Female Phainopepla in Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
In Sabino’s golden morning,
a female phainopepla rests—
soft gray against the thorny reach
of a leafless ocotillo.
Her crest lifts in the quiet wind,
eyes sharp for the shimmer of berries.
The canyon holds its breath,
sunlight weaving silver through her feathers.
Raven Art by kenne
Dark Clouds Over the Canyon
A brushstroke of black
against the storm-heavy sky,
the raven ascends.
Wings carve through silence,
bold ink on a canvas stretched
above ancient stone.
Below, the canyon
holds its breath beneath the weight
of gathering dusk.
In the hush of wind,
art is flight without a frame—
wild, unwritten truth.
Sonoran Desert Toad In Sabino Creek — Image by kenne
In the hush of dusk,
where Sabino’s waters spill
soft over worn stone,
a Sonoran desert toad rests—
half submerged, wholly still.
White-winged Dove Eating Saguaro Fruit — Image by kenne
White-Winged Dove Eating Saguaro Fruit
High on the arms of the old saguaro,
The white-winged dove sings softly, “Mañana.
Red fruit splits in the morning heat,
offering nectar, seeds, and sweets.
She dips her beak in ruby flesh,
desert silence holding fresh—
The hush of wings, rise of the sun,
the feast begins, the summer’s begun.
Cactus bloom to crimson rind,
a gift the dove was born to find.
Life in thorns, life in flight,
drawn to bloom by heat and light.
HAPPY 4TH — Cooper’s Hawk On Sabino Canyon Visitor Center Flag Pole — Image by kenne
Happy 4th
Perched above the waving stripes,
the hawk keeps watch in desert light.
Still as stone, he scans the morning’s
quiet skies with sunlit eyes.
No fireworks yet, no marching band—
just wind across the canyon sand.
The flag below him snaps and sways,
a rhythm old as freedom’s days.
This is his perch, this pole, this place,
the wild in balance, sky, and grace.
On Independence Day, he stays—
a silent oath in feathered blaze.
Desert Spiny On Rock — Image by kenne
Desert Spiny on Rock
Desert Ragweed — Image by kenne
Desert Ragweed
Saguaros In The Canyon — Image by kenne
SCVN Teacher In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Hiking Through Saguaros — Image by kenne
Deer In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
— from Auguries Of Innocence by William Blake
Reflections On The Water Above Sabino Dam — Image by kenne
— kenne
Panning for Garnets In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Cactus Wren On Saguaro Cactus — Image by kenne
Brewer’s Sparrow In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
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