Aspen Trail On Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”
– Albert Camus
Archive for the ‘Santa Catalina Mountains’ Tag
Aspen Trail On Mt. Lemmon Leave a comment
Bee On Fairy Duster Wildflower Leave a comment
Bee On Fairy Duster Wildflower (July 16, 2021) — Image by kenne
The draft of this posting was done in late July before we went on our August road trip.
However, many photos later, just today, I noticed this unpublished draft —
Better late than never.
— kenne
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Luke, A White Crested Phainopepla — Image by kenne
This is the time of year some SCVN members state watching for the return of “Luke” to Sabino Canyon. Phainopeplas generally spend
their summers at the higher elevations of the Santa Cantilina Mountains, returning to the canyon to feed off the desert mistletoe berries
in the canyon.
What makes Luke unique is his white crest. For over eleven years, Luke can be spotted in the same general area in the canyon. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, we don’t know if Luke returned last year since many of us were not doing our usual nature walks in Sabino Canyon.
Phainopeplas usually perch high on canyon mesquite trees. They have digestive tracts specialized for eating mistletoe fruit.
These berries are low in nutrients, so the birds have to consume lots of them. The berries spend only about 12 minutes in a
Phainopepla’s intestine, and the birds may eat 1,100 berries in a day.
A singular bird of the Southwest, they are a brilliant sight in flight. Males are silky black and slender, with an elegant crest and bold white
wing patches that appear when the bird takes wing. Phainopeplas nearest common ancestors are the waxwings, which also have a glossy,
silky look to their plumage.
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Morning Clouds Over The Santa Catalina Mountains Leave a comment
Morning Clouds Over The Santa Catalina Mountains — Panorama by kenne
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Common Mullein Leave a comment
Common Mullein — Image by kenne
A single moment of understanding
can flood a whole life with meaning.
— Anonymous
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The Flower That Smiles Today Leave a comment
Western Sneezeweed — Image by kenne
The flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow dies;
All that we wish to stay
Tempts and then flies.
What is this world’s delight?
Lightning that mocks the night,
Brief even as bright.
— from The Flower That Smiles Today by Percy Shelley
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Sneezeweed Art Leave a comment
Sneezeweed Art by kenne
Green to blue
Yellow to orange
New to old
— kenne
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Mt. Lemmon Columbine 1 comment
Mt. Lemmon Columbine — Image by kenne
I hold no preference among flowers,
so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.
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Santa Catalina Indian Paintbrush 1 comment
Santa Catalina Indian Paintbrush — Image by kenne
Love is like wildflowers;
It’s often found in the most unlikely places.
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Hiking Box Camp Trail Leave a comment
Hiking Up Box Camp Trail In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
The Tucson basin
Santa Rita’s to the south
Hiking Box Camp trail
Leaving the tall pines
An existential moment
Illumination
— kenne
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Golden Columbine On Box Camp Trail 1 comment
Golden Columbine On Box Camp Trail (Santa Catalina Mountains) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Mountain rains
bring out wildflowers
yellow and orange
in a sea green.
— kenne
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Greater Roadrunner Painting Leave a comment
Greater Roadrunner (August 3, 2021) — Painting by kenne
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Cutleaf Evening Primrose Leave a comment
Cutleaf Evening Primrose — Image by kenne
Before going on our August road trip I created a number of draft posting that I never posted.
This one is from August 2, 2021 — doing some housekeeping.
— kenne
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Mahogany Milkweed — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Mahogany Milkweed (Asclepias hypoleuca) is an upper elevation plant
with beautiful mahogony colored flowers.
It is found in the ponderosa pine forests of the Santa Catalina Mountains.
— kenne
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Box Camp Trail Panorama Leave a comment
Box Camp Trail Panorama In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
