Standing Alone In Grunge — Computer Painting by kenne
Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.
— Gerard De Nerval
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Standing Alone In Grunge Leave a comment
Searching for Nature’s Sweetness 1 comment
Searching for Nature’s Sweetness — Computer Paintings by kenne
This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
— Henry David Thoreau
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Skipper Butterfly — Grunge Art Leave a comment
Skipper Butterfly — Grunge Art by kenne
“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.”
― Alan W. Watts
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Wildflowers In The Upper Canyon 1 comment
Still Plenty of Wildflowers On Our Hike To Hutch’s Pool In The Santa Catalina Mountains (November 13, 2015)– Images by kenne
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Close Call For The Bougainvilleas 5 comments
This thorny vine is very drought tolerant and can be allowed to grow up a wall or shaped into a nice landscaped bush. They are beautiful ornamental plants, but they are very frost-sensitive. A frost or freezing temperatures will kill the exposed plant, leaving a thorny dried-up plant till spring, at which time they need to be cut back. Because of their sharp thorns, this is not a pleasant task — one that I hate. In our five winters in Tucson, the bougainvilleas made it through the winter season only once.
The last two mornings we have had lows of 35 degrees without a frost — maybe on the top of cars. Getting freezing temperatures in the winter are more likely in Tucson than our big sister to the north because our elevation is 2,600 ft, vs Phoenix at 1,100 ft. Plus, we are usually drier here causing the upper-level cold air to drop closer to the ground over night.
At any rate, after hearing the weather forecast a few days ago, I decided to take a few photos of one of my favorite plants. In equatorial regions, they tend to flower all year round in. Elsewhere, they are seasonal, with bloom cycles typically four to six weeks. The actual flower of the bougainvillea is small and generally white, surrounded by three or six modified bright colored leaves.
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Bougainvillea Images by kenne
View From a Villa
yonder is a flaming red, vintage corolla
basking in the sun in the yard of this villa,
casting no shadow,
while by the window,
dances a burning bush, blazing bougainvillea!
–Romeo Naces
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Our Association With Flowers 2 comments
Grunge Art by kenne
Everyone has many associations with a flower —
the idea of flowers.
You put out your hand to touch the flower —
lean forward to smell it —
maybe touch it with your lips almost without thinking —
or give it to someone to please them.
Still —
in a way —
nobody sees a flower —
really — it is so small . . .
So I said to myself —
I’ll paint what I see —
what the flower is to me
but I’ll paint it bid and
they will be surprised into taking time to look at it —
I will make even busy New Yorkers
take time to see what I see in flowers.
— Georgia O’Keeffe
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This Rose Makes for a Peach of a Shot 1 comment
This Rose Makes for a Peach of a Shot — Image by kenne
“When autumn darkness falls,
what we will remember are the small acts of kindness:
a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose.
These are all expressions of a nation coming together and caring about its people.”
— Jens Stoltenberg
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Honey Bee On Hooker’s Evening Primrose Wildflower — Grunge Art 1 comment
Honey Bee Hooker’s Evening Primrose Wildflower — Image by kenne, Sunset Trailhead on Mt. Lemmon
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Golden Columbine With A Grunge Art Layer 1 comment
Golden Columbine with a Grunge Art Layer — Image by kenne
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Beautiful Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly Leave a comment
Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly On a Thistle– Image by kenne
With the earlier start of the monsoon rains in southern Arizona, butterflies are appearing in increasing numbers.
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Beautiful Shades of Pink 2 comments
Rose — Computer art by kenne
Beautiful shades of pink
soft petals opening
curling at the edges
forming a sultry pout.
Powerful.
Outstanding.
Unique.
Talented.
— kenne
