Bee on Coneflower (East End Park, May 27, 2022) — Image by kenne
In an open meadow
near the forest
coneflowers
in every direction
sway in the breeze
attracting honey bees
as we walk the trail
a guest in the park.
— kenne
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Bee On Coneflower Leave a comment
Churches Are Businesses, So Tax Them 1 comment
George Carlin — Source: The Milwaukee Independent
“I don’t know how you feel, but I’m pretty sick of church people. You know what they ought to do with churches? Tax them. If holy people are so interested in politics, government, and public policy, let them pay the price of admission like everybody else. The Catholic Church alone could wipe out the national debt if all you did was tax their real estate.”
— George Carlin
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Celebrating Jeri And Ron’s Golden Anniversary 3 comments
Palm Springs California (June 17, 2022) — Image by kenne
The family gathered in Palm Springs to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of Jeri and Ron Roelling.
Golden Kudos
Another anniversary;
Kudos are now due
To this radiant, golden couple:
Your 50th is quite a coup!
You keep on keeping on;
However do you do it?
You make marriage look so easy,
Like there’s really nothing to it.
Congratulations, you two;
We wish you all the best.
May all the years to come
Be just as richly blessed.
— Joanna Fuchs
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A Rose By Any Other Name . . . Leave a comment
A Rose By Any Other Name . . . — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet…
‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.”
— from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway 3 comments
Looking Down Through Chino Canyon To The Coachella Valley Below (Greater Palm Springs) — Image by kenne
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway — Photo Essay by kenne
(Click On Any Image To See In A Slideshow Format
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway—the world’s largest rotating tram car—travels over two-and-one-half miles
along the breathtaking cliffs of Chino Canyon, transporting riders to the pristine wilderness of the Mt. San Jacinto
State Park. During a ten-minute journey, tram cars rotate slowly, offering picturesque and spectacular
vistas of the valley floor below. Once reaching the Mountain Station—elevation 8,516 feet—enjoy two restaurants,
observation decks, natural history museum, two documentary theaters, a gift shop, and over 50 miles of hiking trails.
Tramway Video by kenne
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Plains Coreopsis Wildflowers 1 comment
Plains Coreopsis Wildflowers (East End Park, Kingwood, Texas) — HDR Image by kenne
“Wildflowers aren’t meant to be cut & tamed.
They’re meant to be loved & admired.”
— Anthony T. Hincks.
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Experiencing the Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit — Scottsdale 1 comment
Experiencing the Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit (Scottsdale, June 15, 2022) — Image by kenne
We have wanted to see the Immersive van Gogh exhibit for some time.
So, since we had planned on attending Jeri and Ron’s 50th Anniversary,
June 16-18 in Palm Springs, we drove up to Scottsdale on the 15.
The exhibition, conceived by Creative Director Mathieu St-Arnaud and his team at Montreal’s
world-renowned Normal Studio, is an immersive experience that features more
than 300 of Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic artworks and takes the art lover
into a three-dimensional world that exhilarates the senses.
“I find comfort in contemplating the sunflowers.”
— Vincent van Gogh
Video by kenne
“I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?”
— Vincent van Gogh
Sunflowers — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.”
— Vincent van Gogh
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Looking Back To Early Spring Leave a comment
Bee and Crab Spider (Photo Bomber) on Brittlebush Blossoms — Image by kenne
Don’t call me a photo bomber
I was here before the bee flew
into the field of view.
— kenne
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Pipevine Swallowtail 3 comments
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly On a Mexican Bird of Paradice. — Image by kenne
“When words become unclear,
I shall focus with photographs.
When images become inadequate,
I shall be content with silence.”
— Ansel Adams.
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Perched Above The Feeder 1 comment
Perched Above The Feeder (Female House Finch) — Image by kenne
If a bird could talk, we would not understand her.
— kenne
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Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly 2 comments
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly On Mexican Bird of Paradise — Image by kenne
“There is nothing in a caterpillar
that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.”
— Buckminster Fuller
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Two Shadows (Turtles) On a Log In Lake Houston — Image by kenne
Two shadows
two turtles
sharing a log in
East End Park —
which one will
slide off first?
— kenne
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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
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American Crow 2 comments
American Crow (Kingwood, Texas, May 24, 2022) — Image by kenne
Take time every day
To learn something
New to love and
Share with others.
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Early Morning Ride On Waters Smooth As Glass (Lake Houston, May 27, 2022) — Image by kenne
My photographs are easy to comprehend,
which is not always the case with art and poetry.
If a reader doesn’t understand a poem,
just listen to it. Like life, exposure to it
is part of its power.
— kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 