Archive for the ‘Bees’ Category

Bee On Buckbrush, Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
I love this planet… I want to see the environment preserved and I want to see the human race preserved. And I’d like to see everybody living decently in a more equitable, kind-hearted, thoughtful, generous world.
— Ted Turner
“Clear for Landing” — Image by kenne
Lured by her color,
the bee prepares for landing
crying purple tears.
— kenne

Blue Dicks Wildflower & Bee in the Moment — Image by kenne
“Life exists only at this very moment,
and in this moment it is infinite and eternal,
for the present moment is infinitely small;
before we can measure it,
it has gone, and
yet it exists forever….”
— Alan Watts
Carpenter Bee On A Mesquite Tree Blossom (April 1, 2016) — Image by kenne
Life always waits for some crisis to occur
before revealing itself at its most brilliant.
— from Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
Desert Scene by kenne
Keep close to Nature’s heart…
and break clear away, once in awhile,
and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.
Wash your spirit clean.
— John Muir
Bee On a Lyreleaf Jewelflower (March 3, 2016 in Sabino Canyon) — Images by kenne

These vase-shaped buds have pedals giving a tassel effect to the top of each bud,
opening just enough for bees and other pollinators to get inside the bud. This desert
wildflower has a tall slender stem and was photographed near Sabino Creek
in Sabino Canyon.
kenne
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.”
― Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life of the Bee
Bee On A Wildflower (Fleabane)– Grunge Art by kenne
To see a world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wild flower
hold infinity in the palms of your hand
and eternity in an hour.
— William Blake