The Golden Columbine is native to moist canyon seeps in the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts of southwestern North America. The word columbine comes from columbinus, in Latin “dove,” referring to the flower’s resemblance to a cluster of 5 doves. The spurs represent the birds’ heads and shoulders; the spreading sepals, the wings; the blade of the petal, each bird’s body. The genus name, from the Latin aquila (“eagle”), alludes to the petals, which resemble eagle talons. — Source: wildflower.org
Golden Columbine Wildflower In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
“We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.”
These images were taken a couple of weeks ago,
but with recent temperatures down around freezing,
mountain wildflowers are in their last stage of life.
Still plenty of wildflowers at the basin level.
Golden Columbines on Mt. Lemmon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.
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…”
Golden Columbine — Image by kenne
Sunset — Image by kenne
Golden Columbine — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Golden Columbines on Mt. Lemmon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Mt. Lemmon Golden Columbine — Image by kenne
Golden Columbine, My Mountain Princess — Image by kenne
Golden Columbine — Grunge Art by kenne
Golden Columbine — Computer Art image by kenne
Golden Columbine Art by kenne
Columbine Wildflower on Mt. Lemmon (July 8, 2016) — Image by kenne
Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha) — Image by kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 