Sea of Cortez Sunset (02/11/16) — Image by kenne
3/12/86/ #3 I asked my dad why he didn’t worship Ricky Ricardo,
who was Latin, instead of Ward Cleaver who was white.
Because Ricky Ricardo is not Mexican. He’s Cuban.
But Ward Cleaver’s not Mexican.
No, but he’s not Cuban.
And that was that.
— from the Aztec love god by Tony Diaz
Wisdom Of The Heart (Kenne and Joy On The Beach in San Carlos, Sonora)
“The wisdom of the heart having no concern
with erection or demolition of theories any
more than with the defense of prejudices,
has no random words at its command.
The words it pronounces have the value of
acts of integrity, tolerance, and compassion.”
— from Nostromo by Joseph Conrad
Cat at Hacienda de los Santos Resort and Spa (Alamos, Sonora, Mexico)
— Photo-Artistry by kenne
Ask a cat
They will tell you
Who’s the queen.
— kenne
Puerto Peñasco Sunrise — Image by kenne
In an October 10th entry, I posted a photo-artistry piece of this image. I thought I would share the original image taken during an early morning walk along the beach near the El Pinacate Biosphere Reserve in Sonora, Mexico five years ago.
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Walking takes longer… than any other known form of locomotion except crawling.
Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. Life is already too short to waste on speed.
— Edward Weston
Sonora Billboards — Image by kenne
— kenne
Low Tide At Sunset (Beach at Mayan Palace, Sonora, Mexico, February 13, 2018) — Panorama by kenne
Garden Flower In Puerto Peñasco, Sonora (February 13, 2018) — Image by 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
Ronstadt Generations Sitting On A Park Bench (Michael, Alex and Petie) — Image by kenne
In a park somewhere is Sonora, as we were returning to Tucson from several days in Alamos, I captured a photo as Michael, Alex and Petie set in the midday sun waiting for the motorcoach to be gassed up. I later layered in a guitar creating this Photoshop image. These guys were an important part of our trip to Alamoa, Sonora.
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One of the courtyards at Hacienda De Los Santos in Alamos, Sonora — Image by kenne
Bacochibampo Bay (January 24, 2016) — Images by kenne
Bacochibampo Bay is where Hotel Playa de Cortes in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico is located. This is where we stayed January 24, 2016 during our trip to Sonora, Mexico. This traditional and historic hotel founded in 1936, proud of once welcoming celebrities like the mexican actress Maria Felix, the musician Ray Conniff and the American actress and singer Liza Minnelli, as well as important figures of the political world that made a home out of our Guaymas hotel. – See more at: http://www.hotelesgandara.com.mx/english/our-hotels-in-sonora/playa-de-cortes-guaymas/#sthash.ubOD2ngV.dpuf
Mi Pueblo Alamos– Computer Painting by kenne
— from “Mi Pueblo Alamos” by Lynda Baronde
Backyard Fruit (Along a durtroad in the state of Sonora, Mexico, January 28, 2016) — Image by kenne
The Morning is Bright — Computer Painting by kenne
— kenne
Some of the music events during the International Music Festival in Alamos, Sonora took place in and around the Templo de la Purisima Concepcion de Alamos, a beautiful old church on the Plaza de Armas.
Luft Bassooms Quartet
Templo de la Purisima Concepcion de Alamos — Images by kenne
One of our guides while in Alamos was Stephanie Meyer. Stephanie, a field trained biologist, excellent birder and interpreter of Mexico’s mestizo and indigenous culture hosted a gathering of local friends and our tour group at her home in Alamos.
To help make for a very festive cultural exchange atmosphere,
the Ronstadt Generations played with some of the Estudiantina de Alamos members. (See video below)
As usual, our hands-on guide and party host, Stephen Bernier
(President of South of the Border Tours — above center)
was doing his “Eveready” battery impersonation — he ass constantly on the move.
Good conversation and plenty to drink, of course.
Spephanie and her help made sure there was plenty of tasty food.
— Images by kenne
Ronstadt Generations — Americano Song Video by kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 