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Happy Birthday, Joy 3 comments
“things that remain to
Joy and Katelyn, January 2006 2 comments
Joy and Katelyn, January 2006 — Image by kenne
Though she be but little, she is fierce.
— William Shakespeare
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Joy, Bryce Canyon National Park (September 15, 2016) — Image by kenne
Be willing to have it so.
Acceptance of what has happened
is the first step to overcoming
the consequences of any misfortune.
–William James
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A Day In The West 1 comment
Joy and tour guide, Richie.
A Day in the West Jeep Tour (June 15, 2016) Images by kenne
During our recent brief stay in Sedona, Jill, James, Joy and I went on a two hour jeep tour behind Thunder Mountain. I used James as an excuse to finally get Joy out on a back-country jeep tour. Considering that Joy was still recovering from surgery, she did quite well.
The ride was a joy with Joy!
— kenne
Panorama Taken On Jeep Tour by kenne
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Leopold Point 4 comments
Hikers at Leopold Point signing, JOY, to my wife who is recovering from surgery — thanks for the kindness. (June 24, 2016)
— Images by kenne
Leopold Point
We hike the Catalina trials
around bid boulders
under the giant ponderosas
opening to fern meadows.
We reach the ridge
above the pine tops
sharing our unceasing
love for the splendid views.
We are nature enthusiasts
devoted to nurturing our senses
connecting more deeply
with life’s experiences.
We follow the trial
to Leopold Point
a special place to sit
in group solidarity.
We chatter away
while being mindful
to capture a moment
in brief solitude.
We have learned
the value of moment
by moment awareness
in connecting to nature.
— kenne
Click on any of the following tiled images to see in a slideshow format.
“Now, more than ever, we need nature as a balancing agent.”
— Richard Louv
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30 Years of Togetherness — Some kind of lovely ride. 11 comments
Kenne & Joy, Las Vegas, 1989.
We were a couple for 16 years before getting married May 18, 2002 in Los Vegas. Thirty years of togetherness, but who’s counting.
“The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.”
Secret O’ Life
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
Any fool can do it, there ain’t nothing to it.
Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill.
But since we’re on our way down, we might as well enjoy the ride.
The secret of love is in opening up your heart.
It’s okay to feel afraid, but don’t let that stand in your way.
Cause anyone knows that love is the only road.
And since we’re only here for a while, might as well show some style. Give us a smile.
Isn’t it a lovely ride? Sliding down, gliding down,
try not to try too hard, it’s just a lovely ride.
Now the thing about time is that time isn’t really real.
It’s just your point of view, how does it feel for you?
Einstein said he could never understand it all.
Planets spinning through space, the smile upon your face, welcome to the human race.
Some kind of lovely ride. I’ll be sliding down, I’ll be gliding down.
Try not to try too hard, it’s just a lovely ride.
Isn’t it a lovely ride? Sliding down, gliding down,
try not to try too hard, it’s just a lovely ride.
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
— James Taylor
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Joy’s Get Well Lilies — Computer Art by kenne
Joy’s get well lilies
Are beautiful on the bar
Two Sundays after.
— kenne
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My Visual Metaphor For Breast Cancer 5 comments
My Visual Metaphor for Breast Cancer — Image of Joy in René Magritte’s Delusions of Grandeur II by kenne
What counts is precisely this moment of panic, and not its explanation.
— René Magritte
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Joy and Friends — Grunge Art by kenne
Dasein
For the moment
a tolerable relationship
is established
by being there — Dasein.
It is the moment
the camera captures
and actualized in art
through thought and expression.
The form of the image
is empty without
the spirit that lives in it —
art projects the spirit.
Seeking suitable form never ends
with and achievement —
each moment formulates new meaning,
a process not lost in each formation.
What appears in the moment
only asks the questions,
the process provides the answers
by the free spirit seeking form.
The real image
is receptive to reality,
the actualized image
seeks a more suitable form.
— kenne
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The very essence of the creative is its novelty,
and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.
— Carl Rogers
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Sisters 1 comment
“Sisters” Joy and Jody (June 2, 2003) — Image by kenne
Sweet, crazy conversations full of half sentences,
daydreams and misunderstandings
more thrilling than understanding could ever be.
― Toni Morrison
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Capturing The Moment For Future Memories 2 comments
Joy, Hannah, Agnes (Great Grandma) and Katelyn (9/27/03) — Image by kenne
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A Flashback Moment — Ten Years Out 1 comment
Joy and Katelyn (06/20/04) — Image by kenne
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Four Years Out 3 comments
Kenne, Kika & Joy On Empty Patio (June 21, 2010)
Looking back on our move from The Woodlands, Texas to Tucson, I’m not sure which one of us may have experienced the most anxiety. One might think it would have been the cat, Kika (who passed away this past December), but Joy would probably argue that point. In many ways we have adjusted well to our new home, town and friends.
Now we are starting our fifth year here, longer than most friends and family would have predicted, especially since Joy has not grown to love southern Arizona as I have — we may very well be considering a different five-year plan after this year.
The four years we have lived here have allowed us to experience most of the things we took into consideration in making the decision to make the move: a new adventure, closer to Joy’s mother and siblings. We are now moving into our fifth year in the Catalina Foothills, not yet knowing what will be driving our next five-year plan, which is why I share again the following poem, “Birthday.” The poem could have very easily been titled, “Life.”
Turned around,
Here am I.
Knowing how,
Not the why.
Never one to be,
Part of the pack
Keep following,
Wind at my back.
Young in heart,
Old in age.
Feeling the itch,
Pacing the cage.
Inner peace,
Knowing the thou.
Learning to write,
Thesis of now.
Turned around,
Found love.
Living the moment,
Free as a dove.
Still learning,
When to talk.
Listening for,
Beat of the walk.
Reality is now,
Truth in the heart.
Singing the knowledge,
Requiem to smart.
Turned around,
Found beauty in art.
Traveling the future,
With Dylan and Descartes.
Satisfying my wonderlust,
Following only the wind.
Traveling this earth,
With little left behind.
— kenne
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Streewalker At A Classic Car Show 4 comments
Streetwalker At a Classic Car Show — Image by kenne
THE STREETWALKER
A hotrod lady
Showing her classic street style,
Painted and ready.
Hot cars and women
Each cost a lot of money,
Those ladies in red.
— kenne
(To Joy on our anniversary — Happy Anniversary!)
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Enjoying Old Tucson Studios Over The Holidays 4 comments
James, Mom and Grandma spent a fun day at Old Tucson Studios west of Tucson. (Click on any of the images to see slideshow.) — Images by kenne
