Earless Lizard — Image by kenne
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Earless Lizard 2 comments
Hackberry Emperor Butterfly 3 comments
Hackberry Emperor Butterfly — Image by kenne
Asterocampa celtis, the hackberry emperor, is a North American butterfly that belongs to the brushfooted butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It gets its name from the hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis and others in the genus Celtis) upon which it lays its eggs. The hackberry tree is the only host plant for A. celtis and is the food source for larvae.
The hackberry emperor is known for being a quick, mercurial butterfly. It often is found along water sources and lowlands, although it lives in a broad range of habitats. Another notable characteristic is that it rarely is spotted visiting a flower, which is considered unusual for a butterfly. — Wikipedia
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For His Love Of Nature — Ed Rawl, R.I.P. 9 comments
Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist (SCVN), Ed Rawl, died April 18, 2020. Ed loved everything about being out in nature and teaching his love of nature to children. He completed the SCVN training program in 2010, one year before I did. During my, training Ed was one of the naturalists I spent time observing. He was a factor in my choosing to teach on Thursdays in the elementary program.
Ed Rawl; Thursday Elementary School Program (3/3/16)
Ed taught on Thursdays from January 2010 to January 2019. He loved being with the kids and remained active in the program until a series of health issues began to take a toll on him.
Ed Rawl (January 10, 2019)
Ed was the Thursday Day Coordinator in December 2014 when Alexa Von Bieberstein, who had been an SCVN member since 2007, was returning to Germany.
When I was Vice President of Public Interpretation, I called on Ed several times to help guide groups of hikers.
Dan Granger and Ed Rawl with Members of the American Senior Housing Association (11/07/14)
Ed Rawl Guiding Some of the Appalachian Mountains Club Members to Hutch’s Pool (04/08/14)
SCVN Friday Hikes with Ann Nierenberg, Ed Rawl, Dan Granger and Tim Ralph (6/22/12)
Ed loved hiking in the Santa Catalina Mountains and was an active guide in the SCVN Friday Hikes.
Ed Rawl and Naturalist Jan Labiner Hiking to Seven Falls (10/17/2013)
When not doing the regular SCVN Friday hikes, he would hike with friends, or often alone.
Hiking to Thimble Peak — Naturalists Tim Ralph, Ed Rawl, Phil Bentley, and Alexa Von Bieberstein at the Gorden Hirabayashi Campground (11/07/13)
One of the most memorable experiences came in November of 2013 when Tim Ralph, Ed Rawl, Alexa Von Bieberstein, Phil Bentley, and myself hiked to Thimble Peak. On a windy and chilly morning, we began our hike out of the Gorden Hirabayashi Campground.
Tim Ralph, Ed Rawl, Alexa Von Bieberstein, and Phil Bentley (11/07/13)
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Cutleaf Evening Primerose 2 comments
Cutleaf Evening Primerose (Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
I leave my shelter
Communicate with nature
In the bright sunlight.
— kenne
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Bee On Desert Chicory Wildflower 2 comments
Bee On A Desert Chicory Wildflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Sabino Creek Has Two Ducks — Image by kenne
Sabino creek has two ducks.
Winter rains and spring
Snowmelt on the mountains
Increasing the streamflow
Of a frequently dry creek
Attracting additional waterfowl.
— kenne
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Hiker On The Phoneline Trail 2 comments
Hiker On The Phoneline Trail (December in Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
There’s no remaking reality…
Just take it as it comes.
Hold your ground and
take it as it comes.
There’s no other way.
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Saguaros In Sabino Canyon 3 comments
Saguaros In Sabino Canyon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit,
and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild,
the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins
and betraying the principle of civilization itself.”
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Desert Spring Wildflowers — Image by kenne
Spring Morning
O day—if I could cup my hands and drink of you,
And make this shining wonder be
A part of me!
O day! O day!
You lift and sway your colors on the sky
Till I am crushed with beauty. Why is there
More of reeling sunlit air
Than I can breathe? Why is there sound
In silence? Why is a singing wound
About each hour?
And perfume when there is no flower?
O day! O Day! How may I press
Nearer to loveliness?
— Marion Strobel
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Queen Butterfly 1 comment
Queen Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Day By Day, Moment by Moment 2 comments
Blooming Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
In this age of the Novel Coronavirus, things are changing day by day, moment by moment. I just got word that the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center and parking lot have been close to the public. However, since Sabino Canyon is in the Coronado National Forest, access is still available through the Overflow Parking Lot north of the Canyon’s main entrance. A fee tube is located there that accepts exact change for an $8.00 day-use pass. At least, for now, we can still experience springtime in the Canyon.
— kenne
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Nature Is Always Open! 3 comments
SCVN President, Phil Bentley Teaching a Kindergarten Class In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
As Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN), we are not currently offering nature education programs to school children and the public because of the coronavirus. However, individually we are in the canyon, encouraging everyone to spend time outdoors.
This morning naturalist Nancy Wilkenson, who teaches in our kindergarten program, did this short virtual nature walk encouraging people to come out to the canyon. Nature is always open!
— kenne
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Hummingbird Art 1 comment
Hummingbird in Sabino Canyon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Hi, little bird friend,
You fly nearby, dart around
Howdydo, fly on.
— kenne
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Sabino Creek, February 2020 1 comment
Sabino Creek Below The Dam In Sabino Canyon — Image and video by kenne
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Wild Hibiscus 2 comments
Wild Hibiscus (Sabino Canyon Recreation Area) — Photo Artistry by kenne
The Anxiety of Coincidence
Your object will have made a good subject
and I should get to tell you so: the bird
with a beak but no mouth, we hear him only
when it’s night in the Dominican Republic
and Israel at the same time. Someone will
find your marginalia useful, so try to spare
some ink. I took dictation only from you,
for whom verbs were nothing and tense
everything. See the difference, you kept asking,
but it wasn’t a question. See how enormous—
camel hauling an empty wheelchair, conspiracy
of hangman men, dried-out song that makes
it snow. You realize we could have walked
home in the hours taking inventory took, jack
of no traits. Bird with no wings.
— Mark Bibbins
