Lupine In The Desert — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.”
— Edward Abbey
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Lupine In The Desert 1 comment
There’s A Reason Why The Sonoran Desert Is Called A Lush Desert 1 comment
This time of year Picacho Peak State Park is an excellent example of the biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert.
Plants are at the greenest and wildflowers provide dots of color on the desert canvass.
The canvass of the desert
may appear to have no order.
Yet it is orderly,
but we don’t know why.
A poet has said;
If you want to know
where the flowers came from,
not even the spring goddess knows.
— kenne
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Desert Lupine 1 comment
Desert Lupine — Image by kenne
We walk
the lower canyon
after spring rains.
The creek
runs swiftly from
mountain snow pelt.
Cottonwoods
beginning to leaf,
wildflowers
cover the ground —
a new cycle of life.
— kenne
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Out Of The Darkness, Into The Sunshine 1 comment
Desert Lupine — Image by kenne
Out of the darkness
Signs of spring begin to rise —
Liberated, free.
Now I see poppies
Brightening the desert fields —
Now I’m satisfied.
— kenne
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Lupine Wildflower on Mt. Lemmon (June 9, 2017) — Image by kenne
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The Sonoran Desert In Bloom 1 comment
Mexican Poppies and Desert Lupines Blooming in the Sonoran Desert — Image by kenne
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Lavender, Blue and Yellow Leave a comment
Lavender, Blue and Yellow — Image by kenne
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Desert Lupine — Photographed in Sabino Canyon by kenne
You can find this beautiful wildflower in the Sonoran Desert below 3,000 feet. A member of the Pea Family, lupines have distinctive flowers with one petal on top and two on the bottom.
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Capturing The Moment — Botta’s Pocket Gopher 2 comments
Botta’s Pocket Gopher — Images by kenne
This little guy was busy gathering elegant lupine within a two foot radius of her den. She would slink out, nip a lupine and back straight back into her hole in the ground.A sensitive tail helps her feel her way as it runs backwards into her hole. (Click here for more information.)
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Horned Lizard Near Desert Lupine 2 comments
Horned Lizard Near Desert Lupine — Image by kenne
Hiding in the shade
Protected from danger’s threat
Safe evocation.
— kenne
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Desert Chicory and Desert Lupine Share A Rocky Place Leave a comment
Desert Chicory and Desert Lupine Share A Rocky Place — Image by kenne
Sharing a place
part of nature’s design,
yet by accident.
Was it a random act,
part of a grand experiment
of how nature works
On a stage
where all things
play out in space and time?
Maybe,
but for the moment,
it’s all about now
That gives us
beautiful wildflowers
blooming every spring.
— kenne
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Poppies Along The Phoneline Trail In Sabino Canyon 7 comments
Mexican Poppies Along The Phoneline Trail In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Mexican Poppy and Desert Lupine Wildflowers Along The Phoneline Trail — Image by kenne
Most Sonoran desert wildflowers are annuals, which are short-lived even when there’s timely rain. Sabino Canyon has had no rain since December 20th. Oddly enough, limited rain and a short lifespan helps ensure survival in the desert. With the lack of rain and warmer than normal temperatures the annuals have been quickly sprouting and blowing before the dryness and heat kills the plant.
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“To see a world
in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wildflower.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
and eternity in an hour.”
— William Blake
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Blue Lupine & Yellow Poppies — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Desert Flower
by James F. Harrington
You are like a garden oasis,
blooming in the dry desert.
Your heart is warmer than the center of the sun.
Your soul glitters like moonlight!
I want to take you into my arms,
rush to my white Arabian charger,
and together we will ride
into the dark blue indigo night!
We would gallop past golden minarets,
through all of time,
past all memories,
until we reach the peaceful,
quiet serenity of Jannat.
There we would settle down,
under the soothing,
cool shade of jade colored olive trees.
I would sing to thee my songs of love.
We would lay on a carpet that possessed magical qualities.
Ripe fruit would be in abundance.
We would be forever in paradise.
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Capturing The Moment — Lavender, Blue And Yellow 5 comments
New Mexico Thistle — Image by kenne
Lavender, Blue, and Yellow
Standing tall above
the golden poppies
and blue lupines
grows a warlike flower,
several inflorescences
branching from the summit,
near the dusty paths
of the Sutherland Trail.
Bees move independently
through the fields
of blue and yellow,
only the diligent
tunneling into
the cushion of lavender
before the arrival
of the painted ladies.
— kenne
Mexican Poppies and Desert Lupines in Catalina State Park — Image by kenne
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- Capturing The Moment – Wildflowers In Ventana Canyon (kenneturner.wordpress.com)
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Capturing The Moment — Sutherland Trail In The Spring Time Leave a comment
Mexican Poppies and Desert Lupine along the Sutherland Trail in Catalina State Park — Image by kenne
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- Catalina Park Wildflower Report 2/21/12 (naturalhistorywanderings.com)
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