Flower of the Day
October 12, 2024 We have some sky blue morning glories growing by our fence on the north side of Blackberry Homestead.
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Flower of the Day
October 1, 2024 I love crepe myrtles.
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September 18, 2024 This sweet smelling vine was in full bloom while we were staying in McFarland Campground in Florence, Alabama.
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August 30, 2024 Found in a ditch, this cardinal flower was a bit of brilliant color against a green background.
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August 14, 2024 At the Wood Hat Spirts Harvest Host stop, I took some pictures of flowers in their flower bed.
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July 31, 2024 When walking in Golden, CO on July 16, I noticed an interesting bumblebee in the Russia Sage. The bumblebee had an orange belt on her abdomen. A search determined she was a Hunt’s bumblebee. The Hunt’s bumblebee is an important pollinator and is used commercially to pollinate tomatoes in greenhouses in Western […]
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July 31, 2024 The teasel has been blooming in the Tin Cup Park and at the bottom of the ridge. I mostly see white flowers on the teasel plants, but sometimes I see purple flowers on the teasel plants. Teasel was a very useful plant until fairly recently. It is now considered an invasive species […]
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July 30, 2024 Georgia Boys BBQ in Longmont, CO had these Hot Wings Maples lining their walkway. These are seeds, not flowers, but they are as beautiful as flowers.
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June 24, 2024 In taking Nox out for a walk, Bruce and I noticed this bee on a thistle flower. This bee does not look like the European honeybee to me. The abdomen doesn’t look right; it is too wide and not yellow enough. The yellow strips are so light they are almost white. I […]
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June 11, 2024 The blue flax is blooming at the bottom of the ridge, next to the road in the Dakota Ridge RV Park.
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