Desert Solitude
Desert Solitude — Image by kenne Edward Abbey wrote in his 1968 book, Desert Solitaire — “. . . we need nature to “startle the senses and surprise the mind out of their ruts of habit, to compel us...
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Desert Path — Image by kenne “Water, water, water…. There is no shortage of water in the desert but exactly the right amount , a perfect ratio of water to rock, water to sand, insuring that wide free...
View ArticleWildflower Images, February 25, 2014 Nature Walk
Wildflower Images, February 25, 2014 Nature Walk by kenne [Place cursor over image to see name of flower, and/or click on any image to see slideshow.] “Strolling on, it seems to me that the...
View ArticleCapturing The Moment — Rain Clouds Breaking At Sunset
“After The Rain” — Images by kenne “The weather here is windy, balmy, sometimes wet. Desert springtime, with flowers popping up all over the place, trees leafing out, streams gushing down from the...
View ArticleAppalachian Mountain Club Hike Mt Wrightson In Madera Canyon
Appalachian Mountain Club Hike Mt Wrightson In Madera Canyon — Images by kenne (Click on any of the images to see larger view in slideshow format.) This hike by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) was...
View ArticleDesert Art From The Heart
Image by kenneFiled under: Art, Nature, Photography Tagged: Computer Art, Edward Abbey, mesquite tree, Postcards from Ed, Sabino Canyon, Sonoran Desert, Tucson Arizona
View ArticleHiking the La Milagrosa Loop In The Santa Catalina Mountains
(CLICK ON ANY OF THE TILED IMAGES TO SEE LARGER VIEW IN A SLIDE SHOW FORMAT.) Hiking the La Milagrosa Loop in the Santa Catalina Mountains (December 5, 2014) lead by Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists...
View ArticleRemembering the Hiking Moments
“Remembering The Hiking Moments” — Image by kenne Remembering the Hiking Moments Let’s remember for a moment . . . The trailhead gatherings, the greetings, the smiles, the joy of another hike. The...
View ArticleTrails Leading To The Most Amazing Views
Trails leading to a world as in Federico Garcia Lorca’s “waltzing, sexy, high-spirited, deathward-leaning proclamations of love.” — Image by kenne May all your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome,...
View ArticleSolitaire Poppy Shadows
Solitaire Poppy Shadows — Image by kenne “Where’s the Coke machine?” “Sorry lady, we have no Coke machine out here. Would you like a drink of water?” (She’s not sure.) “Say ranger, that’s a godawful...
View ArticleDesert Wildflowers: I Declare — A Great Time Of The Year For Hiking
I declare Cue the sun I declare life. Cue the flowers I declare spring. Cue the children I declare love. I declare, Isn’t it beautiful? I declare! I declare! — kenne (CLICK ON ANY OF THE TILED IMAGES...
View ArticleA Popular Cactus Blossom
Bee & Mesquite Beetle on a Prickly Pear Blossom — Image by kenne I would not sacrifice a single living mesquite tree for any book ever written. One square mile of living desert is worth a hundred...
View ArticleThe Spirit That Is Me
Juniper Tree, Spirit That Is Me — Image by kenne “If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a Juniper tree or the wings of a vulture — that is immortality enough for me. And as much as...
View ArticleGrunge Art Desert Landscape
Grunge Art Desert Landscape — Image by kenne “Beyond the wall of the unreal city … there is another world waiting for you. It is the old true world of the deserts, the mountains, the forests, the...
View ArticleMesquite Bean Pods
Mesquite Bean Pods — Computer Painting by kenne “I would not sacrifice a single living mesquite tree for any book ever written. One square mile of living desert is worth a hundred ‘great books’ – and...
View ArticleCranesbill Geranium: Geranium caespitosum
Cranesbill Geranium: Geranium caespitosum (Mt. Lemmon, August 5, 2016) — Image by kenne “For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all...
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Heartleaf Goldeneye (April 13, 2017) — Computer Art by kenne But it’s all still there in my heart and soul. The walk, the hills, the sky, the solitary pain and pleasure — they will grow larger,...
View ArticleWestern Corral
Western Corral — Image by kenne May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. — Edward Abbey
View ArticleBlack Swallowtail Photo Essay– Signs of Spring
Black Swallowtail Photo Essay– Signs of Spring by kenne (Tohono Chul, Tucson AZ, February 24, 2018) Desert springtime, with flowers popping up all over the place, trees leafing out, streams gushing...
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