Oak Creek Bridge North of Sedona, Arizona — Photo-Artistry by kenne
And Then
The labyrinths
that time creates
vanish.
(Only the desert
remains.)
The heart,
fountain of desire,
vanishes.
(Only the desert
remains.)
The illusion
of dawn and kisses
vanish.
Only the desert
remains.
Undulating desert.
The illusion
of dawn and kisses
vanish.
Only the desert
remains.
Undulating desert.
— Federico Garcia Lorca
Three Image Merge (Sedona, Arizona) — Panorama by kenne
Deserts Come and Deserts Go
— Phillip Camitses
Red Rock Country, Sedona, Arizona — Image by kenne
— kenne
Cathedral Rock in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Cathedral Rock in the Sedona Verde Valley
In a Magritte sky
clouds formed
from the smoke
of a stemmed pipe
one sunkissed on
Catalina peaks
the other an
Upflow Vortex
each a cathedral rock
named in history
remaining covered
invoking mystery
concealing nothing.
— kenne
“We are surrounded by curtains.
We only perceive the world
behind a curtain of semblance.
At the same time,
an object needs to be covered
in order to be recognized at all.”
– René Magritte
Sedona, Arizona Panorama — Image by kenne
There’s a special vortex in Sedona for John McCain. May he rest in peace. — kenne
Red Rock Country South Of Sedona, Arizona — Image by kenne
Joy and tour guide, Richie.
A Day in the West Jeep Tour (June 15, 2016) Images by kenne
During our recent brief stay in Sedona, Jill, James, Joy and I went on a two hour jeep tour behind Thunder Mountain. I used James as an excuse to finally get Joy out on a back-country jeep tour. Considering that Joy was still recovering from surgery, she did quite well.
— kenne
Panorama Taken On Jeep Tour by kenne
Sedona Moonscape — Grunge Art by kenne
— kenne
One of the Tlaquepaque Count Yards In The Late Afternoon, Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts in Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
So hear the tones of cedar flow,
Reminding us from place afar,
A gift of art from Navaho,
a sea of sound — a reservoir.
The breathy notes pushed from the wood
with airy tones in triple trill,
is calling us to brotherhood
that bathes the heart when all is still.
Listen as it calls the eagle,
the bear, the deer and buffalo,
brothers of the kingdoms regal,
sister spirits of long ago.
These ancient sounds from wooden voice,
in sentient wait below the bark,
now sing in beauty to rejoice —
returning song to Meadowlark.
— from The Diné by Rolland G. Smith
Chapel at Tlaquepaque in Sedona, Arizona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
The Chapel at Tlaquepaque is located in the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village along the tree-lined Oak Creek. The chapel is designed after some Mexican haciendas that provided a private chapel for a visiting priests could offer mass and other services.
Five in the Afternoon
— Federico Garcia Lorca
Hot Air Balloons Over a Sedona Morning (June 15, 2016) — Images by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (April 27, 2013) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (April 27, 2013) — Image by kenne
Year of Mercy, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Photographer, James, Captures the Moment at the Chapel of the Holy Cross (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Two Nuns Red Rock Formation at The Chapel of The Holy Cross, Sedona, Arizona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Two Red Rock Nuns
— kenne
Thunder Mountain, Sedona, Arizona (June 15, 2016) — Panorama by kenne
The story goes that Walt Disney, who once had a home in Sedona, was so inspired by the beauty of Thunder Mountain that it became a theme park concept — Big Thunder Mountain. Fact or fiction, Disney did spend time in Sedona and it’s easy to believe that such a creative person had to have been inspired by the Red Rock Country, therefore becoming an influence in a lot of his work.
While in Sedona recently, we went on a backcountry jeep tour taking us behind Thunder Mountain and one of the “fun facts” we were told was Disney and Thunder Mountain — what myths are made from.
— kenne
Thunder Mountain Panorama by kenne
View South from Mini Masa Vortex at Sunrise (June 15, 2016) — Image by kenne
— kenne (5-7-5)
