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Beauty .. in flowers

.. Aster .. Azalea / pink .. Buddleja davidii/Butterfly shrub .. Candy Tuft .. Carolina Primrose [Sundrops] bloom in day-close at night - .. Chives .. Clematis [ Kardynal Wyszynski ] .. Common Pyxie-moss .. Coral Bells .. Cosmos - orange 2016 .. Crepe Myrtle .. Creeping Phlox .. Crocus .. Daffodils .. Dandelions .. Daisy - Marguerites .. Daylily/orange ( Tawney Lily ) .. Daylily/yellow ( Golden P…  (read more)
A Favorite Place -

A Favorite Place -

13 Apr 2022 6 2 146
TO VISIT DOWN THE ROAD NOT MY GARDEN BUT A QUIET, PEACEFUL SPOT TO ENJOY THE FRUITS FROM ANOTHER GARDENING SOUL IN HIS GARDEN
Is there -

Is there -

22 Feb 2022 8 2 169
I've not made all the things possible from this little bit of sunshine but can say Dandelion Wine is quite good. Young leaves in salads - also good. (Don't tell anyone what they are.) Though many consider this a 'weed' it gets the bees started pollinating. A weed is something one doesn't plant - so guess this is one out front as we didn't plant it. Yet, I love to see their bright faces in Spring! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum PiP 1
SPRING ..

SPRING ..

09 Apr 2022 16 8 160
- a brisk 51 deg is chilly and your photo objects don't hold still all blurs are courtesy of Mother Nature ! 6 PiP 1- Pink Dogwood 2- White Dogwood against blue canvas sky 3- Pink Dogwood and blue NC sky 4- OOPs - Surprise Blue bells - that area was tilled and most things removed 5- Close up of a defiant flower! Our Gent who saw these return said "you have families in there" 6- White Lilac Re: the tilling wasn't done by our present Gent; he went in behind the ones who tilled the area and dug things up by hand. Told us, "can't guarantee more won't return. No idea how much was planted before you bought this home .. will have to see." JT is a neat guy and takes pride in his work. If it isn't correct, he fixes it - we don't need to say anything. My kind of people!
Down the road ..

Down the road ..

01 Apr 2022 9 6 141
THIS GARDEN IS DOWN THE ROAD THE GENTLEMAN WHO CARES FOR IT ALWAYS HAS SUCH A VARIETY OF COLORS - SHAPES - FRAGRANCES THE DAFFODILS ARE FINISHED BLOOMING SO HERE COME THE TULIPS! 4 PiP EXPLORE / GA;LLERY
Flowering Almond ... and -- SPRING!

Flowering Almond ... and -- SPRING!

19 Mar 2022 16 6 142
Prunus glandulosa Common Name(s): Flowering Almond Phonetic Spelling PROO-nus glan-dew-LO-suh Drought tolerant; can be severely pruned to promote flowering Site: Sun to partial shade; range of soil conditions except wet This is a shrub, but different varieties become trees. Info from NCSU (North Carolina State University 6 PiP EXPLORE / GALLERY
AH ...

AH ...

05 Mar 2022 8 2 144
DAFFS ON PARADE - SO PRETTY AND A SPOT OF COLOR! TEMPS HAVE BEEN VERY WARM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR - BUT THESE GALS HAVE EVEN BLOOMED - POKING UP THROUGH A BLANKET OF SNOW - WELCOME! PiP 5 THE JANE MAGNOLIA LIVES JUST NEXT DOOR
Soft beauty -

Soft beauty -

22 Feb 2022 16 14 140
Daffodil out front - One of many - Love these Gals - A parade of Daffs shall be soon! 3 PiP
Spring is coming -

Spring is coming -

17 Feb 2022 13 8 149
Yellow Crocus gives welcome color to the last days of Winter. 2 PiP
Just the two of us..

Just the two of us..

17 Sep 2009 8 3 111
sending signals in the sky .. just the two of us.. you and I .. *cropped only © All rights reserved AA-338-RED ARCHIVE AIRINGS - PiP
Thanksgiving . . .

Thanksgiving . . .

19 Nov 2012 17 7 135
- dedicated to all my Friends.. those where I live; my iPernity friends; those I have yet to meet; those I shall never meet; you are all special - each in your own way - thank you for being in my Life Peggy - - while giving Thanks for our many Blessings today --- consider this " Life is not a race. It's a journey to be savored. Take it slower.... enjoy it. Hear the music before the song is over. Dance every day, for a day without dance is a day wasted. Feel the music in the wind, in the song of a sparrow, in your own heartbeat. Feel.. survive...enjoy each day all the days you are here." - thoughts by that person 'Anonymous', who writes a lot of things Only thing I would add ... listen to the music as a day without music isn't a full one .... - framed & cropped in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved
- in the Sun -

- in the Sun -

20 Oct 2021 18 11 180
Cloudless Sulphur butterfly .. usually flit around here and there .. catch a shot when they pause! For a moment .. Mexican Sunflower .. in the Down The Road Garden .. NotMyGarden .. planted yearly by .. Bob-The-Gardener .. Thank you, Sir ~ 1 PiP
Cloudless Sulpher

Cloudless Sulpher

20 Oct 2021 16 12 179
Cloudless Sulpher {Phoebis sennae} - often called a Common Sulpher -- Kaufman's Field Guide states "flight is often strong and rapid - So true ! Had to wait quite awhile for it to settle long enough to get off some shots - Worth it, though ! 4 PiP - EXPLORE / GALLERY -
Watching ..

Watching ..

29 Sep 2021 12 6 162
A SKIPPER JUST PEEKING OVER THE TOP OF A FLOWER .. AS THOUGH NO BODY CAN SEE HIM .. YET HE CAN SEE US .. A MEXICAN SUNFLOWER AT THE DOWN THE ROAD GARDEN .. NMG - Not My Garden .. A JOYFUL SPOT ON THIS EARTH .. 1 PiP plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/tithonia-rotundifolia
Monarch In Motion ..

Monarch In Motion ..

29 Sep 2021 10 12 150
- after a very slow year of finding butterflies - on the 29th September 2021 - Down the Road - at NotMyGarden - 3 [ three ] Monarchs were on Mexican Sunflowers - a few Skippers - but what amazed me were the Monarchs - most of North Carolina has had very low counts - regardless of the types of butterflies seen or the are of the State - they will be recorded in this site by years end Butterflies of North Carolina by Harry LeGrand and Tom Howard auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/nbnc/a/accounts.php 5 PiP
Great to see you !

Great to see you !

24 Sep 2021 15 8 168
Variegated Fritillary ( Euptoieta claudia ) - 1st of this year -2021- Usually land on a flower and stay put - Enjoying a feast - Not this one - This flutterby went from flower to flower - Sometimes landing - At times - not - Still did my usual 'butterfly hunt mode' - Don't follow them - All of them are faster than us - Observe the flowers they land on - Plant yourself nearby - They return - At times you can get bunches of shots from one butterfly & a flower - Without moving the camera much - My camera has the option of totally turning off any sounds - Though I know of cameras where it can only be turned down - Have always thought the designer of 'not turning off sound' - Didn't know the first thing about butterflies, wading birds, etc. - Shall we hold classes for them ? 3 PiP
Ta-da !

Ta-da !

23 Sep 2021 12 8 165
Down The Road - NotMyGarden NMG - Mexican Sunflower Against a Clear North Carolina Sky - BUT, Check The PiPs - Monarch Butterfly - The Same One - The ONLY One - Thank You For BEING There - When I Was There ! 3 PiP
Sipping Skipper ...

Sipping Skipper ...

25 Aug 2021 12 15 147
- on a Buddleja - there were 3 colors, but this was the chosen one Down The Road @ NotMyGarden - Best viewed large - .. 2 PiP ..
Swallowtail - Dark (f)

Swallowtail - Dark (f)

15 Aug 2021 14 8 150
A Dark Swallowtail (f) next door on a Buddleja 4 PiP
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