Tag: garden
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Harmony in the Garden
Harmony in the garden highlighted by colorful tulips. Nature Photo Challenge: Tulips and Magnolias
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Never Before Seen
While strolling around Chicago’s Lincoln Park Conservatory this past weekend, we came across this never before seen by me orchid. It was tagged as genus – Bulbophyllum and species – Bulbophyllum gracillimum (Rolfe). A very knowledgeable volunteer informed me that it’s common and much easier name to remember is a wispy umbrella orchid. It is…
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Shining Light
Spent a wonderful weekend in Chicago. Clouds and wind overtook the day on Saturday but all that changed yesterday. The sunshine broke through and was impossible to miss. Even the flowers in the Lincoln Park Conservatory were enjoying the shining light. “The light shines in the darkness and the darkenss has not overcome it.” John…
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Warmth in the Garden
Feel the warmth in the garden brimming from the tropical plumeria or frangipani. This one happened to be happily blooming in Maui.
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Tiny and Spry
Paused from fluttering about, two tiny and spry unidentified insects. Does anyone know what these are? Fruit flies, maybe? Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Spry
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Over the Edge
Do you see it? A tiny ant, walking along the fringe of a petal with one leg over the edge. It obviously has a lot better balance than I do. Gravity usually overtakes me whenever I am on the verge of tottering.
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Patterns in Nature
Fractal patterns found in nature along the Indiana Dunes National Park trails. Ragtag Daily Prompt – Fractal
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Patient and Still
Moving across several states in different parts of the country over the years has taught me quite a lot. For one thing, I’ve learned to appreciate the weather changes through four distinct seasons, Having said that, I look forward to settling down in a location full of sunshine, with temperatures between 60 -75° Fahrenheit on…
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Hovering in the Garden
I posted the color version of this image early last year. As I was scrolling through my library, I decided to try this one in black & white. Click here for a glimpse of this sunflower and bee in bright colors. I am curious to know what you think of the two. Do you like…
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Helped By a Macro Lens
Today, I was helped by a macro lens and a dictionary. How, you ask? First, the Ragtag Daily Prompt is “embiggen“. Since I had no idea what the word meant, I looked it up and it’s definition is “to make or become bigger.” That led to searching through photos taken with my macro lens, whose…
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Faces in the Garden
Just spent a week in Texas and found some fascinating faces in the garden at the annual Fort Worth Botanic Gardens Orchid Show. Captivating features, don’t you think? Flower of the Day
