Archive for the ‘Tanuri Ridge’ Category

Desert Willow Blossoms   3 comments

Desert Willow Blossoms — Image by kenne

Desert willow sways—

pink trumpets hum in dry winds,

bees sip on silence.

Landscape Butterfly and Hibiscus Blossom   Leave a comment

Landscape Butterfly and Hibiscus Blossom — Image by kenne

One bloom, two hard wings,

motion framed by quiet breeze —

the world holds its breath.

Rainbow Over Tanuri Ridge   2 comments

Rainbow Over Tanuri Ridge — Image by kenne

Colors arc above—

quiet rooftops catch the light,

peace after the storm.

Prickly Pear Blossoms   Leave a comment

Prickly Pear Blossoms — Image by kenne

From the spined silence,

soft petals rise unafraid—

bloom where none should dare.

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird   Leave a comment

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird — Image by kenne

Feeder swings, she guards—

fierce spark in a velvet blur,

nectar worth the chase.

Cactus Blossom   5 comments

Cactus Blossom — Photo-artistry by kenne

Moon-pale petals breathe,
desert hush holds their perfume—
one night, then they fall.

Oleander Blossoms On The Patio   Leave a comment

Oleander at the Northern End of Our Patio with Ocotillo Blossoms On the Neighbor’s Patio — Image by kenne

Oleander sways,

ocotillo strikes the sky—

beauty wears both moods.

Departure   2 comments

Raven Leaving Palm Tree — Image by kenne

“Departure”

A raven rests on fronded throne,
Where desert winds through palm have blown.
Its feathers ink against the sky,
A secret kept where shadows lie.

No caw, no cry, just silent grace,
It lifts into the sunlit space.
From tropic green to open blue,
It leaves the tree—and me—askew.

A parting like a whispered charm,
Dark wings retreating into calm.
And in its flight, the silence grew,
As if the palm now mourned it too.

Curve-billed Thrasher On The Rocks   1 comment

Curve-billed Thrasher On The Rocks — Image by kenne

Two-tailed Swallowtail   Leave a comment

Two-tailed Swallowtail — Image by kenne

We cannot all see beauty the same way.

— kenne

 

Chipping Sparrow On Our Patio   Leave a comment

Chipping Sparrow On Our Patio — Image by kenne

Abstract Art   3 comments

Abstract Art by kenne

There ain’t no substitute    11 comments

Under Tucson skies
 
Under Tucson skies
Desiring the wings to fly
In a sky so deep blue
Satisfied to walk my days
Under Tucson skies.
 
Sometimes I get a little lost
Acting like a kid flying high
I don’t know why
the thrill is still here
Satisfied under Tucson skies.
 
I know it an’t just 
one of those things
It’s something so nice
So I can’t get use to
Something so right.
 
I see beautiful colors
I want to write about
But there an’t no substitute 
For the real thing 
I know there an’t no substitute.
 
— kenne
 
 

Morning Sun On A Cloudy Day   1 comment

Tanuri Ridge Cloudy Morning Sun — Image by kenne 

A cloudy morning

Sun’s low angle finds a way

Breaking through the clouds.

— kenne

An Old Creation Brought Back and Framed   3 comments

Sulphur Butterfly and Yardflowers Mixed Art (September 2012) — by kenne

Understand the relationship
Between a butterfly and a flower.
Understand the relationship
Between food and hunger,
Between drink and thirst.

But dear sir, let not the heart
Go loose without restraint.
Go apart from all and stay.

— Gajanan Mishra