Desert Spring Wildflowers — Image by kenne
Spring Morning
O day—if I could cup my hands and drink of you,
And make this shining wonder be
A part of me!
O day! O day!
You lift and sway your colors on the sky
Till I am crushed with beauty. Why is there
More of reeling sunlit air
Than I can breathe? Why is there sound
In silence? Why is a singing wound
About each hour?
And perfume when there is no flower?
O day! O Day! How may I press
Nearer to loveliness?
— Marion Strobel
Honey Bee On a Camphorweed Wildflower, Late Fall In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
— kenne
St. John’s Worts Wildflower — Image by kenne
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Lupines Blooming On Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
Desert Star Wildflowers — Image by kenne
— kenne
Mariposa Lilies (Santa Catalina Mountains) — Image by kenne
— Edward Hirsch
Honey Bee On London Rocket Wildflower — Image by kenne
The London Rocket is a naturalized weed native to Europe. It is most common in riparian areas, fields, drainage ditches, and in vacant lots. Because of the timing of desert winter rains this year, this weed seems to be everywhere. “The common name ‘London rocket’ comes from its abundance after the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was also noticed on bomb sites after the Blitz.”
— kenne
