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358/366 | December Bloom
December 24, 2020 -
Image of 12/23/2020 This is blooming in our neighbor's yard. It's some type of bulb, but I don't know what kind. It's C...
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317/366 | Best of the Worst
November 12, 2020 -
Had a full day, so my image today is rather meh. Took nine shots with my iPhone and hated all of them. The husband saved...
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295/366 | Almost Dinner
October 21, 2020 -
This evening I decided to make our favorite Thai basil chicken stir-fry for dinner. No longer do I have to buy two small...
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269/366 | Blue Daze
September 25, 2020 -
Another gray day, but tomorrow I'm planning to kayak with my husband and a friend, so I hope to have something of more i...
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267/366 | Pentas
September 23, 2020 -
The pentas planted in the spring, that looked pretty haggard at the end of August, are now in full bloom. They are so fu...
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265/366 | Lava Rose
September 21, 2020 -
Chore day + gray skies +/- rain + lack of sleep = iPhone shot. Using the Portrait mode allows for some bokeh which is a...
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258/366 | Young Hermes
September 14, 2020 -
Young Hermes is a bronze sculpture in repose at Windrush Gardens, part of LSU Rural Life Museum. He is positioned on top...
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252/366 | Blush
September 08, 2020 -
This is my favorite bougainvillea. I have the purplish color going gangbusters against the iron fence by the driveway an...
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215/366 | Parched
August 02, 2020 -
Third round of blooms from my mango colored daisies. They may be root-bound in the pot, so I'll probably have to move th...
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198/366 | Ornamental Pepper
July 16, 2020 -
This is my favorite of the ornamental pepper plants purchased last year. Out of six, half survived the winter. This one...
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187/366 | Cheyenne Spirit
July 05, 2020 -
Cheyenne Spirit is a variety of Coneflower. I had some missing places in my flower bed after uprooting dead/dying plants...
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183/366 | Agapanthus in Black and White
July 01, 2020 -
Today I decided to pull weeds, trim overgrowth, and remove plants that were not thriving or past their prime. It was so...
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174/366 | Coleus 'Alabama Sunset'
June 22, 2020 -
Monday is my chore day. Add lots of rain + the BIG chore of reviewing a complicated tax return, and let's just say I was...
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173/366 | Pale Pink
June 21, 2020 -
Every summer I look forward to the pale pink Siam Tulips. This year they were late; the magenta ones opened 2 weeks ago...
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163/366 | Siam Tulip Bonus
June 11, 2020 -
A few years ago I planted exotic Siam tulips underneath my Lorapetalum tree. Two are deep pink and the middle one is lig...
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160/366 | Fresh as a Daisy
June 08, 2020 -
Photography subjects are difficult to find on Mondays because it's laundry and errand-running day. I made an effort to s...
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159/366 | Fresh Dahlia
June 07, 2020 -
Tropical storm Cristobal is headed our way, so it's rained most of the day. Since I couldn't get out for photography, I...
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138/366 | Open Wide!
May 18, 2020 -
May 17. My garden is exploding with color right now. Grateful for the rain and the husband watering all my plants on dry...
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103/366 | He Is Risen
April 12, 2020 -
The bulb of the Easter Lily buried in the ground represents the tomb of Jesus. The ethereal blooms symbolize His life af...
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92/366 | Soprano Purple
April 01, 2020 -
Today I present the Osteospermum otherwise known as African Daisy. The color variety is called Soprano Purple. It requir...
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88/366 | Gazania
March 28, 2020 -
Since we are still officially "sheltering in place" due to the Wuhan China virus, stores have gotten creative in order t...
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83/366 | Apple Blossom Amaryllis
March 24, 2020 -
About three years ago a solitary amaryllis came up out of nowhere in my back patio flower bed--what gardeners call a 'vo...
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82/366 | American Green Tree Frog
March 22, 2020 -
The weather has made it possible to work in the garden more. And also the whole virus thing has us homebound. Anyway, th...
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76/366 | Swan Columbine
March 16, 2020 -
These are supposed to be perennials for our area, but I've never been able to keep it alive past late spring. Even so, I...
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73/366 | Sunset Velvet Oxalis
March 13, 2020 -
This is a new addition to my backyard garden. The wild oxalis with green clover-like leaves and purple flowers grow at t...
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71/366 | Dreamsicle
March 11, 2020 -
My neighbor's yard is bursting with these gorgeous blooms. And yes, they really are this bright shade of orange; I actua...
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70/366 | Deep Red Mum
March 10, 2020 -
Last fall I bought a few different varieties of chrysanthemum and placed them randomly in a couple of flower beds. They...
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69/366 | Pink Verbena
March 09, 2020 -
Last summer I planted a small sprig of bright pink verbena at the edge of the patio bed. Since we've had a mild winter i...
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