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June 27, 2011

I photographed this tiger swallowtail butterfly, as it alighted on brilliant flowers. I asked him to pose for me, and he did!

An orange and black Tiger Swallowtail butterfly near some pink flowers.

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A smiling young girl with a very large Dallas Cowboys football helmet on.
Photo: Miss Dallas CowboyThis is my great granddaughter Autumn Nicole. She put on the helmet, and this turned out to be the cutest photo. She looks like a Kew-Pie doll, that I had when I was a kid.

 
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The mountains in Pennsylvania with Autumn color.
Scenery: Slate Bed (Potter County, PA)One of my favorite ATV destinations is a slate bed in Potter County, PA. You can see forever. The view is breath-taking, especially in autumn.

 
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A daylily in bloom.
Spring FlowersThis little red rose if called Freedom Rose. I bought it as a sprig from Walmart 10 years ago. It has one root but is different. It requires a lot of water and regular fertilizing, but the reward is the blooms stay on.

 
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A woodpecker at a bird feeder
Wildlife: Baby WoodpeckerI put suet out for the woodpeckers. This baby had not found where I hang it yet. It went to the hanging feeder where I have Nyjer seed for the finches.

 
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A pink zinnia growing outdoors.
Zinnia FlowersI was out in my yard and I saw the zinnias had popped out in all their colors! I like to plant these flowers, because they are so easy to admire. They are large and are outspoken in a visual way!

 
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Stargazer Lily
Garden: My First Stargazer LilyThis is the first Stargazer lily I ever grew. Mr. Cottontail had it for a midnight snack that night. I love that I have this picture to remind me of the beautiful flower. Hope it comes back next year!

 
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The burned treeline at Missionary Ridge, CO.
Missionary Ridge (Colorado)See nature's recovery from the fire a few years ago. Those are aspens, a natural firebreak that were burned. The other one is at the very top of the same mountain, that we like to go up on during the warm month to the cool air.

 
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Petunias
Petunias for Mother's DayMy son gave these beautiful flowers to me for Mother's Day. They are so pretty. I just love flowers, and these are doing so wonderfully.

 
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A drum in the Fire Brigade Pipes and Drums of Greater Baltimore
Scenery: The Fire Brigade of Greater BaltimoreWe had the pleasure of hearing and seeing The Fire Brigade Pipes and Drums of Greater Baltimore. It was awesome! The last song they played still rings sweet in my ears.

 
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Special Bees
Special BeesA number of years ago I had a late flowering humming bird plant that had black and yellow bees all over it. They don't sting, but stayed busy until the first freeze, and then disappeared until this year.

 
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A brown goat standing in a fenced area.
Wildlife: GoatThe goat was posing for me to take photos. She was really showing off. LOL

 
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Bee on Roses
Garden: Bumblebee and the RosesMy climbing wild roses made it all the way past the top of the deck rail last year, and this year they're up to the eaves! A little bumblebee (on upper left blossoms) flying around the deck plants took advantage of them, as they began to 'peek' though the rails.

 
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White Lily
Garden: Lily GardenI look forward every year for these beautiful Asiatic Lilies to bloom. I have had the Pink Pixie for several years but planted the Asiatic White Lily last year. The lilies are planted around two full size geese decoys.

 
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A hummingbird hovering at a red feeder.
Hummingbird at FeederI was outside and saw there were up to 3 hummingbirds hanging out at the feeder. I decided to run in the house and grab my camera. Luckily, I was able to catch one relaxing on the perch, and it sat still long enough for me to zoom in on it.

 
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A black and white photo of two young sisters, one kissing the cheek of the other.
Photo: Best FriendsThese two beautiful girls are my granddaughters. They love to play dress up, and love it even more when they can play outside.

 
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Glass that was cracked during Hurricane Katrina, in Gulfport, MS.
Scenery: Finding Beauty in Destruction (Gulfport, MS)The patterns of the cracked glass and the vines growing up the wall, are striking reminders of the destructive power of nature followed quickly by the restorative power of nature.

 
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A fig with ripening fruit.
Yummy FigYum-yum!

 
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Beetle on Lace
Beetle Bug on Lace PanelLook what a lovely beetle I found on my lace screen in front of our door. I had to take this shot! It is so beautiful. I never see them unless they get on our insect screen, and the porch light is on.

 
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A pink peony surrounded by green leaves.
Grandma's Gift: Pink PeonyThis was a well-traveled peony bush! It was taken from cuttings back in 2005 from a bush in my folk's yard, that in turn had come from my Grandma's yard in Wisconsin, more than 35 years earlier.

 
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A path with birch trees on either side in Akron, OH.
Scenery: Birch Alley in May (Stan Hywet, Akron, OH)This is called the Birch Alley. It is an arrow-straight aisle of birches, with lilies of the valley at their feet. In May, the fragrance is intoxicating.

 
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An old fashioned postal scene painted on the side of a post office in Omro, WI.
Scenery: Postal Scene Mural (Omro, Wisconsin)This old fashioned postal scene is painted on the side of a local post office. I love the look of the giant stamp painting as it is a real conversation piece.

 
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A powerful waterfall cutting a channel through rock on either side.
Scenery: The Falls (Yellowstone National...We went on vacation to Yellowstone, and stopped here at one of the sites called the Falls. It was so incredibly beautiful! It took my breath away.

 
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An ATV rider in the woods at MacMillan Creek in Conesus, New York
Scenery: MacMillan Creek (Conesus, New York)One of my favorite ATV riding areas is MacMillan Creek, Conesus NY. It is one of the many creeks, streams, and springs that feed Conesus Lake, the western-most "Finger Lake".

 
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Sunset shining on the rippling waters of the Mississippi River near New Orleans.
Sunset on the Mississippi River (New Orleans, LA)We were sailing out of New Orleans down the Mississippi River on June 4th, 2011 when I took this photo from the deck of the ship Carnival Triumph. It turned out so beautiful I am thinking of enlarging and framing it.

 
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