Rainbow Images (December 10, 2020) by kenne
After several months to little to no rain,
we received about one-quarter inch with some beautiful rainbows.
We are thankful!
— kenne
Rainbow Connection — Willie Nelson
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Rainbow Photos 2 comments
Mexican Bird of Paradice In The Rain Leave a comment
Mexican Bird of Paradice In The Rain — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Life Forms 2 comments
“Life Forms” — Image by kenne
I hear the gentle overnight rain
falling on the skylight, feeling
it as if falling on my face.
Thoughts turn to my sacred place
where I search for new ideas, bringing
me closer to dream realization.
Life forms the images for my thoughts
each a magic moment, providing
a window into my inner soul
where I continue to seek answers
to my ultimate purpose, accepting
I may not be who I think I am.
— kenne
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New Orleans In The Rain 3 comments
New Orleans In The Rain — Grunge Art by kenne
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Just A Little Rain Turns Ocotillo Green 2 comments
Just a Little Rain Turns Ocotillo Green — image by kenne
Ocotillo green
Colors the summer desert,
Better green than gray.
— kenne
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Fall Leaves After A Morning Rain Leave a comment
Fall Leaves After A Morning Rain On Mount Lemmon — Images in HD by kenne
there’s a dry cold air
remaining after a dawn rain
in the high desert mountains
not cold enough to snow
yet cold enough
to send a chill
throughout your body
the morning sunrise guides light
inside the dark forest
just ahead of a morning jogger
following a trail
forming a seam
across the forest floor
carpeted with leaves
of red and gold
dotted with raindrops
appearing to jump
as the returning light
glimmers through
each temporary dome
soon to disappear
beneath a winter blanket of snow
— kenne
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Rain Only In The Mountains, Not In The Valley 8 comments
Push Ridge Wilderness
Sunset In The Rain — Images by kenne
Rain in the Mountains
by Henry Lawson
The Valley’s full of misty cloud,
Its tinted beauty drowning,
The Eucalypti roar aloud,
The mountain fronts are frowning.
The mist is hanging like a pall
From many granite ledges,
And many a little waterfall
Starts o’er the valley’s edges.
The sky is of a leaden grey,
Save where the north is surly,
The driven daylight speeds away,
And night comes o’er us early.
But, love, the rain will pass full soon,
Far sooner than my sorrow,
And in a golden afternoon
The sun may set to-morrow.
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Mushrooms In The Mount Lemmon Forest 4 comments
Mountain rains bring on an abundance of mushrooms in the forest. — Images by kenne
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Hiking In The Flow — Another Friday Hike In The Rain 1 comment
Returning to Marshall Gulch for cover — Images by kenne
This week’s hike was from the Sunset trailhead to Marshall Gulch, up to Marshall saddle and back to the Sunset trailhead. Because of heavy rain and unnerving lightning, we turned back before reaching the saddle. Since one of our cars was at the Marshall Gulch trailhead, all the drivers were taken back to the Sunset trailhead, returning to rescue the remaining wet hikers.
This is my fourth or fifth time hiking Sunset trail, which I prefer to call Sunrise, since the hikes are always in the morning, but I’ve never hiked the trail in the sun — it’s always been cloudy with at least a misty rain. Yesterday was the first time for the rain to be heavy on this hike.
It’s nice to get the much-needed rain on the mountains, only if we could get some of it in the valley. At least the rain on the mountains is flowing down to Sabino Canyon and the dam area — the latest report is that the Sonoran Desert Toads are breast-stroking and piggy-back riding around the pools croaking contentedly. There’s a 30 % chance of rain again today.
As with the mountain streams, hiking and life is all about the flow — “being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.”
“The fact that you were completely immersed in what you were doing, that the concentration was very high, that you knew what you had to do moment by moment, that you had very quick and precise feedback as to how well you were doing, and that you felt that your abilities were stretched but not overwhelmed by the opportunities for action. In other words, the challenges were in balance with the skills. And when those conditions were present, you began to forget all the things that bothered you in everyday life, forget the self as an entity separate from what was going on — you felt you were a part of something greater and you were just moving along with the logic of the activity.” — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
kenne
iPhone image by Jeff
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A Dusting Of Snow At The Lower Elevations O the Catalina Mountains This Morning Leave a comment
View from our patio this morning — Image by kenne
We woke up to a little rain on a chilly desert morning with a dusting of snow at the lower elevations of the Catalina mountains — of course, nothing like what the northeast is dealing with this morning.
kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Much Needed Rain In The Desert 2 comments
Yesterday we received a much-needed 1.6 inches of rain (patio reading) with even more at the higher elevations.
This image is from our patio, looking south past our neighbor toward the Tanque Verde wash.
Later in the day the clouds began to breakup, with still a heavy cover over the Catalinas.
This morning I walked along the Tanque Verde wash, which now has water flowing toward the Rillito river at Craycroft Road.
Images by kenne
Before the rains this weekend, I was leading a SCVN hike in Sabino Canyon, which involved crossing the Sabino Creek —
an easy task compared to what some hikers were having to deal with yesterday in Bear Canyon, located just east of Sabino Canyon.
kenne
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Capturing The Moment — A Walk In Sabino Canyon After A Winter Rain 3 comments
Sabino Canyon After First Snow Above Six Thousand Feet — Images by kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Desert Sunlight At The End Of A Rainy Day Leave a comment
The setting sun after a rainy day in Tucson shines beneath the clouds creating a welcome contrast.
The normally green stick Pala Verde and mesquite trees take on an eerie yellow face to the Catalina foothills. — Images by kenne
Rain, Rain, . . .
I stand under the clouds
Watching the sunset.
Rain, rain, quince my desert’s thirst.
My skin chilled by the rain,
Warmed by the setting sun.
Rain, rain, clean my desert’s soul.
The first rain of winter
Gently kisses the foothills.
Rain, rain, don’t leave just now.
Rain in the desert is not depressing,
Appreciated in its dark and gray.
Rain, rain, a time to sing.
The clouds hide the mountains
High above the valley.
Rain, rain, falling as snow high above.
The clouds begin to break
In the morning sunrise.
Rain, rain, mountain peaks so white.
Cuddled by the fireplace,
Drinking my morning coffee.
Rain, Rain, thank you for your gifts.
kenne
Snow-kissed Mountain Peaks The Morning After Two Days of Rainy Weather
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Images by kenne
Yesterday, southern Arizona had heavy monsoon rains, some damaging with strong winds downing trees. For us, the winds were relatively calm with a rain fall of 1 3/4 inches of rain in less than an hour, causing street flooding throughout the area. Arizona has a stupid-driver law– wonder how many people stalled out in the flash flood areas and got tickets?
kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Rainy Weekend In Tucson Leave a comment
A gentle rain coats the dry desert. Capturing such moments in the desert is dramatic only for those thrusting rain. — Image by kenne
Desert Rain
Rain softly drapes
the trees
flowers
streets
and
the city sleeps…
Then morning embraces the desert
in shivery hugs, misty kisses and dewy smiles
and a passionate shower of raindrops
the city awakes.
— Sangeetha Pandaram
Image by kenne
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