Aspen Fall Colors On Mt. Lemmon — Abstract Art by kenne
A tangle of leaves
Shimmering in a light breeze
To its own music.
— kenne
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Aspen Fall Colors On Mt. Lemmon — Abstract Art Leave a comment
Tom Markey Past Away on August 17, 2022, RIP 4 comments
Tom Taking A Moment to Rest Before Setting Up Camp on Mica Mountain (April 2012) — Image by kenne
Remembering So Much, Let So Little
We walked together as brothers
His a shuffled pace totaling
Many unnumbered miles
Remembering so much, let so little
Have known him for the last ten years
Reminding me of my brother,
It seemed like a lifetime
Remembering so much, let so little
When we first met
We were in a hiking group
For me, all were strangers
Remembering so much, let so little
He had that something
We all feel but can’t explain
As with the wistfulness of used books
Remembering so much, let so little
Hiking dusty trails, stirred only by our steps,
A soft breeze unable to lift
The dust above our boots
Remembering so much, let so little
Sharing a love of the wild
To hear sounds, see vistas
In the desert and sky islands
Remembering so much, let so little
He was born with a feel for the moment
Making use of the incidentals
Whether invited or not
Remembering so much, let so little
An eye for beauty and form
Where nothing is perfect
And everything is perfect.
Remembering so much, let so little
Always ready to go farther afield
Looking for new trails – such as
The Hidden Pasture Trail
Remembering so much, let so little
Meticulously researching new adventures
Was a hobby driven by the belief
One knows the country through direct contact
Remembering so much, let so little
Possessing a diverse love of life
Sharing stories of youthful conquests
As the sunsets only to be replaced by a full moon
Remembering so much, let so little
Dare not wave the punctual tissue of farewell
He would reply with an insouciant shrug
Therefore, I drink to you, my brother
Remembering so much, let so little
For this is a path we will all take
On the Hidden Pasture Trail
It’s all part of nature’s plan
Remembering so much, let so little
— kenne
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After All Is Exhausted, Nature Remains Leave a comment
Sunset — Image by kenne
“After you have exhausted what there is
in business, politics, conviviality, and so on –
have found that none of these finally satisfy,
or permanently wear – what remains?
Nature remains.”
— Walt Whitman
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Wild Burro Canyon In The Tortolita Mountains Leave a comment
Wild Burro Canyon In The Tortolita Mountains (March 12, 2012) — Panorama Created By Merging Three Photos By kenne
These mountains were home to the Hohokam (550 to 1540 A.D.) as evidenced by the amazing petroglyphs carved into rocks throughout the range. We also know that Spanish explorers sought mineral riches for their crown in the 1540s, and there was a short-lived mining boom in the 1860s.
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I will see you at the rock,
the rock at the pass —
not till you are lost,
then you will find me
by the river
sitting on the rock.
You starting point will be
the mystery of my loneliness.
— kenne
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Yetman Trail Panorama Leave a comment
Yetman Trail — Panorama by kenne
beautiful vistas
where the desert speaks
by not disturbing
your solitude
— kenne
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Roadrunner Watercolor Portrait Leave a comment
Watercolor Painting of a Greater Roadrunner — Photo-Artistry by kenne
He visits each day
A nosey kind of joker
Looking for trouble.
— kenne
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Bewick’s Wren and House Finch At Feeder Leave a comment
Bewick’s Wren & House Finch at Bird Feeder — Images by kenne
Small birds in the neighborhood
love our patio feeders, and
we love watching them.
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Turkey Vulture Down By Wash 1 comment
Turkey Vulture Down By Wash — Image by kenne
waiting to take off
turkey vulture down by wash
Instinct will say when
— kenne
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Optical Illusion — Revisited Leave a comment
“Optical Illusion” — Abstract Art by kenne
Virtual Illusion
Saturday evening light
Flashback to yesteryears,
Listening to the radio
Reading to a musical background.
Pausing the reading,
Surfing radio frequencies
Listening to the words
Of one-note talk shows.
Turning the dial to the left
Searching for painted words
A spontaneous overflow
Streaming powerful feelings.
Hearing words of choice and form
Words expressing the unspoken
Evoking times past
With times present.
Connecting, but questioning,
Who is this poet?
Line after line
Words shared in time.
How could this be?
Do I know her?
Read her poetry?
Heard her read?
Who is she?
Continuing to listen
Who is she?
Words replaced by silence.
Listening carefully,
Who is she?
Loueva Smith –
That’s it, Loueva Smith!
Knowing her name,
Time to Google —
Generating 21 results
One, DoubleTake #13.
Now I know
A virtual illusion
Figment of imagination
Arising out of nothingness.
But, just maybe
She does exist
In the middle
Of nowhere else to go.
Searching through office shelves,
There it was, DoubleTake #13.
Found, but not lost,
Words “…she had learned to keep quiet.”
— kenne (2008)
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Gila Woodpecker At Hummingbird Feeder Leave a comment
This Gila Woodpecker Thinks He’s A Hummingbird — Image by kenne
Gila woodpeckers have been coming to the hummingbird feeder for several weeks now, and when I see him, I frighten him away.
This morning I decided to get a photo. This is because woodpeckers are so adept at holding on to most anything.
They can do this because of two front and two back toes (zygodactyl toes). This clever foot formation,
which can look like an X or a K, allows birds to grip things more efficiently. Add the fact that the tongues of woodpeckers
can extend as much as 2 inches past the tips of their bills, and they like sweet things, such as fruit.
Conclusion: this feeder is as much a woodpecker feeder as a hummingbird feeder.
— kenne
Gila Woodpecker On A Saguaro — Image by kenne
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Curve-billed Thrasher Video 3 comments
This curve-billed thrasher was one of two on the neighbor’s ocotillo plant that I videoed in the following clip. — kenne
Chlorophyll captures hard radiation
My plumage explodes forth with colors bright
Transmutes into my dream’s pigmentation
In proud defiance of sun’s bleaching light
My plumage explodes forth with colors bright
I sprout a thousand flames rose tangerine
In proud defiance of sun’s bleaching light
Brush bold orange on the baked desert scene
— from Ocotillo by Tom Quigley
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Two-tailed Swallowtail, Arizona’s State Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
On the wings of time
Butterflies color the skies
As the seasons pass.
— kenne
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Broad-billed Hummingbird Video Clip Leave a comment
Broad-billed Hummingbird Video Clip Camera Setup, September 18, 2022
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Sleepy Orange & Dainty Sulphur Butterflies Leave a comment
Broad-bill Hummingbird Morning Leave a comment
Broad-bill Hummingbird At Patio Feeder (September 17, 2022) — Images by kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 
Sleepy Orange & Dainty Sulphur Butterflies On Narrow-leaf Aster Wildflowers (Santa Catalina Mountains) — Image by kenne
“And anyway, what is the difference between self-knowledge and self-obsession?
One encourages a defeat of the ego, the other encourages a feeding of the ego.
One a deeper experience of connection to ourselves, which enables a more
nourishing connection to others. The other, disdain for the deeper needs of the self,
which leads to disdain of others.”
— from On Connection by Kae Tempest
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