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An orange Crocosmia blooming in the garden.

An orange Crocosmia blooming in the garden.

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A close-up of a bloom on a Purple Queen.

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A closeup of a bee atop a Zinnia bloom.

A closeup of a bee atop a Zinnia bloom.

🐝

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A Datura Innoxia blooming above petunias.

A Datura Innoxia bloom.

A close-up of a Datura Innoxia bloom.

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A Monarch Butterfly, less than an hour before emerging from its chrysalis (2019).

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Thank you! 😀

I’m really glad I didn’t know what it was when I was taking all the pictures.

I might not have gotten quite as many close-ups. 😁

A close-up of a giant European Hornet on the leaf of a fig tree.

A giant European Hornet on the leaf of a fig tree (from the side).

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Thank you!
😊

I just started growing cosmos this year. Though they’re all gone now, they were a joy to have in the garden.

Beautiful photo! 😀

A bright fuchsia Cosmos blooming in the morning sun.

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A closeup of a portion of a submerged Iris with tiny bubbles clinging to the petals.

A close-up of a portion of a submerged Iris.

“Submerged”

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4 days later:

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A closeup of a bud on a Lycoris squamigera, with the abandoned exoskeleton (exuviae) of a cicada attached at the top.

Cicada exoskeleton on a Lycoris squamigera (aka. resurrection lily or surprise lily).

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A close-up of a bee inside of a morning glory bloom.

🌸🐝

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A solar eclipse, withheld behind the clouds & cradled by the upper branches of a tree. (8 April 2024)

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A Canna Lily blooming in bright red, from above.

…& in October, it began to bloom.

I’m still not sure how the Canna Lily ended up in the garden, but it was a nice surprise. 😊

A bud beginning to emerge at the top of the Canna Lily.

A bud forming & showing more red at the top of the Canna Lily.

In late September, a bud appeared…😀

A Canna Lily in a pot with several leaves & a new shoot at the base.

A closeup of the new shoot growing at the base of the Canna Lily.

By August, it had grown quite a bit. It even had a new shoot beside its base. 🙂

A Canna Lily with only two leaves growing in a pot.

I found the Canna Lily in my garden back in May.

I wasn’t sure what it was at the time, but it didn’t look like a weed, so I potted it.

A red Canna Lily blooming.

Canna Lily Surprise
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The next step is always the hardest. 🫣

Here’s a different avocado plant from when I pruned it for the first time.

Don’t worry, it’s still alive.
😊

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A closeup up of the center of an orange nasturtium bloom with its green foliage in the background.

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New Guinea Impatiens & Purple Queen (from above) growing in a planter.

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A pink petunia blooming.

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