Early Blooming Wildflowers on Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains (May 17, 2021) — Images by kenne
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Ciénega Creek — Photo Essay Leave a comment
Hiking the Ciénega Creek Trail with Friend,Tom Markey — Images by kenne
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Ciénega Creek Trail (English: “Hundred Springs Creek” or “Marsh Creek”) is an intermittent stream located within the Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, and is one of the most intact riparian corridors left in the state, represents one of the last perennial streams in southeastern Arizona. It originates in the Canelo Hills and continues northwest about 50 miles (80 km) to an area just outside Tucson, where it becomes known as Pantano Wash. Pantano Wash continues through Tucson and eventually connects with the Rillito River.
Gila Topminnow, once the most widespread fish in the Gila River basin (including Santa Cruz River), the Gila topminnow now claims Cienega Creek as its last stronghold in the United States. This guppy-like fish is good at thriving in less than ideal water conditions and loves to feast on mosquito larva. — Source: Pima County
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Springtime In The Sonoran Desert 2 comments
Springtime In The Sonoran Desert — Image by kenne
This saguaro has grown under the protection of a mesquite tree serving as a nurse tree.
This spring the cactus is loaded with flower buds, many of which a beginning to bloom.
— kenne
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Sunday Morning Quail Walk (Gambel’s quail – Callipepla gambelii)– Photo-Essay by kenne
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As quail families go, this is a small family — two chicks and two adults
(the male is not pictured because of his scout position).
This family was probably much larger at one time since the female may lay six to nine eggs.
Snakes and other predators may eat the eggs before they hatch,
and survival doesn’t get much better as little chicks.
— kenne
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Silverpuff Wildflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“I exist as I am, that is enough.”
— Walt Whitman
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Bougainvillea Blossom Art 3 comments
Bougainvillea Blossom — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Not by love, not by song
are we reborn as one,
but by the art of caring.
Caring is the revealer,
seeing things more clearly
in the mirror of gratitude.
— kenne
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Follow Me Home 2 comments
Michael Stevenson has the blog The HOBBLEHOY.
Recently he posted a The Irish Times review of Rhiannon Gidden’s
new album with Francesco Turrisi, “They’re Calling Me Home.”
We first became aware of Giddens about 15 years ago as one of the founding members of the country,
blues, and old-time music band Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she is the lead singer, fiddle, and
banjo player. In 2008, we attended the annual Houston iFest where local and international musicians and the
“iFest New Artist of the Year,” the Carolina Chocolate Drops, were scheduled to appear.
Since then, this very talented musician and her unique artistry continue to blossom.
Carolina Chocolate Drops (April 2008) — Images by kenne
“For nearly a decade, Giddens has been heralded as a luminary in the world of Americana,
and for some time, she was one of the few African-American faces represented.”
— American Songwriter
There are no words for a voice that evokes so much complexity of emotion.
This music and video will transform you into a different place. — kenne
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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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Abstract Art — What Do You See? Leave a comment
Abstract Art — Photo-Artistry by kenne
What do you see there?
A bird’s nest?
A hand holding
A women’s breast?
Naked bodies dancing?
An old man sitting
Drunkenly on a barstool?
But, does it really matter
For time will remove the filters.
— kenne
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Cactus Blossom — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The blossom opens and opens,
till it is no bigger than nature allows.
At darkness, the blossom embraces
its parts as in bed,
two sleeping lovers.
— 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 Trail- Photo Essay 1 comment
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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Snake In The Tanque Verde Wash 1 comment
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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Palo Verde Blossoms 1 comment
Palo Verde Blossoms — Image by kenne
Interesting Facts About the Palo Verde Tree:
— The Arizona state tree
— The name in Spanish means “green stick”
— Can live to be over 100 years old
— Can grow up to 30 feet
— Cause few or no allergy symptoms
— The flowers and seeds are edible
— The primary nursing plant for baby saguaros
