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Mesquite blossoms at twilight, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


raiment new each spring—
the showy yellow blossoms
of the mesquite tree
 
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Mesquite blossoms: alluring to the bees.
 
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on March 28, 2015, in 5-7-5, Arizona, Carpe Diem, haiga, mesquite, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Six-Word Saturday and tagged , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 26 Comments.

  1. Elaine - I used to be indecisive | March 28, 2015 at 4:36 am

    I love the light in this photo (the plant looks good too!).

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  2. Ron. | March 28, 2015 at 5:51 am

    No mesquite here in the hinterlands, teacherman. I’m envious.

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  3. Karen S. | March 28, 2015 at 8:36 am

    also to me! Very pretty.

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  4. http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com | March 28, 2015 at 9:14 am

    I didn’t know what mesquite looked like – it is lovely – thank you for the picture.

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  5. Ralph | March 28, 2015 at 10:00 am

    The nectar of the gods (and bees 🙂 are contained within the Spring flowers in the still temperate desert!

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | March 28, 2015 at 2:01 pm

      Actually, Ralph, it’s more than temperate today: pushing 100!

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  6. Gillena Cox | March 28, 2015 at 10:26 am

    Good Morning Maggie; i took part in this chllenge and
    I am inviting you to write a poem on love in Ten Lines if you wish to participate follow link below
    http://myblog-verses.blogspot.com/2015/03/36.html

    much love…

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  7. Gillena Cox | March 28, 2015 at 10:27 am

    your mesquite blooms look like a plant we have here in Trinidad with pink flowers we call ‘Bottle Brush’

    have a nice Saturday

    much love…

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  8. Sherry Marr | March 28, 2015 at 11:09 am

    So beautiful. Your photo is as wondrous as your words.

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  9. Debbie | March 28, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    Interesting buds on this plant.

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  10. Kylie D | March 28, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    Gorgeous blossoms and a great photo of them.

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  11. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | March 28, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    Such sweet blooms for the first of spring!

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  12. Gattina | March 29, 2015 at 8:44 am

    Very creative picture !

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  13. Tonya | March 29, 2015 at 10:01 am

    Lovely photo! I love the leaves on those trees. I try to capture them in my pictures but mine are never as nice as this one. Well done!

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  14. annell4 | March 29, 2015 at 11:50 am

    I like that yellow against the blue!!

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  15. Rosey Pinkerton | March 29, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    Are they also alluring to mosquitoes? Sounds like they are related!

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  16. gerald | March 29, 2015 at 3:38 pm

    they look so delicate

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  17. Colleen@ LOOSELEAFNOTES | March 29, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    It also looks like miniature corn. Is that a shadow luriking?

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | March 29, 2015 at 4:55 pm

      There are some tiny shadows, yes. 😉

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  18. cloudia | March 29, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    Lovely light and detail

    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  20. A Quiet Corner | March 30, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    The bees must love those!!!…:)JP

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  21. photoblogista | March 30, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    That’s a very graceful plant! Thanks for visiting my shadows!

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  22. Jim | March 30, 2015 at 11:15 pm

    How interesting.

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  23. janicead | April 1, 2015 at 11:15 pm

    Lovely words and photo.

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