Sculpture Building in Progress Near the Tanque Verde Wash — Image by kenne
I have time to photograph
they have time to create art
for trail walkers near the wash.
— kenne
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Shades Of Gray — Photo-Artistry by kenne
In the youth of spring
the river runs freely
between a cleavage —
two breasts flowering.
In the age of winter
the river runs dry
light between shadows
fainter, fainter, fainter —
as the fire burns out.
— kenne
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Tanque Verde Wash Tail — Photo Essay by kenne
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I have been walking the trails along the Tanque Verde Wash for over ten years,
taking many photos of the art and still have no idea who is the artist(s) —
for me, it’s a mystery.
— kenne
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Morning Walk On The Tanque Verde Wash Trail 1 comment
Morning Walk On The Tanque Verde Wash Trail — HDR Image by kenne
“Direction is so much more important than speed.” Or said another way;
“Sometimes being low is the best way to reach your goal,
just think about what you may learn on the way.”
— kenne
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A Rock Art Snake In The Tanque Verde Wash — Images by kenne
The creative people living near the Tanque Verde wash keep doing their thing, this time in the wash rather than alongside the wash.
To create a rock art snake with rocks this size, the creator(s) would need to carry rocks from fifty or more yards away.
This rock art snake in the wash is located about a mile west of most of the art previously posted on this blog,
just east of the Craycroft Road bridge where the wash runs into the Rillito River.
— kenne
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Cowpen Daisy Art — A Solo Gift 2 comments
Cowpen Daisy — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Last Thursday (May 5, 2021), I posted a photo of the lone wildflower (Cowpen Daisy) on a trail along the Tanque
Verde Wash between Sabino Canyon Road and Craycroft Road. Our community, Tanuri Ridge, is located north of the
wash, where I sometimes walk over four miles up and back along the wash. This is an art piece from the photo.
A good friend commented on the May 5th posting; “These solo gifts, especially, should be celebrated!” With this art posting, I celebrate it again.
— kenne
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Tanque Verde Wash Art — Photo-Essay 4 comments
Tanque Verde Wash Art — Images by kenne
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Cowpen Daisy In Tanque Verde Wash (Tucson, Arizona) — Image by kenne
Morning walks along the wash
months have passed since water
flowed above ground down to the river.
A lone daisy takes on the odds
standing in the parched sand
having found the right place
to display its beauty.
— kenne
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Migrating Turkey Vultures 2 comments
Migrating Turkey Vultures Near The Tanque Verde Wash — Fine Marker Drawing by kenne
They arrive each spring
Hundreds resting overnight
Morning departure.
— kenne
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Trash in the Tanque Verde Wash — Image by kenne
Flash flood left behind
Trash in the Tanque Verde Wash
Not sustainable.
— kenne
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Turkey Vultures Take Flight (09/28/20) — Images by kenne
After a brief stay overnight along the Tanque Verde Wash,
turkey vultures continue the migration south into Mexico.
Some see these birds as ugly, which is in the eye of the beholder, to some,
the bald head of a vulture is just another reason to admire them.
–– kenne
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Amaranthus palmeri – Carelessweed (Near the Tanque Verde Wash in Tucson) — Image by kenne
These plants are often found growing in fields, along roadsides, in drainage areas, and along desert washes.
The spine-tipped flower bracts are prickly (especially when dry) and can scratch bare skin.
Do not walk through a dense patch of dried Carelessweed while wearing shorts.
— kenne
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Sunset Near Tanque Verde Wash 1 comment
Sunset Near Tanque Verde Wash (09/15/11) — Image by kenne
Such a beautiful tree —
so representative of life.
Yet, we often see beauty only
in the foliage and blossoms
nature provides in one of life’s stages.
Why?
Beauty is everywhere —
there is beauty in death,
marking the stage so important
in the cycles of life.
This tree (image of) is amazing,
a sculpture in the face of the sun,
containing the shapes we use
to design our places in this world.
What image do you present
in the face of the sun?
Does it add?
Does it subtract?
Be honest!
— kenne
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Tree By The Tanque Verde Wash 2 comments
Tree by the Tanque Verde Wash — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life.
If you continue to believe as you have always believed,
you will continue to act as you have always acted.
If you continue to act as you have always acted,
you will continue to receive what you have always received.
If you want different results in your life or your work,
all you have to do is change your mind.”
— Unknown
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A Morning Walk Along The Tanque Verde Wash — Images by kenne
Our community of Tanuri Ridge backs up to the Tanque Verde Wash. The wash continues to eat away at our property line.
Soon, this part of the trail will be washed away, along with the “branch art” monuments along the Tanque Verde banks.
Recent mountain rains in the Catalinas are beginning to bring ash from the Big Horn Fire to the wash.
— kenne
