Doubtful Canyon Coyote Fence — Image by kenne
“Some nights we can see light of fires as Indians dance
And the eyes of God shine through the coyote fence.”
Archive for the ‘Sonoran Desert’ Tag
Doubtful Canyon Coyote Fence Leave a comment
Cactus Blossom Leave a comment
Cactus Blossom — Image by kenne
I wait for the moment
I’ll return to the trails
as I did for twelve years
beneath Tucson’s blue sky
in some world of youth
and springtime. Give me,
Powers of the Universe,
the springtime but
spare me the child.
— kenne
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Crested Saguaro Leave a comment
Crested Saguaro Upon The Saguaros — Image by kenne
Cristate or “crested” saguaros form when the cells in the growing stem begin to divide outward,
rather than in the circular pattern of a normal cactus. This is an unusual mutation that results
in the growth of a large fan-shaped crest at the growing tip of a saguaro’s main stem or arms.
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The Trail Is Dusty Leave a comment
West of Tucson — Panorama Image by kenne
The trail is dusty
Stirred only by our steps,
A soft breeze unable to lift
The dust above our boots
Often coming together as strangers
Sharing a love of the wild
And a desire to hear sounds
In nature’s best.
Nature walks are fine
Surrounded by experts
Who share their knowledge
Born with a feel for the moment
An eye for beauty and form
Nature speaking to the senses
Where nothing is perfect
And everything Is perfect.
— kenne
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More Cactus Blossoms 1 comment
Prickly Pear Cactus Blossoms — Images by kenne
Most people, when asked to identify a yellow spring flower would probably identify daffodils.
But, in the sunny Tucson area, most people would say the prickly pear cactus blossom,
or the palo verde blossoms.
Yellow is a warm and friendly color and most associated with is the sun. During spring,
it almost seems like the sun changes its light from a cold white to a warm and glowy yellow.
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Quote From The Four Winds Leave a comment
“As we know, there are lessons to be learned from history.
Hope to be derived from hardships faced before.
We’ve gone through bad times before and survived, even thrived.
History has shown us the strength and durability of the human spirit,
In the end, it is our idealism and our courage, and our commitment to one another
–what we have in common–that will save us.”
— from “The Four Winds” by
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A Draught Doesn’t Stop Ocotillos From Blooming 1 comment
Ocotillos produce clusters of bright red flowers at their stem tips, which explain the plant’s name.
Ocotillo means “little torch” in Spanish — Images by kenne
Waiting It Out
Desert display
as Saguaro’s spiny arms
raise to the darkening blue sky.
Days of heat waves
chase Ocotillo flower buds
drooping slowly in the mauve air
very still … and then,
with the distant rumble of thunder
and a flash of lightening,
comes a first drop.
Coming fast, the rain begins
a flood within the gulch
and there, from nowhere,
from the nothing dust,
from the ether
reconstituted
as out of a mirage
appears by the side of the road …
a toad.
— Sue Mason
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Happy Easter from the Sonoran Desert 5 comments
Photo-Artistry by kenne
Have a blessed holiday filled with happiness, love, and faith.
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A Palo Verde Morning Leave a comment
Blue Palo Verde Blooming in Tanuri Ridge — Images by kenne
Blue Palo Verde tree
A desert spring signature
Blossoms everywhere.
Morning walks add steps
Only to pause now and then
In a yellow world.
— kenne
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Frog In Pond Leave a comment
Frogs In Pond — Image by kenne
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Yacca Blossoms — Springtime In The Sonoran Desert Leave a comment
Yacca Blossoms — Springtime In The Sonoran Desert — B&W Images by kenne
You will find that it is necessary to let things go;
simply for the reason that they are heavy.
— Sayings
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Spring Flowers Along The Trail Leave a comment
Spring Flowers Along The Trail — Image by kenne
“I dream of a quiet man
who explains nothing
and defends nothing,
but only knows where
the rarest wildflowers
are blooming…”
— Wendell Berry
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All Tangled Up In Barbed Wire Leave a comment
All Tangled Up In Barbed Wire — Image by kenne
I don’t know, why I don’t
Put it out baby
We kiss and the flames
Just get higher
But yeah I know
When I hold onto you baby
I’m all tangled up in barbed wire
I get burned, I don’t learn
I’ll be back, give it time
Yeah, I know it sounds crazy
But guess I like playing with fire
— from Playing with Fire by Thomas Rhett
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Despite A Mega Draught Leave a comment
Brittlebush and Saguaro Cactus — Image by kenne
A megadrought continues in the west to make life difficult for desert plants.
Still, a common desert shrub, brittlebush, knows spring is the time to green up and bloom.
A member of the sunflower family, yet another symbol of strength during difficult times — a.k.a. Ukraine.
— kenne
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Circling the Sky 1 comment
Circling the Sky — Image by kenne
Dreams of tomorrow
Nurture and create a new
My eye in the sky.
Your eye may not see
The ambiguous design
Of a Rorschach test.
Circling the sky
Forming a backdrop somewhere
For one more sunset.
Building memories
Of what memories became
In the good old days.
— kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 