There’s Got To Be Some Necter In Here Somewhere (New Mexico Thistle & Bee) — Image by kenne
There’s Got To Be Some Necter In Here Somewhere (New Mexico Thistle & Bee) — Image by kenne
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly On a New Mexico Thistle — Image by kenne
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Lavender, Blue and Yellow — Image by kenne
Red Bordered Satyr on a New Mexico Thistle Gone to Seed, (September 25, 2014)
— Image taken on Mt. Lemmon by kenne
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New Mexico Thistle — Image by kenne
Mariposa Lily — Images by kenne
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Two-tailed Swallowtail — Images by kenne
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“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.”Â
~Hans Christian Andersen
Pipevine Swallowtail loves New Mexico thistles — Images by kenne
So far the wildflower season on Mt. Lemmon hasn’t attracted a lot of butterflies. This past Wednesday I was able to capture images of this beautiful Pipevine Swallowtail.
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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.
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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
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on a New Mexico Thistle along the Mt. Lemmon Meadow Trail — Image by kenne