A Sea of Cortez Osprey — Image by kenne
— Gary Snyder
The Sea of Cortas — Image by kenne
Puerto Peñasco Beach On The Sea of Cortez — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Sea of Cortez — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The Meaning of Existence
Everything except language
knows the meaning of existence.
Trees, planets, rivers, time
know nothing else. They express it
moment by moment as the universe.
Even this fool of a body
lives it in part, and would
have full dignity within it
but for the ignorant freedom
of my talking mind.
— Les Murray
Sea of Cortez Shoreline — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Puerto Peñasco Beach (February 2018) — Image by kenne
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Sunset Over The Sea of Cortés Image by kenne
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Cordon Cactus in Guaymas, Sonora On the Sea of Cortés (January 24, 2016) — Image by kenne
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El Pinacate Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Sonora, Mexico, February 13, 2018) — Images by kenne
Patty, Tom, Joy and I chartered the Grandy-White (the smaller boat on the left) under cloudy, but calm skies.
Captain Chris gives Joy a hand on the boat.
Tom has his own rod, but after checking out the equipment on the boat quickly realized he didn’t need it.
Leaving the port, this is a view of the old downtown Puerto Peñasco.
Once out from Puerto Peñasco, Captain Chris let us know he was taking a slight detour to where we might see some whales, which I posted on the 23rd.
Captain Chris, who was very informative and helpful.
The sun comes out briefly on Patty and Tom as they try staying warm — at least they had wind-breakers. Joy and I left ours back in Tucson.
Tom getting ready to toss in the line.
Headed into port where many of the shrimp boats are docked.
Sunset Over The Sea of Cortez (Puerto Peñasco, February 12, 2018) — Computer Art by kenne
(Click on any image to see a larger view.)
Whale Watching — Photo Essay by kenne
Living On Pelican Time (Sea of Cortez, February 15, 2018) — Image by kenne
Image by kenne
Near where we were staying in Puerto Peñasco, I spotted what looked like an active Osprey nest.
After a closer investigation, I was able to see an osprey sitting this carefully created work of art. There are no trees on the desert coast of the Sea of Cortez, so the Osprey makes good use of any structure high off the ground.
Once confirming that the nest was active, I started looking around for the mate. That’s when a spotted the other osprey on a nearby power pole, already expressing some displeasure with my being too close to the nest.
The two Ospreys began calling to one another. As I moved closer to the sentry Osprey, he turned and flow to a distant pole.
The feathers of this hawk always seem ruffled due to when diving after fish, Ospreys completely submerge themselves underwater and still are able to fly away with their prey. Most other fish-eating birds of prey can only pluck fish from the surface of the water as they fly by. Like all birds of prey, Ospreys are amazing animals.
— kenne
The beach along the northern edge of the Sea of Cortez (February 12, 2018) — Panorama by kenne
The sun has dissolved
behind the clouds
as the wind
stirs up the sand
and chills the spirit.
We have just arrived
yet it seems
like time to go.
There will be time
tomorrow to watch
morning come,
listening to the
song of sunrise.
— kenne
