Archive for the ‘Orange Sulphur Butterfly’ Tag
Orange Sulphur On a Mexican Bird of Paradise — Image by kenne
Song of the Butterfly
(In the Style of Walt Whitman)
I celebrate the Orange Sulphur!
I celebrate the yellow wanderer,
resting for a moment upon
the red and gold extravagance
of the Mexican Bird of Paradise.
Not hurried,
not troubled by clocks or calendars,
it pauses in the desert sunlight,
its wings holding the color of ripe lemons,
of dawn breaking over distant mountains.
O small traveler!
You belong to the flowers,
to the wind,
to the same vast earth
that bears the mountains and the sea.
Orange Sulpher Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.”
— Rita Mae Brown
Orange Sulphur Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The Brightside of Darkness
Orange Sulphur Butterfly — Photo-Artistry
Orange Sulphur Butterfly Galaxy — Image by kenne
A butterfly
wrapped
in floating shapes
the mountain air
under a
peaceful blue sky
where my heart
dances with
reflected tree shadows
moving with the wind.
I will not take back
one butterfly,
one flower,
one fallen giant ponderosa
all belonging
where trails provide
avenues
for friends sharing
nature's reawakening.
-- kenne
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
Orange Sulphur Butterfly Can Be A Blur In Flight. (Meadow Trail on Mt. Lemmon) — Image by kenne
