Roadrunner (Chaparral Cock) in Sabino Canyon, October 27, 2011 — Image by kenne Born to run Flying short distances only Named for speed Designed for racing Laugh at by many A coyote’s nemesis Roadrunner by name SafeSearch off Chaparral Cock the same SafeSearch strict In the tree of life A five-minute “silent witness”  kenne Related [...]

“Teddy Bears On The Rocks” — Teddy Bear Chloë Cactus in Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne I always try to have a camera with me, especially when I’m in Sabino Canyon. You never know what you might run across. Sometime I try to help make things happen, without “chasing after the wind.” The other day [...]

This was Sabino Creek on September 14th . . . . . . this was Sabino Creek, October 27th. There was a nice flow after late moonsom rains in September, but as noted in this morning’s Arizona Daily Star, “A brief autumn dry-up of the stream is not uncommon after monsoon rains end. But this [...]

Pima Canyon SCVN Hike, October 28, 2011– Images by kenne These images are all panoramic photographs created by combining 2-5 images into one using Photoshop C5. The second image from the top and the last one above are the only images not in a panoramic format. Pima Canyon is a popular canyon in the Santa Catalinas because [...]

Arizona Foldwing - Dicliptera resupinata — Images by kenne Although blog entries haven’t shown it lately, I have spent a lot of time in Sabino Canyon observing and learning a much a I can in training to become a Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist (SCVN). One of the ways I learn is to take images, identify the [...]

The Logical Song When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees, well they’d be singing so happily, joyfully, playfully watching me. But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical. And [...]

Jonn Del Toro Richardson  & Rich DelGrosso at Ken & Mary’s Blues Project, October, 2011 — Image by kenne My earlier posting, Rich DelGrosso & Jonn Del Toro Richardson at Ken & Mary’s Blues Project, included a video of Rich and Jonn performing one of Rich’s songs, “Hard to Live With”, off their Blues Blast Awards nominated CD, [...]

Copenhagen Philharmonic “Flash Mob” in The Copenhagen Central Train Station – Image Source: huffingtonpost.com This video has been on YouTube since May, so you may have seen this “flash mob” creation. Whether you have or not, it’s a treasure! I learned about this video from my Houston friend, Charles White. kenne Related articles Copenhagen Philharmonic [...]

Jonn Del Toro Richardson & Rich DelGrosso at Ken & Mary’s Blues Project — Image by kenne Some people are hard to live with, the source for many a blues song. But the blues is easy to live with, especially in the woods of east Texas. Ken & Mary know that for sure, attracting friends and their [...]

Panoramic view with Sabino Canyon on the left, Blackett’s Ridge end of trail in the middle, Bear Canyon on the right. Image by kenne “What a great idea,” I thought, when one of the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist (SCVN) ask if any of the trainees were interested in hiking Blackett’s Ridge late Tuesday afternoon to [...]