Phlox tenuifola — Image by kenne
This is the time of year when nature’s beauty is showing its face in Sabino Canyon.
— kenne
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Signs Of Spring In The Desert 3 comments
Saguaro Blossoms
Ocotillo Blossoms
Palo Verde Blossons
Spring in Sabino Canyon
Desert Hibiscus
Signs Of Spring In The Desert — Photo Essay by kenne
Desert Song
I thirst
for your rivers
your rippling mesas of sand
gold mirrors
on your sinuous curves
I thirst
for the saguaro
for the sweet juice of cactus
in the prickling sweat
of a desert sun
I thirst
for the searing of hot valleys
the bend of shimmer and heat
that bow that arcs the arrow
toward this center, my heart
I thirst
for the bloom, the sweet
languorous smells
this subtle perfume
elusive, as the scuttle of desert life
I thirst
for this tallest, deepest night
of stars and silence
when the moon is only a moon
silvering this light
— Ruth Housman
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Tell me what you think art is . . . 3 comments
Desert Wildflowers — Image by kenne
Tell me what you think art is — if you can
— ask a lot of people — and see if anybody knows . . .
You ask me about music — I like it better than anything
in the world — Color gives me the same thrill once in
a long long time — I can almost remember and count the times
— it is usually just the outdoors or the flowers — or a person —
sometimes a story — or something that will call a picture
to my mind — will affect me like music —
— Georgia O’Keeffe
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Desert Wildflowers: I Declare — A Great Time Of The Year For Hiking 3 comments
I declare
Cue the sun
I declare life.
Cue the flowers
I declare spring.
Cue the children
I declare love.
I declare,
Isn’t it beautiful?
I declare!
I declare!
— kenne
(CLICK ON ANY OF THE TILED IMAGES TO VIEW LARGER IMAGE IN A SLIDESHOW FORMAT.)
Wildflower Images by kenne
The weather here is windy, balmy, sometimes wet.
Desert springtime, with flowers popping up all over the place,
trees leafing out, streams gushing down from the mountains.
Great time of year for hiking, camping, exploring, sleeping under the new moon and the old stars.
At dawn and at evening we hear the coyotes howling with excitement – mating season.
And lots of fresh rabbit meat hopping about to feed the young ones with.
— Edward Abbey
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Capturing The Moment — Desert Globemallow 2 comments
Desert Globemallow — Image by kenne
Desert wildflowers in the spring
Bring joy to the eye
Responding to the mourning sun
Cresting over the mountain
Opening to a silent knowledge and
A spirit enlightened of itself
To which I contemplate the void.
— kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Desert Wildflowers, Sutherland Trail 7 comments
Sonoran Desert Wildflowers Along The Sutherland Trail In Catalina State Park, Arizona — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the above tiled images to see larger view in a slideshow.)
Spring colors deserts
Beautifying a harsh land
With nature’s softness.
— kenne
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Desert Phlox Wildflowers Along A Rocky Trail — Images by kenne
Desert wildflowers
Can make you a believer,
Bloom on my beauties.
— kenne
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A Jungle Of Desert Wildflowers 2 comments
Desert Wildflowers — Image by kenne
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Wildflowers On The King Canyon Trail To Wasson Peak 8 comments
Kings Canyon Trail — Images by kenne
Wildflower Slideshow by kenne
Panorama of Wasson Peak Near The Top
SCVN guided hike to Wasson Peak via Kings Canyon trail, which is about a seven mile (roundtrip) hike and elevation gain of 1,900 ft.
Some of our hikers made only the Kings Canyon trail to the first saddle since we were experiencing unusually warm record-setting temperatures (the mid-90’s).
kenne
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people
are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home;
that wilderness is a necessity…”
― John Muir
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My Desert Wildflower 5 comments
Desert Wildflower — Image by kenne
My desert wildflower,
growing in the desert —
the most challenging place
on earth.
Saving your strength,
waiting for the rain to come,
when you reach for the sun
and bloom;
that’s what you’re gonna do,
wait for the rain,
reach to the sun
and bloom.
kenne
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