Archive for the ‘Wildflowers’ Tag
Panorama of the Santa Catalina Mountains from the Sweetwater Trail in the Tucson Mountains (March 15, 2019)
— Images by kenne
SCVN members and guests hiked the Sweetwater Trail
Friday, March 15, 2019, on a beautiful spring day.
As has been the case for a couple of weeks,
wildflowers are blooming everywhere
with a background of wispy white clouds
on a canvas of blue.
— kenne
Sweetwater Trail
Edie identifying plant
Saguaro Cactus
Wildflowers
Poppies and Lupines
Wildflowers
Bluedicks
Lupines
Rock Formation On the Trail
Tosh Doing Her Thing
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Scorpionweeds
Wash Across the Sweetwater Trail
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Saguaro Cactus
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This time of year Picacho Peak State Park is an excellent example of the biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert.
Plants are at the greenest and wildflowers provide dots of color on the desert canvass.
The canvass of the desert
may appear to have no order.
Yet it is orderly,
but we don’t know why.
A poet has said;
If you want to know
where the flowers came from,
not even the spring goddess knows.
— kenne
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Fiddlenecks Wildflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
A weedy plant like the fiddlenecks
are abundant this year
after unusually wet winter,
and dense patches can cover the ground.
If I were a plant purist
I would have not created this art piece.
— kenne
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Each Friday, Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) lead two hikes for the public. One is is a slower-paced nature hike allowing time to identify and discuss desert plants.
Yesterday’s hike was a four-mile hike in Kings Canyon in the Tucson Mountains, which this time of year has a lot of wildflowers. So, I chose to assist in guiding the hike so I could be a part of the wildflower discussion; providing an opportunity to photograph spring flowers.
The majority of hikers on our SCVN hikes are retirees; yesterday’s hike included a young mother and her 2-year-old daughter — they both love hiking.
— kenne
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Bee On Lyreleaf Jewelflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Only the bee understand spring,
One of millions and millions
Flying from blossom to blossom,
Bringing home food for the hive
While pollinating the future.
— kenne
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Desert Lupine — Image by kenne
We walk
the lower canyon
after spring rains.
The creek
runs swiftly from
mountain snow pelt.
Cottonwoods
beginning to leaf,
wildflowers
cover the ground —
a new cycle of life.
— kenne
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Blue Dicks — Image by kenne
More violet than blue
They are beautiful, who cares
Blue or purple dicks.
— kenne
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Desert Globemallow (Shaeralcea ambigua) In Sabino Canyon — Images by kenne
Sabino Canyon
A place to walk in nature
Especially now.
— kenne
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Carphochaete bigelovii – Bigelow’s Bristlehead Wildflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Radiating out of the darkness
on a desert winter morning
stars on the ground replacing
the stars in the clear desert sky
evidence there is heaven on earth.
— kenne
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Early Wildflowers in Sabino Canyon (Bearded cryptantha) — Image by kenne
Often unnoticed
Small and scattered loneliness
More effort required.
— kenne
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Arizona Fleabane Wildflowers On Mt. Lemmon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Named after the state
This fleabane loves shaded slopes
Found alone streambeds.
— kenne
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Southwestern Prickly Poppy Wildflower — Image by kenne
Glorious flowers
Found along southwest highways
Careful not to touch
— kenne
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Spring 2017 — Image by kenne
Last year about this time
the rolling desert hills were
covered with wildflowers.
That was last year, now
other than a few patches
are few to share on Facebook.
There’s always next year, but
thanks to summer monsoon
the mountains will be covered.
We have everything, we have nothing.
What do you see today? Some keep
looking, looking and see nothing.
— kenne
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Female Anna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne
Lack of rain in the Sonoran Desert has reduced the amount of food available for hummingbirds — very few wildflowers this year. But my lemon tree, which is in bloom has been attacking several of these small birds. Plus, I’m not sure how the warmer than normal has affected migration.
Here in Tucson, you can see hummingbirds year-round in riparian areas and backyards. We are fortunate to have The Paton Center for Hummingbirds, a place to explore and experience the special birds of southeast Arizona. It is dedicated to the celebration and conservation of hummingbirds—and all of southeast Arizona’s astounding biodiversity—through recreation, education, and sustainable living.
— kenne
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Wildflowers return in the spring of 2012 near the Natural Bridge Trail
after a wildfire burned parts of the Chiricahua National Monument in 2011.
— Image by kenne
Be Content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.
— Lao Tzu
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