Archive for the ‘Wildflower’ Category

“Fulfilling the Mission” — Computer Art by kenne
“Conservationists who want to cosset nature like a delicate flower,
to protect it from the threat of alien species, are the ethnic cleansers of nature,
neutralizing the forces that they should be promoting.”
— Fred Pearce, The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature’s Salvation
Columbine Wildflower on Mt. Lemmon (July 8, 2016) — Image by kenne
“I’m addicted to the entire planet.
I don’t want to leave it.
I want to get down into it.
I want to say hello.
On the beach, I could have stopped all day long
and looked at those damned shells,
looked for all the messages
that come not in bottles but in shells…”
— John McPhee
Columbine Wild Flower On Mt. Lemmon — Computer Art by kenne
Flowers are to love
Look closely and you will smile —
Positive power.
— kenne
“Clear for Landing” — Image by kenne
Lured by her color,
the bee prepares for landing
crying purple tears.
— kenne

Mariposa Lily — Image by kenne
Bloom bloom, in desert lily
Thirst, sand, mirages silly,
White petals, fairy’s wings
Hope and love, thy petulant twigs!
— Sadiqullah Khan
Microseris lindleyi – Lindley’s Silverpuff — Image by kenne
I’m a beautiful
yellow wildflower,
short lived
before becoming a
shiny silvery white,
spherical seed head —
waiting to be
blown away.
— kenne
Yellow Rocket — Computer Art by kenne
Yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaria) is a member of the Mustard family (Cruciferae),
a large group that includes many other weeds and numerous crop plants,
such as cabbage, turnips, broccoli, and cauliflower.
Yellow Rocket — Image by kenne

Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) — Grunge Composition by kenne
“Its object of desire being infinite,
art’s movement will never cease
to be carried perpetually forward,
for it will never discover
a limit to what it seeks.”
— Saint Gregory of Nyassa