Creekside — Image by kenne
Monitoring grass
Where the dead covers new growth
Down by the creekside
— kenne
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Down By The Creekside 2 comments
Monitoring grass
Inside The Outside 1 comment
“Inside the Outside” by Ralph Prata
Inside the Outside
I began on the inside,
Knowing not of an outside,
Only knowing of my being.
My world limited,
A temporary prisoner,
Protected by the inside.
Demanding more room,
Life on inside
Began to grow short.
Having no choice,
Pushed from the womb
Into the world of the outside.
On the inside,
I had been content
In my limited space.
Now on the outside,
Crying in the face
of a new destiny.
My first act of rebellion,
Expressing nostalgia
For an innocence lost.
Appealing to my essence of being,
I soon learned the outside
Could be my new inside.
Always giving away,
some of the inside,
so not to lose it all.
Becoming inside the outside,
Allows each act of being
To create a way of living.
— kenne
“We age not by holding on to youth,
but by letting ourselves grow
and embracing whatever youthful parts that remain.”
— Keith Richards
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My Christmas Cactus — Entering Stage Right On Cue 7 comments
My Christmas Cactus — Image by kenne
my Christmas cactus
understands the show
entering stage right
on cue
— kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Leafing Ocotillo In December 4 comments
Green Ocotillo In Ventana Canyon — Images by kenne
This time of year ocotillo are gray thorny stick, so it was unusual to see some leafing in Ventana Canyon yesterday.
kenne
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La Milagrosa Canyon Leave a comment
La Milagrosa Canyon (HDR – High Contrast) — Image by kenne
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Hiking The Milagrosa Loop 5 comments
Milagrosa Loop Images by kenne (Click on any of the thumbnail images to see a slideshow.)
This was a Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) lead hike, December 6, 2013. The loop trail is in the La Milagrosa Canyon and Agua Caliente Canyon east of Tucson. This is a great winter hiking trail, one I hope to do again soon.
kenne
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Abandoned Desert Ranch House — Building The Myth 5 comments
Abandoned Desert Ranch House — Images by kenne
This abandoned ranch house has a beautiful desert view off the La Milagrosa Canyon trail near the entrance to the canyon. One expects abandoned structures to have a story, but my brief research found none. Looks like a good opportunity for myth-building to share with hikers on the La Milagrosa Canyon trail.
The sign says, No Trespassing,
Placed just off the trail —
Who’s inside that house?
Only partially boarded up,
A face inside is watching us –
Who’s inside that house?
Faces on the trail look for answers,
Hoping to see movement –
Who’s inside that house?
The look of a mythical place,
Everything is waiting –
Who’s inside that house?
A breath of decay,
the darkness breathes –
Who’s inside that house?
Once a breath of desire,
now lost to the desert spirits –
Who’s inside that house?
Listen to the spirits
in this land of light –
Who’s inside that house?
Answers are in the canyon wind,
robbing nature of her myth –
Who’s inside that house?
She stands on the canyon rim,
Listen to her song in the wind –
now you know the answers.
— kenne
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A Desert Christmas Scene — Merry Noel To All 5 comments
Image by kenne
Desert sticks ‘n stones
A trainload of fun and joy
Merry Noël to all.
— kenne
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View Of Tucson From The La Milagrosa Canyon Trail Leave a comment
La Milagrosa Canyon HD Oil Painting Panorama — Image by kenne
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Altar Of The Mountain Gods 8 comments
Bear Canyon Trail Above Seven Falls — Image by kenne
Blessed with clouds
And only spotted rain,
Hiking the twelve-mile
Sabino Canyon loop trail
Down through Bear Canyon
Was rewarding and inspirational.
Entering the lower canyon
Above the falls
The clouds opened
Atop Bear Canyon
Kissing the peaks
Lighting nature’s altar.
Below the altar’s pinnacles
The Bear Canyon trail
Curves away from
The dry creek bed
Under which water flows
Feeding the seven falls.
The steep rocky canyon walls
Provide a stark environment
For plants to grow.
Even so, the stately saguaros
Are able to survive as sentinels
In this mountain sanctuary.
Offering a serene haven
For the mountain gods,
Keepers of the mountain ways,
To nurture the healing spirits
Honed by the ancients’ as
Guardians of the canyon trails.
— kenne
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Time To Cover Plants In The Desert 4 comments
Potted Lemon Tree — Images by kenne
This past spring our potted lemon tree had three lemons from the few blossoms on the small tree. They are now near being harvested. Mean while the three is blossoming, with some new lemons already on the tree.
Now much of the west had a weather low that is bring freezing weather. Last night we had rain, with snow on Mount Lemon. Tomorrow morning’s low will be below freezing here in Tucson — time to cover some of the more tender plants.
kenne
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Fountaingrass, A Curse Or Blessing 7 comments
Colorful Fountaingrass (HD) — Image by kenne
For some it’s a curse
Competes with native species
Provides fuel to fire.
An exotic grass
A popular landscape choice
Attractive image.
As a naturalist
It’s just an exotic pest
That must be destroyed.
— kenne
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Capturing The Moment — A November Sunset 4 comments
November Sunset — Image by kenne
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Seeking Food For The Body And Soul At A Farmers’ Market 2 comments
Farmers’ Market In Black & White — Images by kenne
Walk through the market
Where modern gatherers seek
Body and soul food.
— kenne
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Reintroducing Desert Bighorn Sheep To The Santa Catalina Mountains 4 comments
Images by Bill Kaufman
Desert bighorn sheep had been documented in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson for over a hundred years before disappearing in the late 1990’s. Now the Desert Bighorn Sheep Society is working with the Arizona Game and Fish Department to reintroduce the bighorn sheep in a multi-year project. Thirty bighorn sheep were released November 18, 2013 in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness area of the Santa Catalina Mountains; an additional 30 next year, and 30 more the following year. As part of the restoration process, each sheep has been fitted with a GPS satellite collar for monitoring.
One of our Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist, Bill Kaufman, was invited to be at the release this past Monday and graciously provided the photos in this posting.
Click here to listen to an NPR story done on Monday’s release.
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