Archive for the ‘Cactus Blossom’ Category
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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Nature Doing Its Thing — Bee On Prickly Pear Cactus Image by kenne
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Hedgehog Cactus (genus Echinocereus) Blossoms — Image by kenne
The hedgehog cactus earned its name because its short, spiny stems resemble hedgehogs.
The blossoms last for five days, opening in the morning and closing at night.
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“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 Kristin Hannah
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Because These Cactus Blossoms Opened During Easter Week, They Are Our Easter White Cactus Blossoms. — Image by kenne
Our potted cactus
Grows too slow to be noticed
Until it’s springtime.
— kenne
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Engelmann’s Hedgehog Blossoms — Image by kenne
Scarlet Hedgehog Blossoms — Image by kenne
On a desert hike
Signs of spring are everywhere
Just look around you.
— kenne
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Cactus Blossom: Kind of Holiness or Wonderfulness in Nature (April 10, 2022) — Image by kenne
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself.
The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie
comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him,
or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.
And having no respect he ceases to love.”
— Fyodor Mikhailevich Dostoevsky
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Patio Cactus Blossom — Bloomed Overnight — Image by kenne
“Love. In the best of times, it is a dream. In the worst of times, a salvation.”
— from “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah
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Imitative Realism — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“The poetry of the earth is never dead.”
― John Keats
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Prickly Pear Blossom — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Prickly Pear Blossom
Most all nature is ad lib
Theme variations.
— kenne
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Christmas Cactus — Image by kenne
Like clockwork,
for the last 16 years,
our Christmas Cactus
has begun blooming.
Bursting forth colors
pink and white
bringing beauty to
our Christmas season.
— kenne
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Pincushion Cactus Flowers — Image by kenne
When most people think of cactus in the Sonoran Desert, the image that comes to mind is the giant saguaro cactus.
The saguaro grows only in the Sonoran Desert is one of the largest cacti. The saguaro cactus is a symbol of the American Southwest.
Its inner meaning expresses the idea of standing tall, adapting to the environment, and providing shelter and nourishment for others.
Given its stature and authority, it holds a grandfatherly type of wisdom.
Because saguaros are so common in the Tucson area, it is home to one of this nation’s national parks, the Saguaro National Park.
However, it is not the most common cactus in the Sonoran Desert. That honor goes to the little pincushion cactus.
Being so small and often in the shadows of the giant saguaro, their chances of being noticed are slim unless they are blooming.
— kenne
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Cactus Blossom Art by kenne
Beauty blossoms forth
Each single moment leaving
A place in my heart.
— kenne
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Cactus Blossoms — Image by kenne
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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