Saguaro Blossoms — Image by kenne
Bee hovers, sunlit,
above saguaro’s white crown—
sky endless, serene.
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Saguaro Blossoms 5 comments
Saguaro Blossoms — Surprised By A Heartranding Cry 2 comments
Saguaro Blossoms — Image by kenne
Although flowers bloom it’s awkward to say that they are flowers
because they are not flowers, but thorns disguised as yellow pistils
and stamens surrounded by the petals made of pieces of colorless
paper. Moreover, their fragrance bears no meaning at all because t
hey bloom in the night,
and each time when the scorching sun brands the cactus’ skin
it cries out loud from the pain of the thorns pierced through
it’s burning flesh to form renewed skin,
then, surprised by a heartrending cry,
the birds flap their wings to fly in the air abandoning the cactus.
— from Dream of a Saguaro by Su Ben
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Desert Flowers 1 comment
Bee Over Saguaro Blossoms — Image by kenne
Desert Flowers
Living in a wide landscape are the flowers –
Rosenberg I only repeat what you were saying –
the shell and the hawk every hour
are slaying men and jerboas, slaying
the mind: but the body can fill
the hungry flowers and the dogs who cry words
at nights, the most hostile things of all.
But that is not news. Each time the night discards
draperies on the eyes and leaves the mind awake
I look each side of the door of sleep
for the little coin it will take
to buy the secret I shall not keep.
I see men as trees suffering
or confound the detail and the horizon.
Lay the coin on my tongue and I will sing
of what the others never set eyes on.
— Keith Douglas
(“Succinct but mysterious, Desert Flowers belongs to a liminal state between sleeping and waking, night and day.
It seems to open and close: first, to look outwards at the “wide landscape” and then to turn to the unconscious desires
where poetry – even the starkest war poetry – is generated. There’s a convalescent quality of memories
being reviewed in quiet darkness, and energies gathered.” Keith Douglas was considered the most talented –
and overlooked – poet of the Second World War.)
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It’s That Time Of Year In The Sonoran Desert Leave a comment
Saguaros Are Blooming Everywhere — Image by kenne
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Saguaros Are Blooming Everywhere In Southern Arizona — Image by kenne
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Signs Of May In Tucson Leave a comment
Palo Verde Blossoms and White-winged Dove Atop a Saguaro — Image by kenne
There are many signs of May being here; however, two really stand out: (1) Yellow Palo Verde Blossoms are everywhere;
(2) have arrived and a ready to be a pollinator for the Saguaro cacti. When saguaros flower, white-winged doves move
from flower to flower, sipping nectar and pollinating the plant. Once the flowers become fruit, the doves have a new food source.
— kenne
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Saguaro Blossoms — They’re Popping Out All Over Leave a comment
Saguaro Blossoms, They’re Popping Out All Over– Image by kenne
saguaro blossoms
they’re popping out all over
a southwest symbol
— kenne
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Saguaro Cactus Blossoms 1 comment
Saguaro Cactus Blossoms — Image by kenne
A crown of beauty
Saguaro Cactus Blossoms
Nectar for the doves.
— kenne
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“The Early Bird Gets the Nectar” (White-winged Dove on Saguaro Cactus Buds) — Image by kenne
In April, the budding of saguaros is followed by the return of white-winged doves from Mexico who love the nectar in
the saguaro blossoms. This image captures a white-winged dove atop buds soon to blossom — another take on
“The early bird gets the worm.”
— kenne
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Saguaro Blossoms — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The lucky saguaro
survives the desert heat,
outliving the nurse plant
not knowing of its feat.
The patient saguaro
looks skyward at all hours,
until at age fifty
it produces first flowers.
— from The Mighty Saguaro by Debbie Emery
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Saguaro Blossoms — Image by kenne
As we enter mid-May, Saguaro cactus blossoms are popping out all over.
— kenne
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Saguaro Cactus — No Words Monday 1 comment
Saguaro Cactus — B&W Image by kenne
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Mockingbird On Saguaro Blossom 1 comment
Mockingbird On Saguaro Blossom — Image by kenne
Behind every experience is a meaning — don’t miss it!
— kenne
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Saguaro Cactus Blossoms 1 comment
Saguaro Cactus Blossoms — Image by kenne
Arizona’s state flower, the saguaro blossom, has a strong overripe melons smell, but I’m not going to get close enough to check it out — will leave that to the experts. Like a lot of cactus flowers, they are short-lived, blooming at night and often closed within 24 hours. During the night the flowers are pollinated by the lesser long-nosed bat and the Mexican long-tongued bat. During the daytime the flowers are pollinated by bees and birds such as the white-winged dove.
— kenne
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April In Tucson — Photo-Artistry 1 comment
April In Tucson (Mockingbird on Saguaro Blossom) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
No longer waiting
Sun crest above the mountains
Birds welcome new day.
— kenne
