
Sedona Panorama by kenne

Sedona Panorama by kenne
Douglas Spring Trail Panorama Image by kenne
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On Brackett’s Ridge Above Sabino Canyon (February 2, 2015) — Panorama image by kenne
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Cholla Forest Below Panther Peak — Panorama Image by kenne
— from The Timeless Myths, by Alexander Eliot
We have been gone from Tucson (in Houston and New Orleans) since December 23rd and only one day of sun, Christmas Day. Now delayed by icy west Texas roads, we are leaving this morning. Here’s a link to photos of a rare snow fall in Tucson yesterday. http://tucson.com/gallery/news/photos-snowfall-in-tucson-arizona-california/collection_39b2a35e-9131-11e4-abc1-3307652d29f8.html#0
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La Milagrosa Trail (December 5, 20014) — Panorama Image by kenne
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Bisbee, Arizona — Panorama Image by kenne
Ansel Adams once wrote:
“When words become unclear,
I shall focus with photography.
When images become inadequate,
I shall be content with silence.”
My aim is to avoid silence.
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Cholla Forest at the Base of Panther Peak in the Tucson Mountains — Panorama Image by kenne
Sonoran Desert
by Tara Trewinnard-Boyle
How lucky am I? I have found my home!
In the place of dust and rock where the lizards run,
Where hot winds whip and the sun sears through a lapis colored sky.
Where Saguaros march uninhibited across the arid land.
Miles and miles of emptiness: freedom.
This is the place where Mother Nature still shows her true beauty.
Wild and uncompromising, she cuts me down to my rightful size.
Teaching me to live without; demand less; appreciate more.
Silently reminding me that the race is of my own making.
I can be free.
I have found my home. Not the home I was born to but where I belong.
The ache of leaving weighs heavy in my heart.
But today I can carry with me a gift, humbly offered to all who seek.
The desert is more than a place; it is a state of mind.
It is life and death, land and sky, struggle and freedom.
Slow! Your frantic pace does not matter here.
Breathe and be grounded in your humanness.
Be still and find your small place in this vast world.
You belong, just as you are. In the silence you can find peace.
This is the gift of the desert; for which I am eternally grateful.

Sabino Canyon – View from Above Rattlesnake Creek — Image by kenne
La Milagrosa Canyon HD Oil Painting Panorama — Image by kenne

View south over Tucson from the Box Camp trail (approximately 7,500′ in the low 80’s) in the Santa Catalina Mountains as triple digit temperatures show signs of pulling moisture from the south. Maybe the monsoon is on the way — let’s hope.
— Panorama image by kenne