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September 21, 2020

The photo you see is my first tomato with my brand new camera! Best tasting vine ripe tomato because it was my first! The vine in the background is the plant I picked it from.

A ripe red tomato in a garden.

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A decaying tree that resembles a face.
Boo! (Tree)This is a picture of a decaying tree but it looks like the face of a ghost! Just in time for Halloween!

 
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A yellow flower in bloom.
Flowers in My BackyardDuring the summer, I had beautiful sunflowers growing. I will seed sunflowers again next season.

 
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A bee in a yellow esperanza flower.
Hide and Seek Bee in Esperanza BushThis large bush in our yard with yellow flowers attracts bees. I was watching the bees go in and out of the inside of the flowers, crawling to the center of the flowers to "hide".

 
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Strawberry plants in a raised bed.
Strawberry BedLooking forward to growing these in our winter garden.

 
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Two people fishing on a dock on a lake at sunset.
Fall Fishing (Manitoba, Canada)We go to this camping spot every year, just prior to the provincial parks closing up the camping sites before winter. It never disappoints with the fall sunsets and flights of hundreds of geese heading south to beat the cold winter winds.

 
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A hawk on a powerline.
A Walk and a HawkI was out for an evening walk with my dog, when I heard tree branches move. I looked up and this male or female hawk looked at us for a while. In person, it looked bigger than the picture. :)

 
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A spider web covered with dew.
Orb Weaver Spider WebI have always loved the uniqueness of this type of spider web. It is so professionally done and especially beautiful when it's wet with dew and the sun is shining on it. This spider web is constructed by the Orb Weaver. She catches insects therefore earning her keep on my carport.

 
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An iris next to a metal fence.
Rustic Beauty IrisAmidst the rustic wood and wire fence, I found this pretty iris growing.

 
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A praying mantis on a passionfruit vine flower.
Praying Mantis on Passionfruit FlowerHere is another photo I snapped of this praying mantis hanging out in my backyard. This time it's a brown praying mantis oppose to green and relaxing on the passionfruit flower. Normally this brown praying mantis is camouflaged by the tree branches so I was surprised to see it here!

 
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Trees in front of a still pond.
Nature's Stillness (Wisconsin)The sun shines through these beautiful trees and onto the still salmon pond. This is a perfect place to sit amongst the tree bark and observe the salmon as they dart to and fro.

 
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A white flower with deep pink/red marking in teh middle.
White FlowerThis picture is from May 2017. There have not been any more flowers in the last three years. I don't know the name of this flower.

 
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A close up of a pink dahlia bloom
Autumn Bloom (Dahlia)In late September, I came across this huge blooming dahlia during a morning walk. Positively luscious, it reminded me of satin ribbons. It truly was a last burst of summer's beauty before the seasons changed.

 
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Praying Mantis in My Backyard - mantis with a caterpillar of some sort
Praying Mantis in My BackyardWe have a couple of praying mantises in our backyard. They like to hang out in our apple tree and passion fruit vine. Sometimes they are hard to spot because they camouflage so well. I just happened to have my camera out when I saw this praying mantis catch it's prey! It is very fascinating to see how small its mouth is yet it has such a big appetite.

 
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A field of brightly colored zinnias.
Field of ZinniasAfter riding by and seeing a garden with rows of zinnias in it that my Mama could not stop talking about, my Daddy decided that he could do better than that....and he did. That has been some years ago so the field of zinnias has become something that we all look forward too every year.

 
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Flowers growing in the desert in Arizona.
Desert Flowers (Arizona)Even in our Arizona desert, there are flowers that thrive. These may not be as colorful as flowers in more fertile areas of our country, but they are pretty nonetheless.

 
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