Archive for the ‘Wildflowers’ Tag
Mt. Lemmon August Images (07/30/14) — kenne
Sneezeweed
Bitter dock
Carpenter Bee on Sneezeweed
Checkweed
Cranesbill
Cutleaf coneflower
Golden Columbine
Ground gopher
Late Snakeweed
Mexican Cactus Fly on Sneezeweed
Mexican Cactus Fly on Sneezeweed
Mountain Parsley
Mushrooms
Narrow-leaf cologania
Narrow-leaf cologania
New Mexico Fleabane
Richardson’s geranium
Richardson’s geranium
Sneezeweed
Torrey’s craglily
Torrey’s craglily
Western sneezeweed
Wrights Goldenrod & Cranesbill
Fendler nightshade
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Raven On A Rock with Bearded penstemon Wildflowers — Image by kenne
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Yucca Blossom in Molino Basin (April 24, 2020) — Photo Essay by kenne
Arizona Fleabane
arizona Valerian
Cliff Rose
Penstemon
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Holding the hope of morning
I walk down the Arizona trail
mission to photograph flowers
in the dry cool mountain air
looking for objects I do not have
nurtured in the space of time.
Now in late April mountain flowers
take on a long life brought about by
elevation changes and summer rains
pushing flowers into warped time.
— kenne
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Springtime On The Trail — Image by kenne
Poppies and lupines
Seem to stand at attention
As we pass on by.
— kenne
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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
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Honey Bee On a Camphorweed Wildflower, Late Fall In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
I move closure to
Mastering the medium
With each photograph.
The camera’s eye
Reveals an uncharted world
Waiting to be launched.
Time is running out,
So I capture the present
For future musing.
— kenne
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St. John’s Worts Wildflower — Image by kenne
There they were, just there
Yellow fireworks shooting off
In a field of green.
— kenne
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Lupines Blooming On Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
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Desert Star Wildflowers — Image by kenne
Some beautiful things
Like small desert wildflowers
Hide among the rocks.
— kenne
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Mariposa Lilies (Santa Catalina Mountains) — Image by kenne
Life has to have the plenitude of art.
— Edward Hirsch
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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
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A Spring Bouquet — Image by kenne
The same wildflowers, a different spring.
What matters is that it is spring.
What matters is that they return each spring.
What matters is each spring will be different.
What matters most is that the same wildflowers
always return with each different spring.
— kenne
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“Welcome To Our Party” — Image by kenne
you look different
but look beyond the surface
we are more alike
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Brittlebush
Gordon’s Bladderpod
Desert Lupines
Desert Lupines/Poppies
Desert Lupines/Poppies
Lupines
Poppies
Scorpionweeds
Poppies
Lipines and Poppies
Lupines, Poppies, Chickery
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A couple of weeks ago some of us did our annual King Canyon trail hike to observe the wildflowers, which in the past was part of our hike on up to Wasson Peak. However, this year the plan was not to go all the way to the Peak. I hate to admit it, but time is beginning to catch up with us. So, the best I can do is to revisit a posting from six years ago. My days of cheating time might be running out.
— kenne
Kings Canyon Trail — Images by kenne
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Wildflower Slideshow by kenne
Panorama of Wasson Peak Near The Top
SCVN guided hike to Wasson Peak via Kings Canyon trail, which is about a seven mile (roundtrip) hike and elevation gain of 1,900 ft.
Some of our hikers made only the Kings Canyon trail to the first saddle since we were experiencing unusually warm record-setting temperatures (the mid-90’s).
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people
are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home;
that wilderness is a necessity…”
― John Muir
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