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Sandstone Waves Frozen Mid-Swell   Leave a comment

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Northern Arizona– Image by kenne

South of the Utah line,
the land ripples in stone—
sandstone waves frozen mid-swell,
a sea stilled by time.

Ridges curl like ancient surf,
wind carving foam from desert rock,
sun pouring light into every crease.

Here, the earth remembers motion,
even in silence,
and the hiker walks
through a tide that never falls.

Vermillian Cliffs   2 comments

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument — Image by kenne

Boots in desert sand,
a hidden canyon opens—
stone shaped into waves.

Hand upon the curve,
motion carved into stillness,
time becomes the tide.

Heat of noon above,
I stand inside the silence,
carried by the earth.

Near The Wave Entrance   Leave a comment

Near The Wave Entrance in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness Area in Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Northern Arizona
— Image by kenne

Known for its colorful swirls of slickrock, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is a sherbet-colored dream world
filled with fantastical rock formations like The Wave, White Pockets, and Buckskin Gulch.

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument   1 comment

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument — Images by kenne 

“I think the American West really attracts me because it’s romantic.

The desert, the empty space, the drama.”

— Ang Lee

Moonscape Outside Tuba City   Leave a comment

Moonscape Outside Tuba City — Panorama by kenne

Walking on the moon

Somewhere near Tuba City —

The painted desert.

— kenne

The Pause   Leave a comment

“The Pause” (The Wave Vermilion Cliffs National Monument) — HDR Image by kenne

Time to pause

Time to feel moments

Time to be.

— kenne

Coyote Buttes In Vermilion Cliffs National Monument   Leave a comment

Old Juniper Tree In Coyote Buttes, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument — Image by kenne

Old juniper tree

Face of the desert’s harshness

Life twisted and bent.

— kenne

The Wave in Coyote Buttes   1 comment

The Wave in Coyote Buttes (Vermilion National Monument) — Image by kenne

Walking on the wave

An adventure to behold

Decades of waving.

— kenne

Humphreys Peak   Leave a comment

Sedona & Talking Stick ResortHumphreys Peak In Northern Arizona– Computer Painting by kenne

Find high ground

in northern Arizona,

panning the horizon

in a 360 degree view,

you will always see

her presence —

the peak above

the San Francisco Peaks.

kenne

San Fransisco Peaks   1 comment

San Fransico Peaks (1 of 1)_art blogSan Fransisco Peaks — Computer Painting by kenne

Driving south

near the edge

of the Navaho Nation,

snow-capped peaks

forming snow lines

in deep fissures —

I muse on

Bukowski:

“as the

spirit

wanes

the form appears.”

— kenne

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument — Panorama Week, Day 2   3 comments

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument_Panorama1 blog framedVermilion Cliffs National Monument Panorama — Image by kenne

 

Capturing The Moment — Desert Dead Wood   2 comments

The Wave March 2012 - 2012-03-21 11-11-07 tree branch Art Poster Framed blog“Desert Dead Wood” — Image by kenne

“One by one her limbs succumb
to weight of vine and snow. 
Winds blow hard, she cannot bend
her roots let go, she tips, and then . . . 
her lumbering carcass comes to rest 
amongst the rocks and flowers
in the understory of her youth.
Prayerful chipmunks eulogize. 
Mulching worms and micro-organisms 
tenderize what’s left of her. 
Old molecules and rare earth ions 
seek asylum in the rain, penetrate the hairy roots, 
and rise up through the xylem of her progeny.”

— from Dead Wood by Ken Ingham

Capturing The Moment — Humphreys Peak In The San Francisco Peaks   Leave a comment

Sedona & Talking Stick ResortHumphreys Peak In Northern Arizona”– Image by kenne

Find high ground

in northern Arizona,

panning the horizon

in a 360 degree view,

you will always see

her presence —

the peak above

the San Francisco Peaks.

kenne