Santa Fe Sculpture (Humankind) — Image by kenne
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Santa Fe Sculpture Leave a comment
“Humankind has not learned about balance, let alone practiced it.
The First Returners 2 comments
After the Big Horn Forest Fire — Image by kenne
As the first returners, ferns, and mosses are some of the greenery we see after a fire.
They have rhizomes, horizontal stems tucked away underground that stay protected and often survive moderate fires.
— 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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Hiking In Bighorn Country Leave a comment
Hiking Bighorn Country In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
“Nature” is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven—
Nature is what we hear—
The Bobolink—the Sea—
Thunder—the Cricket—
Nay—Nature is Harmony—
Nature is what we know—
Yet have no art to say—
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
— Emily Dickinson
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Prickly Pear Blossom Abstract 2 comments
Prickly Pear Blossom — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Prickly Pear Blossom
Most all nature is ad lib
Theme variations.
— kenne
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Hiking To Romero Pools Leave a comment
Hiking To Romero Pools in the Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
Hiking provides opportunities to be present in the moment
becoming emotionally attached to nature.
— kenne
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Cut Saguaro Ten Years Out 3 comments
I took this image in September 2011 while on my first Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) nature walk.
I was so appalled that someone cut off the top of this young (probably 35-40 years old) saguaro cactus.
Sadly, over the years, I have frequently seen this type of vandalism.
This Image, taken July 27, 2021, illustrates the resiliency of nature. — Image by kenne
Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns,
so that each small piece of her fabric reveals
the organization of the entire tapestry.
— Richard Feynman
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Common Yarrow — Mt. Lemmon Leave a comment
Common Yarrow (Mt. Lemmon) Image by kenne
Out of the darkness
Daylight casts long dark shadows
Soon to disappear.
— kenne
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The Yellow Rose Of Arizona 1 comment
The Yellow Rose of Arizona (Prickly Pear Blossom) — Image by kenne
May brings on a bounty of cactus blossoms, and among them is the yellow prickly pear blossom,
our “yellow rose of Arizona.”
— Kenne
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Morning In The Canyon Leave a comment
Morning In The Canyon (Pima Canyon) — Image by kenne
Daylight comes earlier
with each passing day
I dress in translucent light
as the fading shadows
of night slowly move on.
I will leave soon to hike
in a nearby canyon
still, I pause taking time
to read poetry before leaving
preparing my thoughts
to be with nature.
— kenne
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Lupine Wildflower Leave a comment
Lupine Wildflower — Image by kenne
Lupine Wildflower
Claimed by Texas as its own,
“Texas bluebonnet.”
Can’t own wildflowers
Nature doesn’t have borders.
— kenne
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Cloud Ripples At Sunset Leave a comment
Cloud Ripples At Sunset — Image by kenne
“Nature is orderly.
That which appears to be chaotic in nature
is only a more complex kind of order.”
— Gary Snyder
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Sabino Canyon Goes Virtual Leave a comment
Teaching Elementary School Students Geology in Sabino Canyon (January 2019)
Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) stopped offering their Elementary School Nature program in March of 2020 because of the pandemic. Since teachers are no longer able to bring their students to the canyon, SCVN has begun creating a series of videos, Sabino Canyon, The Canyon Classroom, and placed them on YouTube.
Several videos have been created to date. The most recent one is Harvester Ants.
Naturalist Jeff Hahn with Elementary School Students — Images by kenne
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Cactus Wren In Sabino Canyon Leave a comment
Cactus Wren In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
The male cactus wren
to attract the female
will build two or more
nest, usually in the cholla
still, he may not be able
to allure her affection.
— kenne
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Mushroom Art Leave a comment
Photo-Artistry by kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 