Archive for the ‘Desert Wildflower’ Tag
Spring Flowers Along The Trail — Image by kenne
“I dream of a quiet man
who explains nothing
and defends nothing,
but only knows where
the rarest wildflowers
are blooming…”
— Wendell Berry
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Desert Wildflowers — Image by kenne
Tell me what you think art is — if you can
— ask a lot of people — and see if anybody knows . . .
You ask me about music — I like it better than anything
in the world — Color gives me the same thrill once in
a long long time — I can almost remember and count the times
— it is usually just the outdoors or the flowers — or a person —
sometimes a story — or something that will call a picture
to my mind — will affect me like music —
— Georgia O’Keeffe
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Desert Wildflower Painting by kenne
There’s many a battle fought daily
The world knows nothing about;
There’s many a brave little soldier
Whose strength puts a legion to rout.
And he who fights sin singlehanded
Is more of a hero, I say,
Than he who leads soldiers to battle
And conquers by arms in the fray.
— from “Our Heros” by Phoebe Cary
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Creosote Bush
Mexican Poppy
Fairy Duster — Images by kenne
Desert Dances
Dormant desert awakes.
She drinks deep, stretches, sighs
exhales fragrant blossoms
on her warm, pregnant breath.
Her soft, supple sagebrushed
sparkling curves adorned with
splashes of pink, white phlox
and sprays of desert peach
invite you to tumble
down her snowy mountains
to abandon yourself
to wildflower wanders
to soothe in her hot springs
to rejoice in salty
waters of turquoise lakes.
Desert dances await.
— Gwendolyn Alley
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Yellow Salsify — Images by kenne
- Giant Dandelions! (myravenblog.com)
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New Mexico groundsel
New Mexico Thistle
Perry Penstemon
Mariposa Lily — Images by kenne
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One of the most brilliant of Sonoran desert wildflowers, the Mariposa lily is one of two common lilies found here — the other is ajo lily (desert lily). Since this is the second recent posting on this desert wildflower, you might guess that I’m quite taken by this flower.
Although common to the desert southwest, they are scattered and do not bloom every year. These and those in the earlier posting were a few miles apart at about 4,000′ feet elevation.
Aren’t they beautiful!!
kenne
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Desert Wildflower — Image by kenne
My desert wildflower,
growing in the desert —
the most challenging place
on earth.
Saving your strength,
waiting for the rain to come,
when you reach for the sun
and bloom;
that’s what you’re gonna do,
wait for the rain,
reach to the sun
and bloom.
kenne
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