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Up, up & away 🎈… another hot air balloon flying above our house this AM. Blue skies & peaceful floating with a Birds Eye view 🐦‍⬛. Been on two excursions, dawn & dusk jaunts, they were awesome! 😊

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A nice way to watch the sun rise … aboard a hot air balloon following the gentle breeze☀️ … happy Monday … a good start to the day 🎈.

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Thalictrum delavayi, aka Chinese meadow-rue; luv the delicate panicles of lilac flowers with green/ yellow/white stamens 💜💛💚. Tall beauty!
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Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine growing well at Reader Rock Garden; just needs more ☀️ & time to ripen & mellow to deep purple ♥️🍇.
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“Where flowers bloom
So does hope."💚💛💕.... Lady Bird Johnston.
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Luv Hollyhocks’ variety❣️ Bees 🐝 are happy too!!
Known as Alcea, they’re a genus of over 80 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Great cottage garden vibes 👩‍🌾.
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Beautiful, timeless, historical Lougheed House … if only these walls could talk, what tales they’d tell 📚🤫.

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My glorious “Tangerine Skies” climbing roses 🧡 just hours before the deer ate every single bud & bloom 😢. They’ve 🦌 never done that before, buggers!
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After the rain ☔️ … Bonne Soirée 🌈. Frothy Ladies’ Mantel & Ferns 🌿… Verdant Luv 💚.

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Peony season continues 💗
Fragrant beauties!
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Celebrate the small things ♥️🖤
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Magical Cypripediums reginae aka pink Lady Slippers, dancing at Reader Rock Garden❣️
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Heavenly scent from this simple rose in my garden is calming 🤍. Luv its gift.
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Wow, that’s a beauty ♥️🤍! Thanks for sharing.

Highly variable Aquilegia, commonly known as Columbines, are a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae (buttercups).
Looking happy in my garden❣️
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Thank goodness for the peacefulness in my garden, but the wildfire smoke isn’t boding well for enjoying the outdoors. A quick visit to the poppies will have to do for now ♥️.
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Luv iris season 🤎♥️💛. These are stately bearded varieties, standing tall in our garden❣️
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Aesculus glabra, commonly known as Ohio buckeye, currently in bloom 💛💕. Stately tree in our garden. 🌳

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Fragrant Scotch rose purchased from Reader Rock Garden blooms happily every year! 💛🤍💚 Luv this elegant tall beauty.
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Cypripedium parviflorum, commonly known as yellow lady's slipper. Dancing in my garden 💛.
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Cute little garden visitor 🐇
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Lovely old tree offering heavenly scents from her blossoms… aaahhh 💕. A feast for the senses 🤩.
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Hidden strips standing tall ♥️. Nature’s works of art!
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Just tulips 🌷strutting their stuff 💕!
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Fritillaria UVA Vulpis - Guinea Hen Flower bulb just starting to emerge 🌱☔️💜
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Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-pulpit, blooming today 💚
Unusual, other-worldly beauty 🌱
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Besides being visually lovely with blossoms, the sweet scent from this tree is heavenly 🤍💚💛
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Ornamental Chinese Rhubarb is coming up nicely! This huge mottled colored foliage adds tall structure & an architectural presence to the garden. ♥️💚🤎#yyc
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Cheery Spring 🧡💛😊
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Luv the colors of Spring 💜💛💚🐞
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