Rock Hibiscus — Images by kenne
“It’s very difficult to look at the World
and into your heart at the same time.
In between, a life has passed.”
― Jim Harrison
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Capturing The Moment — Rock Hibiscus 6 comments
“It’s very difficult to look at the World
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
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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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“There Is Another America . . .” 1 comment
“Primitive America” — Image by kenne
There was another America out there that remained unsung;
a rawer, more primitive America, where the spirit had not
been tamed by the restless machine of modern materialism.
— Jack Kerouac
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Hiking In The Tucson Mountains 2 comments
Looking South Along The King Canyon Trail In The Tucson Mountains (March 13, 2015) — Image by kenne
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Trailing Four O’clock Wildflower 1 comment
Trailing Four O’clock Wildflower — Image by kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Stansbury Cliffrose 1 comment
Stansbury Cliffrose — Image by kenne
“I’m very fortunate to be working with young people.
That’s a big reason I haven’t burned out.
I keep getting recharged by these people. T
they’re somebody to pass the torch on to.
You don’t hold onto it, that’s no good.
You have to pass it on.”
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“Rock Stream” — Gneiss Rock In A Desert Wash 1 comment
Gneiss Rock — “Rock Stream” Painting by kenne
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock form characterized by banding caused by segregation of different types of rock, typically light and dark silicates. Rather than an indication of specific mineral composition, the term is an indication of texture.
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Images by kenne
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Desert Full Of Essences 1 comment
Chicory — Image by kenne
Come search the desert for wildflowers . . .
Morning bride and paperflower
Wishbone four o’clock
Desert lavender
And lupine,
Flaunting in their bowers;
Brittlebush with green flag half-mast high,
Succor to match the cotton clouds,
Poppies dotting the mountain slopes,
Scented creosote and lace pod mustard
Desert full of essences
Fit for fairy presences . . .
— my desert take on Ralph Waldo Emerson’s, Nature (fragments on nature)
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Desert Chicory and Desert Lupine Share A Rocky Place Leave a comment
Desert Chicory and Desert Lupine Share A Rocky Place — Image by kenne
Sharing a place
part of nature’s design,
yet by accident.
Was it a random act,
part of a grand experiment
of how nature works
On a stage
where all things
play out in space and time?
Maybe,
but for the moment,
it’s all about now
That gives us
beautiful wildflowers
blooming every spring.
— kenne
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Poppy Season In The Sonoran Desert — Gold On The Mountains 1 comment
Mexican Gold Poppy Images by kenne
Wildflowers abound
With plenty to go around —
Gold on the mountains.
— kenne
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Morning Hike In Picacho Peak State Park 1 comment
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Morning Hike In Picacho Peak State Park (February 26, 2015) — Images by kenne
One of the best places to see spring wildflowers in southern Arizona is at Picacho Peak State Park, so early yesterday morning Tom Markey and I drove up I-10 for an hour to the park, not to hike to the top of the peak, but to hike the west trail to observe and photograph the wildflowers. The rains this winter have not only produced beautiful wildflowers, but made the desert very green, which adds contrast to the views. This posting is meant to give you a feel for our hiking into the sun on the backside of Picacho Peak setting the stage for wildflower photos to be posted later.
kenne
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Misty Morning In Sabino Canyon 2 comments
Sabino Canyon Visitors Center (February 24, 2015)
Brittlebush Blooming in Sabino Canyon (February 24, 2015) — Images by kenne
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Ventana Canyon Hikers On Canvas by kenne
Ventana Canyon On Canvas by kenne
Sing and dance and be joyous,
but let each one also be alone.
Even as the strings of the lute are alone,
through they quiver to the same music.
— Kahlil Gibran
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Early Morning Sunrise Photoshoot In Sabino Canyon 8 comments
A couple of weeks ago I received a call from Gene in Peoria, Arizona, expressing an interest in photographing sunrise in Sabino Canyon. He and five others wanted to get an early start (6:30 am) to be ready for a sunrise photo shoot. Not being familiar with the canyon, Gene asked if a naturalist could lead his group to a good location. Seeing a good opportunity to shoot sunrise in the canyon myself, I agreed to lead them to a location overlooking the Sabino Canyon dam area.
Yesterday morning we met in front of the Sabino Canyon Visitors Center where I met Gene, Phil, and John, minus three of the group who chose to pass on the early morning shooting. What a great way to start the day!
kenne
Early Morning Sunrise Photoshoot In Sabino Canyon — Images by kenne
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Cairns On Trail To Cardiac Gap 2 comments
Cairn (on the right) On Trail To Cardiac Gap — Image by kenne
Some mountain trails are obscured
as the trail is less traveled.
Some hikers are good at
tracking the trail less traveled,
while others lose direction
unless there are cairns
hiking up the mountain with you.
— kenne
