A Blooming Foothills Palo Verde In Tanuri Ridge (April 11, 2018, Tucson, Arizona) — Image by kenne
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A Tanuri Ridge Spring Leave a comment
There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye;
Springtime In The Sonoran Desert Leave a comment
Springtime In The Sonoran Desert — Image by kenne
“The morning is still and perfectly clear…
How cool and crystalline the air!
In a few hours the great plain
will be almost like a fiery furnace
under the rays of the summer sun,
but now it is chilly. And in a few hours
there will be rings and bands with scarves
of heat set wavering across the waste upon
the opalescent wings of the mirage;
but now the air is so clear that one can see
the breaks in the rocky face of the mountain range,
though it is fully twenty miles away…”
— from The Desert by John Van Dyke
Palo Verde Blossoms Cover The Ground Leave a comment
Falling Palo Verde Blossoms
Image by kenne
Palo Verdes Blooming All Over Tucson Leave a comment
Palo Verdes Blooming All Over Tucson — Image by kenne
Green palo verde trees
Grace Tucson streets and canyons
With their yellow blooms.
— kenne
Palo Verde Tree Blossoms 2 comments
Palo Verde Tree Blossoms (March 31, 2016) Images by kenne
I tried to post these images this morning but the images were not in the posting. This is the second time everything was fine in the Preview, but no images when posted.
Some rain came overnight.
The morning is still and cool,
the air is crystalline,
free of springs pollen —
at least for now.
— kenne
Early Palo Verde Blossoms In Sabino Canyon Leave a comment
Early Palo Verde Blossoms In Sabino Canyon — Images by kenne
The buds are many on the canyon’s palo verde trees.
A few are beginning to open,
soon to be followed by many others
turning this spindly green stick tree
into a beacon of yellow.
kenne
Pools Of Sorrow, Waves Of Joy 5 comments
“Waves of Joy” — Image by kenne
Palo Verde trees, common to the Sonoran Desert, brighten the Tucson area in the springtime with millions of five-petaled yellow blossoms.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD — TRYING TO REASON
We traverse these streets,
sometimes early in the morning,
sometimes late in the day,
sometimes walking,
sometimes running —
always for a reason.
We wave at passersby,
sometimes we greet them,
sometimes it’s just a smile
sometimes we stop and talk,
sometimes walking together,
always for a reason.
We have neighborly expectations,
sometimes it’s watering plants,
sometimes it’s calling the ill,
sometimes it’s being complimentary,
sometimes it’s being watchful,
always for a reason.
We can be a convivial people,
sometimes we go out together,
sometimes we party together,
sometimes we join clubs together,
sometimes we share community work,
always for a reason.
We can be adversaries,
sometimes our expectations are not real,
sometimes we overreact,
sometimes we take reactions personally,
sometimes power is polarized, frustration generalized,
always for a reason.
We can be Pleasantville,
sometimes we are without color,
sometimes we are in pools of sorrow,
sometimes we are in waves of joy,
sometimes drifting through my open mind,
always for a reason.
— kenne
“Pools of Sorrow” — Image be kenne
