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Eyes Closed Creating A Zen Moment   1 comment

Japanese Garden (1 of 1)-4_art III blog“A Zen Moment” — Computer Painting by kenne

Focusing
on the scene
I close my eyes
to what was there
now captured 
in my mind’s eye
painting it with
my imagination —
taking a new course.

— kenne 

What Path Will You Take? I Wonder II   Leave a comment

7 Falls (1 of 1)-10 What Path Will You Take blogWhat Path Will You Take? — Image by kenne

Posted April 4, 2015 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Information, Life, Nature, Poetry

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Gila Monster Sightings   1 comment

Gila Moster (1 of 1) blogGila Monster — Image by kenne

Frequent sightings
driven by hunger and
spring mating —
slow-moving
morning walks in
black, pink and orange.

— kenne

I Went Out Today   3 comments

SCVN Hikers (1 of 1) blogSabino Canyon — Images by kenne

I went out today

hiking in Bear Canyon

rock hopping

across the creek 

seven times 

to seven falls —

still integrating 

awareness

with nature.

— kenne

SCVN Hikers (1 of 1)-2 blog

Posted April 3, 2015 by kenneturner in 7 Falls, Information, Nature, Wildflowers

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Looking Back In Time   Leave a comment

Bear Canyon (1 of 1) Sepia art blog“Looking Back In Time” — Image by kenne

Picture framed moment

The present is now the past

Looking back in time

— kenne

Capturing The Moment — Sun Bathing Rock Squirrel   1 comment

Rock Squirrel (1 of 1) blog

Rock Squirrel (1 of 1)-2 blogRock Squirrel — Images by kenne

 

Capturing The Springtime Moment: Parish Larkspur WIldflower   Leave a comment

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parish larkspur (1 of 1)-2 blogParish Larkspur WIldflower Images by kenne

Conditions for wildflowers are much better this spring than last year.
Yesterday (March 20, 2015) we saw several parish larkspur along the Bear Canyon trail at about 2,700 ft.
There were many, at first glance I thought they were lupines.

Last year I posted images of a single parish larkspur April 16th near Hutche’s Pool (3,900 ft.)

— kenne

Experiencing Your Secret Destinations   1 comment

Seven Fall 2011Seven Falls In Bear Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains (02/07/11) — Image by kenne

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
Martin Buber

Water Is Now Flowing In Sabino Canyon Quenching A Giant Thurst   1 comment

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-2 blogVisitors to Sabino Canyon were pleased to see water in the creek, the first time since the spring.

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-3 blogThe water for now is flowing over the Bear Canyon low-water crossing.

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-4 blogWater is also going over the low-water crossing below the Sabino Canton dam.

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-5 blogWater rushing over Sabino Canyon dam.

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-6 blogSabino Canyon Dam

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-7 blogSabino Canyon Dam

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-8 blogWater rushing over the boulders at the base of the dam.

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-9 blogThe area along the creek has been so dry that even the willows near the dam have dropped their leaves,
looking more like late fall rather August.

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-10 blogThis ash tree, home to a Cooper’s hawk nest has also lost a lot of its leaves.

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-11 blogThe water is providing a welcome relief from this year’s draught.

Water in the creek (1 of 1)-12 blogThe creek will continue to flow as long as the Catalina Mountains receive Monsoon rains.
— Images by kenne

“A giant thirst is a great joy when quenched in time.”

― Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

A Double Two-Tailed Swallowtail On The Rocks   Leave a comment

Two-tailed Swallowtail — Images by kenne

Double on the rocks,
Is this two-tailed swallowtail
Looking for its host?

kenne

Capturing The Moment — Bear Canyon   2 comments

7 Falls Trail (1 of 1)-2 blogBear Canyon In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne

Down through the canyon
A window to wispy clouds,
Saguaro heaven.

— kenne

A Hiker’s Stairway To Heaven   3 comments

Stairway To Heaven (1 of 1)-2 blogBear Canyon Trail To Seven Falls — Image by kenne

Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know,
The piper’s calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?

— from “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin

To Stay On Trail, Or Not   1 comment

Stay On The Trail (1 of 1)-2 blog framedStay On Trail — Image by kenne

Stay on canyon trails
Short cuts causes erosion —
Sedimentation.

However, bushwhacking
Is hiking outside the box —
A thorny branch out.

Always on question
To stay on question, or not —
My “to be” question.

— kenne

Inside The Outside — A Snapshot   3 comments

Jeri & Virginia VisitInside the Outside Snapshot — Image by kenne

Altar Of The Mountain Gods   8 comments

Bear Canyon Trail at 7 Falls blogBear Canyon Trail Above Seven Falls — Image by kenne

Blessed with clouds
And only spotted rain,
Hiking the twelve-mile
Sabino Canyon loop trail
Down through Bear Canyon
Was rewarding and inspirational.

Entering the lower canyon
Above the falls
The clouds opened
Atop Bear Canyon
Kissing the peaks
Lighting nature’s altar.

Below the altar’s pinnacles
The Bear Canyon trail
Curves away from
The dry creek bed
Under which water flows
Feeding the seven falls.

The steep rocky canyon walls
Provide a stark environment
For plants to grow.
Even so, the stately saguaros
Are able to survive as sentinels
In this mountain sanctuary.

Offering a serene haven
For the mountain gods,
Keepers of the mountain ways,
To nurture the healing spirits
Honed by the ancients’ as
Guardians of the canyon trails.

— kenne

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