Tanuri Ridges Sunset — Photo-artistry by kenne
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Birds
Curve-billed Thrasher On A Cold Desert Morning — Image by kenne
Children Fetching Water– Image by kenne
Living is no laughing matter:
you must live with great seriousness
like a squirrel, for example—
I mean without looking for something beyond and above living,
I mean living must be your whole occupation.
Living is no laughing matter:
you must take it seriously,
so much so and to such a degree
that, for example, your hands tied behind your back,
your back to the wall,
or else in a laboratory
in your white coat and safety glasses,
you can die for people—
even for people whose faces you’ve never seen,
even though you know living
is the most real, the most beautiful thing.
I mean, you must take living so seriously
that even at seventy, for example, you’ll plant olive trees—
and not for your children, either,
but because although you fear death you don’t believe it,
because living, I mean, weighs heavier.
-- from On Living by Nâzim Hikmet
Curve-billed Thrasher — Image by kenne
Chipmunk On Patio — Image by kenne
On November 9th, I posted “A Patio Visitor.” It has been returning almost daily and seems to feed
mostly on seeds falling from the bird feeders. We enjoy watching it dash around on the patio.
Chipmunk On the Patio — Image by kenne
We have a new friend on our patio, a chipmunk. In the 13+ years we have lived in Tucson, this is the first time one has visited us.
Lost In the Shadows (Garden Morning Glory) — Image by kenne
Black-throated Sparrow At Patio Feeder Image by kenne
― The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
White Winged Dove At Patio Feeder — Image by kenne
A Rainbow As Seen Driving Into Tanuri Ridge — Image by kenne
— from Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot
White-banded Digger Bee — Image by kenne
Looks Like Rain — Image by kenne
— kenne
Ornate Tree Lizard At Home On The Patio Olive Tree
— kenne
Another Beautiful Tucson Sunset — Image by kenne
— kenne
Morning Visitor (Broad-billed Hummingbird) — Image by kenne
— Jai Rodriquez
