Staghorn Cholla Blossom
Prickly Pear Blossom — Images by kenne
4th Avenue Spring Street Fair — Images by kenne
Desert Chicory and Bee — Images by kenne
View from downtown Sedona — Image by kenne
Eastern Collared Lizard — Image by kenne
Another sign of spring in the desert is our reptile friends, most scurrying about, making it challenging to photograph.
But not the eastern collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), who like to pose for you on a nearby rock.
I have other photos of the lizard from earlier springs and could have easily used one of them,
but this image was taken a week ago.
Welcome back, my friend — it is springtime in the Sonoran desert.
— kenne
Gila Monster — Image by Stuart Salasche
While hiking the Esperero trail Friday, I met fellow hiker Stuart Salasche — long story short, he showed me a photo of a gila monster he took with his iPhone. He sent it to me and now I share it with you.
kenne
Fairy Duster Wildflower and Visiting Bee — Image by kenne
The fairy duster
loves to dance
moving to the beat
of the breeze
she attracts
dancing partners —
passing bees.
kenne
Desert Chicory — Image by kenne
Like a desert flower waiting for rain,
like a river-bank thirsting for the touch of pitchers,
like the dawnÂ
longing for light;
and like a house,Â
like a house in ruins for want of a woman –
the exhausted ones of our times
need a moment to breathe,Â
need a moment to sleep,Â
in the arms of peace, in the arms of peace.
— Parween Faiz Zadah
Suddenly it’s spring
Colors of winter
Turning into yesterday’s
Dark inner soul.
Suddenly it’s spring
Winter’s fading landscape
Exploding bright colors
Nature’s paint by numbers.
Suddenly it’s spring
Renewing old dreams
My wanderlust drifting
Opened to the sky.
Suddenly it’s spring
Nature’s voices sing
Awaken longing spirits
Laced with poetry.
Suddenly it’s spring
Tamed love burns
Attracted by fire colors
A virgin again.
Suddenly it’s spring
Fresh silky skin
Milk and honey
Luring new loves.
Suddenly it’s spring . . . again.
kenne
Images by kenne
Image by kenne
Image by kenne
Images by kenne
Madera Canyon — Images by kenne
Images by kenne
Sabino Canyon Creek is running low this year. Little rain in the Catalina’s and snow on Mount Lemmon has resulted in few spring wildflowers and no water running over the low-water crossings in the canyon.
kenne
The Took of Olives — Image by kenne
Placed at the base of our olive tree, the Took will funnel the spirit of spring to the olive blossoms about to open.
kenne
