Hiking To Romero Pools in the Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
Hiking provides opportunities to be present in the moment
becoming emotionally attached to nature.
— kenne
Archive for the ‘Santa Catalina Mountains’ Tag
Hiking To Romero Pools Leave a comment
Lower Sabino Canyon Panorama — On A Clear Day Leave a comment
View of Lower Sabino Canyon and the Tucson Basin from Phoneline Trail — Panorama by kenne
On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you’ll see who you are.
On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your being outshines ev’ry star.
You’ll feel part of ev’ry mountain sea and shore.
You can hear, from far and near,
A world you’ve never heard before.
And on a clear day…
On that clear day…
You can see forever and ever more!
— from On A Clear Day You Can See Forever by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner
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Black, Hairy Yellow-striped Caterpillars Leave a comment
Black, Hairy Yellow-striped Caterpillars — Image by kenne
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Wild Sunflower Leave a comment
Wild Sunflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The Soul of the Sunflower
The warm sun kissed the earth
To consecrate thy birth,
And from his close embrace
Thy radiant face
Sprang into sight,
A blossoming delight.
Through the long summer days
Thy lover’s burning rays
Shone hot upon thy heart.
Thy life was part
Of his desire,
Thou passion-flower of fire!
And, turning toward his love,
Lifting thy head above
The earth that nurtured thee,
Thy majesty
And stately mien
Proclaims thee sun-crowned queen.
On earth, thy gorgeous bloom
Bears record of thy tomb,
And to transcendent light
Thy soul takes flight
Till thou art one,
O sunflower, with the sun!
— Sara Jewett
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Female Phainopepla In The Pines Leave a comment
Female Phainopepla In The Pines (Mt. Lemmon) — Image by kenne
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Questions Without Answers Leave a comment
Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
It’s peaceful to sit on the patio,
to sit under the olive tree
gazing at the autumn setting sun.
The mountains rise up as shadows
move across the Catalinas
soon to fade as darkness sets in.
The weather is kinder this time of year.
Soon stars will light up the sky,
completing the change from day to night,
becoming background for a shooting star.
Many questions without answers.
Is it better to know?
Questions without answers
are better left unasked.
— kenne
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Thankful For Another Beautiful Day Leave a comment
Another Beautiful Day In The Catalina Foothills — Image by kenne
“I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world.
It’s about having an attitude of gratitude.”
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My Hoodoo Heaven Leave a comment
My Hoodoo Heaven (Santa Catalina Mountains) — Images by kenne
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Hiking In The Santa Catalina Mountains Leave a comment
Hiking In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
These regal,
sky islands exist,
unique, and vast,
unmatched diversity
raising summits
a sun sparkling
through the canyon
guiding hikers
to conquests
we aspire.
— kenne
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Caught In A Pinch — Image by kenne
Caught in a pinch, or is it in a jam?
— kenne
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Sycamore Canyon Panorama Leave a comment
The Arizona Trail Runs Through Sycamore Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains — Panorama by kenne
“She was actually learning to love Arizona.
The beauty and color and solitude,
the vastness of it had called to something deep in her.
First, she had complained of the dust, the wind, the emptiness,
the absence of people. But she had forgotten these.”
— Zane Grey
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Red-tailed Hawk in Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Hawks gotta fly high
Staking out a hunting spot
Cross the desert plain
— kenne
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Mt. Lemmon Mushrooms Leave a comment
Mt. Lemmon Mushrooms — HDR Image by kenne
out of the darkness
into the forest shadows
a new life in light
— kenne
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Fire Above The Canyon Leave a comment
The Big Horn Fire Above Sabino Canyon, June 2020 — Photo-Artistry by kenne
. . . In remembrance of last year’s Big Horn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
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Albert’s Squirrel Leave a comment
Albert’s Squirrel (Mt. Lemmon) — Image by kenne
Abert’s squirrels live, nest, feed, and seek refuge from enemies mostly in
Ponderosa pine forests, but also can be found in mixed coniferous forests
where they are likely to have been introduced by humans.
All Abert’s squirrels have prominent ear tufts and long, bushy tails.
During the winter, ear tassels measure about an inch in length
(thus the nickname, “tassel eared squirrel”) but become shorter in summer.
Becoming is Superior to Being 