Category: flowers
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The Budding Sunflower
In the Garden – The Budding Sunflower Seeing budding sunflowers in the garden makes me happy just like the warmth of sunshine. Summer and sunflowers go perfectly together like peanut butter and jelly, right? Flower of the Day
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Grab the Day
This yellow salsify (also known as goats beard) seems to be reaching out to grab the day or the sunshine along the trails at the Indiana Dunes National Park. As I headed out the door for my morning hike, I found myself wondering what I would be reaching out for and grabbing onto throughout the…
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A Thistle and a Bee
After publishing yesterday’s post (A Rebellious Beauty), I realized that I had one more image of a musk thistle that I really liked. How in the world did I miss a thistle and a bee the first time around? I didn’t even notice it until scrolling through pics today. Imagine that! Anyway, we’ve had quite…
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A Rebellious Beauty
Considered an invasive weed by many, the musk thistle is showing off it’s rebellious beauty through the stages of life in its blooms. Thistles and many other wildflowers are plentiful along the forest trails and wetlands of NW Indiana at this time of the year. These were captured on one of my hikes this week…
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Two of a Kind
Two of a kind in the garden – A pair of spiderwort blossoms with a promise of many more to come at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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Until Next Year
In the Garden – A tulip at the end of its blooming until next year. Macro MondayFlower of the Day
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A Slow Unfurling
A slow unfurling of sunflowers in the garden at Chellberg Farm – Indiana Dunes National Park. Ragtag Daily Prompt – Sunflower
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Bare and Exposed
One fallen petal left the inside of magnolia blossom bare and exposed at Ogden Gardens – Valparaiso, Indiana. A perfect set=up for me to click a few macro shots and I took advantage of it, of course! The magnolia blossoms won’t last too much longer so I’ve got to capture them as often as possible…
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Christ Has Risen
“He is not here, but has risen. Remember how I told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” Luke 24:6-7
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Bird of Paradise
Since I have only seen Bird of Paradise flowers in conservatories or outdoors on our trips to Maui, I assumed they were native to Hawaii. I could not have been more wrong! Also known as a “crane flower”, the Bird of Paradise is native to South Africa. Oh, the learning is never ending, especially in…
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Harmony in the Garden
Harmony in the garden highlighted by colorful tulips. Nature Photo Challenge: Tulips and Magnolias