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Bearded Iris 'Beautiful Vision'
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Uploaded on May 29, 2012
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Memorial Day 2012
Memorial Day is the most beautiful of our national holidays....
The grim cannons have turned into palm branches, and the shell and shrapnel into peach blossoms.
~Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Uploaded on May 26, 2012
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MIMOSA (SILK TREE) ... Albizia julibrissin
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Officially called Silktree but more commonly known as Mimosa, this naturalized small ornamental tree from China is common in edge habitats, such as along roadsides, beside parking lots, and bordering powerlines. The twice-compound leaves with many fine leaflets and pink powderpuff flowers are very distinctive. The genus Albizia is often misspelled Albizzia.
After a late leafing-out, the very fragrant flowers appear in June and continue through the summer, followed by flat bean-like pods. The flowers are favorites of insects, such as this bumblebee, and hummingbirds.
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Uploaded on May 23, 2012
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bee atop a thistle looking for nectar
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Here come the hum the golden bees
Underneath full blossomed trees,
At once with glowing fruit and flowers crowned.
~ James Russell Lowell~
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Uploaded on May 18, 2012
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Take time to smell the flowers ...
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Uploaded on May 14, 2012
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