Winter Moon Over Tucson — Image by kenne
Tucson’s winter moon
May not be a harvest moon
Don’t really care.
— kenne
Archive for the ‘Sonoran Desert’ Tag
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Desert Windmill 1 comment
Desert Windmill — Image by kenne
Windmills hypnotize
See adventure and magic
Don Quixote complex.
— kenne
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Great Blue Heron Visited A Neighbor’s House — Image by kenne
Although one might not expect to see a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in the Sonoran Desert, they have an extensive range
and occur throughout much of North and Central America wherever there is water. If you happen to have a koi or goldfish pond
in your backyard, you may be visited by a heron.
— kenne
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Bee On Burroweed Among Ferns — Image by kenne
Look, and you will see
Pleasure in flowers today
The desert loves spring.
— kenne
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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake — Image by kenne
A Rattlesnake, if Cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment
against others is — a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves.
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A Desert Winter Sunset — Image by kenne
What is not to love
A desert winter sunset
Trees frame the picture.
— kenne
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Pincushion Cactus with Pepper-like Fruit, Most Common Cactus In The Sonoran Desert — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Cacti come in all sizes
The nicest prize is in
the smallest package.
— kenne
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Sunset Over The Tucson Mountains — Image by kenne
I look at a sunset
and begin to wonder
what is the relationship
between the senses
and matters of beauty,
art and taste responding
one’s feelings and emotions?
The quality of being.
— kenne
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All Souls Dragonfly — Infrared Image by kenne
November in the Sonoran Desert.
Land of indigenous cultures
Whose names are true to nature.
Ghosts whose shadows grow wings
Standing in the graveyard
That has become a holy vortex.
The owls of the night carry
Voices whispering death is alive.
Dragonflies rest on dead stems onlyÂ
To fly away, circle, and come back
Recognizing all the souls of the dead.
— kenne
(Inspired by lines in Luis Alberto Urrea’s The Tijuana Book of the Dead)
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Saguaro Sunrise — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Saguaro stands tall
Stately as the sun rises
Desert royalty.
— kenne
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Verdin On A European Fan Palm 1 comment
Verdin On A European Fan Palm — Images by kenne
Brushy desert valleys, mesquites. Most common in the Sonoran desert and mesquite woods at lower elevations. Also lives in other kinds of low open brush, including desert stands of acacia and paloverde. Tiny but tough, Verdins are adaptable little birds of hot desert regions. They are usually seen singly or in pairs, flitting about actively in the brush, sometimes giving sharp call notes. — Source: Audubon.org
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Mt. Lemmon Fall Colors — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Drive thirty-five miles
To mixed conifer forest
Above the desert.
— kenne
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Fall Flowers In The Sonoran Desert (Many-flowered Mentzelia) — Image by kenne
The sun has just risen
on my morning walk
shining on some tiny
yellow perennial flowers.
— kenne
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Yetman Trail — Panorama by kenne
beautiful vistas
where the desert speaks
by not disturbing
your solitude
— kenne
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Sombrero Peak In Saguaro National Park Leave a comment
Hiking Sombrero Peak, located in Saguaro National Park–West, is a 3.3-mile out-and-back hike
with 1500 cumulative feet of elevation gain. — Panorama by kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 