Bee and Crab Spider (Photo Bomber) on Brittlebush Blossoms — Image by kenne
Don’t call me a photo bomber
I was here before the bee flew
into the field of view.
— kenne
Archive for the ‘Bees’ Tag
Looking Back To Early Spring Leave a comment
Desert Chicory Leave a comment
Two Bees On Desert Chicory — HDR Image by kenne
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength
that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the
repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
― Rachel Carson
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Bee On Fairy Duster Flower Leave a comment
Bee On Fairy Duster Flower — Image by kenne
cycles of nature
the depth of winter passes
appearing each spring
— kenne
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Bee On Chicory Wildflower Leave a comment
Bee On Chickory Wildflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The monsoon season has begun the second-hottest and second-driest on record in Arizona, where heat records
are frequently broken last year. The last two years have seen fewer desert downpours, an important source of
summer river flow.
“We’re dealing with a rapidly changing climate that is becoming, overall, more dry and varied and warmer,”
said Scott Wilbor, an ecologist in Tucson who studies desert river ecosystems, including the San Pedro.
“We are in uncharted territory.” Click here to learn about the importance of Sonoran Desert rivers.
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Spring — Bees On A Thistle 2 comments
Bees On A Thistle — Image by kenne
Spring
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
— Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Santa Catalina Prairie Clover Leave a comment
Bee On Santa Catalina Prairie Clover — Image by kenne
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Desert Chicory Wildflowers And Bee Leave a comment
Desert Chicory Wildflowers and Bee — Image by kenne
Popping up on the dry desert floor
New sharing space with the old
We are alive and well in the desert
Taking morning hikes in the cool air.
— kenne
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Bee On A Poppy Leave a comment
Bee On A Poppy — Image by kenne
The pollinator
Makes it possible for plants
To make fruit and seeds.
— kenne
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Bee on Blue Dicks — Photo-Artistry by kenne
when I paint
the canvas grows
getting attention
through the window
coaxing the shadows
by invisible lines
letting the colors
come to life
— kenne
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Blooming Brittlebush Leave a comment
Blooming Brittlebush — Image by kenne
I attend to this moment
less it goes unattended
by the bee flying
in and out of time
only to be lost in a
wild thyme unseen
just to be conquered
and reconciled again.
— kenne
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Bee On Indigo Blossom — Signs of Spring 1 comment
Bee On Indigo Blossom — Signs of Spring (Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ, February 24, 2018) by kenne
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth,
man would only have four years left to live.”
— Albert Einstein
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Pollinator — Image by kenne
A pollinator
Is what makes the world go round —
Justifiable.
— kenne
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Memorial Day Nature-Hike on Mt. Lemmon — Photo Essay 1 comment
Camping Area Panorama
Bee on Silverpuff
Orange Sulphur on Aspen Sunflower
Bee on Silverpuff
Silverpuff Blossom
Ferns
Aspen Sunflower
Silverpuff
Common Dandelion
Orange Sulphur on Aspen Sunflower
Aspen Sunflower (early stage)
Memorial Day Nature-Hike on Mt. Lemmon — Images by kenne
(Click on any image to see a larger view in a slideshow format.)
First time on Mt. Lemmon since last November. At 9,200 feet only a few wildflowers are in the beginning stages of blooming. On this Memorial Day in Tucson, it’s 100 degrees, but it was a pleasant 65 degrees on Mt. Lemmon.
The SCVN Friday Hikes begin this Friday on Mt. Lemmon.
Naturalist David Dean conducts Wildflower Hike. Click here for dates and reservation information.
— kenne
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Bee On Thistle Grunge Art Leave a comment
Bee on Thistle Grunge Art by kenne
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
we need bees, and
bees need you!
— Friends of the Earth
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Desert Chicory Art 1 comment
Desert Chicory Art by kenne
I look at nature
Knowing its beauty is there
Because we see it.
— kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 