Archive for the ‘Quote’ Tag
Sunset — Image by kenne
“After you have exhausted what there is
in business, politics, conviviality, and so on –
have found that none of these finally satisfy,
or permanently wear – what remains?
Nature remains.”
— Walt Whitman
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Lesser Goldfinch — Image by kenne
“They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order that they can sing better.”
— Pablo Picasso
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Three White-winged Doves with a Mourning Dove Trying to Hold On for Dear Life at the Same Feeder — Image by kenne
Greet each man with words of love
And peace,
And a dove will be placed
On an olive tree.
— from Peace of Man Suzy Kassem
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Gila Woodpecker — Images by kenne
“I enjoy watching the woodpeckers. They don’t fly away until I come quite close to them.”
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Southern Dogface Butterfly — Image by kenne
Life is so full of rough edges –
small tasks and expectations
that scratch you bloody
and remind you that
you’re naked and alone.
— Alexis Hall
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Ominous Monsoon Clouds Over Tanuri Ridge, Tucson, AZ — Image by kenne
Far on the desert rim, the thunder breaks
And white clouds turn to steel above the plain.
Now it will rain.
— Sylvia Lewis Kinney, “August,” in Arizona Highways, 1968
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Purple Cactus — Image by kenne
“I’m Not Like The Others!”
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Thurber Cinquefoil Wildflower — Image by kenne
“Love is like wildflowers;
It’s often found in the most unlikely places.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Using Visiting Mourning Doves on the Patio to Practice for the Tucson Audobon Festival (August 10-13) in Southeast Arizona.
“Bird watching is now North America’s second most popular outdoor activity (second only to gardening).”
― Bernd Brunner
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Sunset Art — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“A sunset tells us what we are and where we should head to.
It’s a spiritual guide powered by Mother Nature
and one that we should never neglect —
Honor this priceless natural treasure
concealed in night shadows.”
— kenne
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Sunflowers In Black & White — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“All the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”
— Leo Tolstoy
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Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (Tanuri Ridge) — Image by kenne
“Bring peace to your heart
And wings to your soul.”
— kenne
Pipevine Swallow on a Thistle (Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
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Cane Bluestem (Bothriochloa barbinodis) — Image by kenne
Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill,
Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.
— Rupert Brooke
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White-winged Dove Atop Patio Fountain Looking Down At Water — Image by kenne
“Be wise as a serpent and wary as a dove!”
— Mark Twain
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Glowing Sunset — Image by kenne
“Life does not come with instructions on how to live,
but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles, and laughter,
so enjoy your day.”
— Debbie Shapiro
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Becoming is Superior to Being 