House — Image by kenne
Although one might not expect to see a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in the Sonoran Desert, they have an extensive range
and occur throughout much of North and Central America wherever there is water. If you happen to have a koi or goldfish pond
in your backyard, you may be visited by a heron.
— kenne
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Pocket Gopher — Image by kenne
Pocket gophers are sometimes confused with their fossorial relatives, moles. There are several easy ways to tell the two groups apart.
Moles have small teeth and tiny, unapparent eyes. Pocket gophers have long incisors that protrude from the mouth, and their eyes are easy to see.
In addition, mole tunnels leave raised ridges in the ground, whereas pocket gopher tunnels do not. — Source: The National Wildlife Federation
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Low Clouds In The Foothills 1 comment
Low Clouds In The Catalina Foothills — Image by kenne
Low clouds remain
in the canyons
of the foothills
after a weekend
of much needed rain.
— kenne
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The Humble Back Of The Mountain Leave a comment
Aspen Trail on Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
Sun warms the lizard’s back
and the humble back of the mountain.
A raven croaks from the top of a thermal.
The valley oak above the barn,
dying a huge branch at a time,
stands in calm mortability, content
with the warm light that has fed its leaves,
the dark waters that have fed its roots,
its acorns that have fed the woodpeckers
for five hundred rainy seasons.
— Ursula K. Le Guin
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Oh, This Is Going To Be Easy 4 comments
Caricature by Dave Fitzsimmons and Images by Joy
Joy invited me to attend this month’s luncheon meeting of the Old Pueblo Women’s Club, which took place at the Lodge at Ventana Canyon.
The speaker was Dave Fitzsimmons, a recently retired internationally known journalist/cartoonist. At one point in his amusing presentation,
he walked over to our table and said, “Isn’t this a woke organization, and your name is Ms.” We went up to his drawing pad, took one look at me and said,
“Oh, this is going to be easy.”
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Teenage Girls Enjoying Sabino Canyon Leave a comment
Girls In Sabino Canyon at the Dam — HDR Image by kenne
Class of teenage girls
Enjoy the canyon’s beauty
On a sunny day.
— kenne
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The First Returners 2 comments
After the Big Horn Forest Fire — Image by kenne
As the first returners, ferns, and mosses are some of the greenery we see after a fire.
They have rhizomes, horizontal stems tucked away underground that stay protected and often survive moderate fires.
— kenne
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A Desert Rainy Morning Leave a comment
A Desert Raining Morning In The Catalina Foothills — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
–Emily Dickinson
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Shadows In The Canyon Leave a comment
Shadows In The Canyon — Image by kenne
The sun hit the sides of the rock, creating shadows that swallowed the canyon trail as we hiked the canyon.
Looking left and right, we took a deep breath to appreciate where we are.
There are certain places that have the energetic power to serve as a teacher.
The canyons of the Santa Catalina Mountains are exactly that.
It’s a place that requires no words but can provide untold lessons.
It’s a place that will challenge your perspective without asking anything from you.
— kenne
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Arizona Sister — Image by kenne
Arizona girl
A large brown/black butterfly
Big sister to some.
— kenne
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Thimble Peak View Over The Tucson Basin — Image by kenne
“Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.”
— – John Ruskin
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Snow White Icing on Hoodoos — Image by kenne
All reality
involves the active control
of our point of view,
which we choose as reality.
Thus,
if reality is what we think is actual
can we truly comprehend reality?
Is not all reality virtual?
— kenne
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Honey Bee On Arizona Fleabane — Digital Art Leave a comment
Honey Bee On Arizona Fleabane — Digital Art by kenne
my nature photos
masking layers of art filters
creating my art
digital painting
colors become transparent
blending together
i have become a
digital photo artist
uniting my hands
whatever my tools
technology empowers
the will and desire
i seek to be good
i seek to communicate
not to be perfect
i seek the duende
to find my kindred feelings
in all that i do
— kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 