Archive for the ‘Cholla’ Tag
Cactus Wren Building a Nest — Image by kenne
This large wren prefers cholla cactus in which to their nest. The nest is built by both sexes is a bulky mass of weeds, grass, twigs, lined with feathers, animal hair, plant down. The nest is shaped like football lying on its side; entrance at one end, with a narrow tubular passage leading to nest chamber. While the female is incubating the eggs, the male will often build additional nests to serve as decoys.
— kenne
Cactus Wren Nest — Image by kenne
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Cholla Fruit — Photo-Artistry by kenne
I like the artist standing up for himself
— believing in his own word no matter
what anyone may say about it.
— Georgia O’Keeffe
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Male Cactus Wren Building a Nest in a Cholla Cactus — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Greater Roadrunner Sitting On Nest In A Cholla Cacti — Image by kenne
A capitalist society requires a culture based on images.
It needs to furnish vast amounts of entertainment in order to
stimulate buying and anesthetize the injuries of class, race, and sex.”
— from “On Photography” by Susan Sontag
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Cactus Wren Grunge Art by kenne
Art tries to create
creates
many possible futures
futures
in each moment
moments
of existence
existences
choosing reality
realities
from our experience
experiences.
-- kenne
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Cactus Wren Nest in a Cholla (Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
The whole theory of the universe
is directed unerringly to one individual
– namely You.
— Walt Whitman
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Cactus Wren Nest — Image by kenne
He builds nests for her
Several so she can pick
The one that she likes.
— kenne
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Cactus Wren Building a Nest in a Cholla Cactus (October 23, 20016) — Image by kenne
Springtime in Sabino Canyon
brings out the new while
recycling the old.
The white winged doves
have returned awaiting
saguaro buds to bloom.
The sound of mating calls
go out, returned creating
echoes in the canyon.
The pace of life in high gear
as nature puts on a show
in the desert’s spring festival.
— kenne
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“Having A Grunge Art Morning” (Sunday, November 1, 2015) — Computer Art by kenne
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Building a Nest in a Safe Place (Probably a Cactus Wren’s nest.) — Image by kenne
Birds Nest
Have you not seen the bird
flying far, again and again
collecting straws to weave a nest-
a home- for its young ones to be.
As eggs are hatched
out come the young
chirping or crying, to be fed,
the bird flies again, and again
collecting grains
to feed the young
who cannot fly
It chews the grain but does not swallow
beak to beak it feeds young fellow
caressingly and lovingly
so all are fed properly.
Young get wings, by and by:
and coaxed by the mother bird;
attempt to fly.
Then suddenly one day
the young one flies far away
It knows not where: and
The nest gets barren,
Lonely…
The bird DOES NOT GRIEVE
OR DOES IT
We humans, we do not know.
— Om Chawla
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Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear (Cholla) — Image by kenne
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Removing Cholla Spines — Images by kenne
Jumping Cholla
When it happens,
You swear it just
Jumped at you.
The trail is clear,
Not a lot of brush
Or cactus nearby,
And it happens –
The attach of the
Jumping cholla.
Cholla spines
Penetrate your hand,
Disbelief succumbing to pain.
Inexperienced hikers
Ponder what to do
Hoping not to make
A bad situation worse.
Experienced hikers
Are ready with a comb.
Prepared hikers.
Like a good scout,
Also have ointment handy.
Cactus spines are
Experience builders –
“Spine me once . . .”
— kenne
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Cactus Wren Nest In A Cholla Cactus — Image by kenne
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Teddy Bear Cholla In The Morning Sun — Image by kenne
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Hiking To Hutch’s Pool On Good Friday — Image by kenne
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