Sabino Canyon Creek Above The Dam — Image by kenne
Running down mountains
A shadow of once what was
There above the dam.
— kenne
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Heavy monsoon rains create flash-flood conditions in Sabino Canyon (September 5, 2014) — Images by kenne
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A Hummingbird’s Work Of Art 11 comments
Hummingbird On Nest Near Sabino Canyon Creek — Images by kenne (Click on any of the images to see larger view.)
This passed week Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) have found several hummingbird nests in the canyon riparian area. This one is a true architectural work of art.
Nearby this nest is an active Cooper’s Hawk’s nest, which provides an interesting and educational bird-nest contrast for the students in our elementary nature program.
Using twigs and leaves
Spider webs shaping her nest
Swelling as needed.
— kenne
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Sabino Canyon Creek In HDR 2 comments
Sabino Canyon Creek In HDR — Image by kenne
Standing at the creekside,
sun’s silver sparkles dance
on the tannins in rippling waters,
where autumn’s flaming colors
present in gold and red —
a beauty you have not seen, yet
convey strong emotional connections
to the vivid colors in the land I love
with its genius for catching the soul,
only then being present with nature.
— kenne
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December In The Canyon — A Painting 1 comment
December In The Canyon Painting (View from the Bluff Trail) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Early snow is melting
on the mountain top.
The creek is flowing
in the lower canyon.
The big trees are
showing solstice colors.
I walk the bluff trail
with no painter’s brush.
My camera is there
to take me beyond the brush.
I capture the image
recalling the story.
The whims of nature
stopped for the moment.
Later I use digital brushes
to add a painter’s touch.
— kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Water In The Canyon 2 comments
Sabino Canyon Creek — Images by kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Water In The Canyon 6 comments
Sabino Creek In Sabino Canyon — Images by kenne
We are children
of the canyon,
enthralled
by nature’s beauty.
Once hearing
the sound of water
rushing over rocks
and around boulders,
carrying the spirit
of the mountains,
we are drawn to
its siren call —
becoming
children of Achelous.
kenne
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Now That There’s Water In The Creek, We Are Ready For The Season 5 comments
Maribeth’s iPhone Photo
Now a little over a week ago, we received rain in southern Arizona for the first time in months. The creek in Sabino Canyon had been dry for some time. Yes, there were a few pools here and there with a few gila chub, the native fish found in the creek, but no running water. For weeks I’ve had elementary school kids stand above the dam telling them they were “walking on water”, only that it was a few feet below the sand. It’s amazing how the desert begins to transform from the site of water running through the canyon — a site for dry eyes!
Then, there is the sound of water causing one to rush down to the water-side, like a magical sound of the piper.
Yesterday, some of us were hiking through the Sabino Canyon riparian area enjoying the winter solstice colors along the creek — tis the season to be merry!
kenne
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Visualizing What Is No Longer There 1 comment
Image by kenne
(Last December I captured an image above the Sabino Canyon creek dam. Now the water is gone, but not in the image.
Since then I captured another image now that the water is gone. So, I decided to change the original image in my mind’s eye.)
Looking at water
Flowing over the spillway
Where streams have gone dry.
kenne
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Firewater In The Canyon 7 comments
“Firewater In The Canyon” — Image by kenne
Last Friday, while hiking the Sabino Canyon Phoneline Trail, the morning sun had not yet made it into the canyon floor. However, the upper canyon walls were a flush with sunlight and at the proper angle reflected on the Sabino Canyon Creek below. When first noticed, the view was very eerie from the trail above — the creek was on fire.
kenne
(Flickr Slideshow — Phoneline Trail Hike)
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