Wasp collecting pollen07.16.08

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I managed to capture a photo of a wasp collecting pollen from Butterfly Weed flowers the weekend before last when Chris and I visited the Brick Works.
I grow butterfly weed in my garden but it’s not blooming yet. Guess mine is behind!

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The Brick Works - nature in the heart of the city07.13.08

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Last weekend we went to The Brick Works. It’s an old brick factory that’s been turned into an eco-preserve and I suppose tourist attraction. Likely the bricks that make up my 1927 Triple Brick house were made at this old now defunct factory.
The quarry where the company dug into the earth to get the […]

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Picturesque columbines06.15.08

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My columbines are absolutely gorgeous this year! I took this photo on June 1st and the columbines (Aquilegia) are still blooming and look just as lovely as they did two weeks ago. I can’t believe they survived the heatwave we had last week, nor the storms we’ve had this weekend … but […]

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A trillium with character05.10.08

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Doesn’t it look like this trilliums trying to get out of the way of the camera lense or like it’s doing it’s best imitation of “Walk like an Egyptian”?

I took this photo on May 1st and the trillium still looks […]

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