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by spendlove 09 Aug 2011 ( edited Aug 21'11 11:51 )
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The picture below shows part of my potato patch - the sunflower was not planted. It is one plant with about 40 flower heads!

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by spendlove 09 Aug 2011
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Here it is.
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by shuede 09 Aug 2011
Very nice!
by noah 09 Aug 2011
love it:):)carolyn
by ramona 09 Aug 2011
This is beautiful!! Love sunflowers!
by shirlener88 09 Aug 2011
Very pretty.
by crafter2243 10 Aug 2011
They look gorgeous. I might try that next year.
by oaro 10 Aug 2011
I love sunflowers
by dilceia 10 Aug 2011
I loved this!!
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
WOW! How beautiful Sue.
by bumblebee 18 Aug 2011
Happy sunflowers.
by gayle950 18 Aug 2011
Beautiful
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
Sunflowers are such a happy flower. This bush is beautiful. I can see them smiling!!!!!!!
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by punky1015 09 Aug 2011
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I got this Easter Lily as an easter gift a couple years ago. Didn't know if it would actually grow outside as we live in Michigan and it gets pretty cool but it bloomed this year with quite a few blossoms on it.
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by noah 09 Aug 2011
love it the hosta is doing well to carolyn
by shirlener88 09 Aug 2011
Very pretty.
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
very lovely Lillies , do they stay open at night for the light to highlight them?
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by shuede 09 Aug 2011
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Here in California, it's begonias and dahlias. The deer have stripped the roses! Denise
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by spendlove 09 Aug 2011
I love the colour of the begonias!
by shirlener88 09 Aug 2011
Denise, these are lovely.
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
What beautiful displays. I didn't know Begonias were so beautiful. Dahlias are a long time favourite, simply gorgeous.
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by marthie 09 Aug 2011
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Does this count as something interesting in a garden? Lizell took this photo just outside Stratford On Avon
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by noah 09 Aug 2011
very nice lol carolyn
by shirlener88 09 Aug 2011
Hehehe!
by asterixsew 09 Aug 2011
jolly
by shuede 09 Aug 2011
Creative!
by crafter2243 10 Aug 2011
Very different. Made me smile.
by spendlove 10 Aug 2011
Thats brilliant - we've had several scarecrow festivals in Lincolnshire but I haven't seen any made with straw bales before!
by hightechgrammy 10 Aug 2011
They must be Sunbonnet Sues!
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
hahahahahaha, fabulous!!!
by carolyn70 19 Aug 2011
Aren't those adorable!!!
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by ramona 09 Aug 2011
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I have one flower at this time. Not much gardening going on here. This is my second one of this flower and I don't know what it is! But I think it's beautiful. Anyone know it's name?
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by shirlener88 09 Aug 2011
very pretty.
by ramona 09 Aug 2011
Thank you!
by nanniesara 10 Aug 2011
Looks like what I have heard called surprise lilies. They were called that because people did not plant them they just pop up. Some are red and some pink. I could be wrong. Maybe someone can tell us.
by pennifold 10 Aug 2011
Hi Ramona, in Australia we call them Naked Lady or Belladonna Lilies. I have them in my garden! Love Chris
by pennifold 10 Aug 2011
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/7032/

Have a look at some of them on this website.
by shuede 18 Aug 2011
We have always called these "Pink Ladies." I love these. They have such a beautiful scent.
by gerryb 18 Aug 2011
We call them Surprise Lilies too. Am sure there's a proper name, but I like surprise! I think they come up, die down & then surprise you by putting up a stalk with that beautiful lily!!!
by lenamae 18 Aug 2011
I had some of these and I was told rhey were naked ladies or suprise lillies.
Lenamae
by ramona 18 Aug 2011
Thank you all for your answers. I have asked around our area here since mine bloomed and found that Naked Ladies is what they call them here. I guess because it's just a stalk, no leave.
by caroldann 19 Aug 2011
Here in AR we call them surprise lilies and the folks that came here from the north call them naked ladies. Ours were about 3 weeks late blooming this year.Hugs..Carol
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by shirlener88 09 Aug 2011
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My landlady has lovely flowers in 'OUR' garden.
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by shuede 09 Aug 2011
My favorite colors ~ beautiful!
by crafter2243 10 Aug 2011
Mine too.
by oaro 10 Aug 2011
BEAUTIFUL
by shirlener88 10 Aug 2011
thanks - they seem to be hers, too.
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
So, so pretty. I love looking at other people's flowers, don't have the patience to grow them myself.
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
I don't have much patience for it either - but I love looking. I have lived here for 4 years - so I feel like she does all that work for me to look, too - Hehehe!
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
These are beautiful. Lucky you to have a landlady that cares!!!
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by kkcogle 09 Aug 2011
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one corner of my yard...
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by shuede 09 Aug 2011
Love this corner of your garden!
by crafter2243 10 Aug 2011
Love all the colors
by oaro 10 Aug 2011
lovely corner
by justonlyme 10 Aug 2011
Oh, pretty!!! I like your yard!
by shirlener88 10 Aug 2011
peaceful.
by dilceia 10 Aug 2011
Wonderful!
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
Very Pretty indeed.
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
What beautiful color along with the white picket fence. Love it!!!
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by mi30kaja 09 Aug 2011
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Just caught the sun on my Wattle
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by shuede 09 Aug 2011
So that's what it looks like! Beautiful!!
by crafter2243 10 Aug 2011
That looks so beautiful. Looks like the evening
by shirlener88 10 Aug 2011
stunning photo.
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
Oh I do so love wattle trees. I can hardly wait to replace our horrible tea-trees with beautiful wattles, banksias and grevilleas. Our tea-trees keep falling over into the river.
by bumblebee 18 Aug 2011
Very Preety- must be lovely in the evenings.
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by debleerl 10 Aug 2011
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How about this Tiger Swallowtail butterfly who decided to hang around and get her picture taken? It's one of my favorite shots.
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by crafter2243 10 Aug 2011
That is a beautiful shot
by shuede 10 Aug 2011
Wow, that's incredible! Great shot!
by kokomiko 10 Aug 2011
So beautiful, I love butterflies.
by shirlener88 10 Aug 2011
I love this shot of this tiger swallowtail
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
OH MY, how gorgeous!!! How big would this be? It looks huge. I would love to digitise this the marking are so perfect.
by debleerl 11 Aug 2011
Thanks, my thought too, but I don't have the patience to digitize it. So dear Meg, you have my permission to do so. Just please let me be the first (after you) to test stitch it. Oh, the butterfly is about half again as big as a Monarch butterfly.
by meganne 12 Aug 2011
Thank you so much and of course you will be the first to see the completed design.

so.... how big is a Monarch butterfly?
by debleerl 12 Aug 2011
The tiger swallowtail is 7.9 to 14 cm according to http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/tiger_swallowtail.htm It appears this is a male. I didn't know the females are a different color until I looked it up.
by airyfairy 18 Aug 2011
So beautiful. Wonderful photo.
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
Wow! This is a beautiful photo!!!
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by crafter2243 10 Aug 2011
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I am new at this vegetable thing. I don't think I will plant cabbage again. Almost took over the whole bed and there were 3 of them. Deers didn't get into my yard and the roses are save.
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by oaro 10 Aug 2011
beautiful
by shirlener88 10 Aug 2011
lovely garden and I love these yellow roses.
by spendlove 10 Aug 2011
Great raised beds!
by dilceia 10 Aug 2011
Wow! just beautiful!!
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
What Awesome roses! They truly are the Queen of flowers.
by bumblebee 18 Aug 2011
Nice raised gardens. Huge cabbage.
by shuede 18 Aug 2011
Beautiful roses. Glad the deer didn't eat yours! My family also grew cabbage this year. They were huge and very heavy!
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
I love how you have your garden in raised beds. Everything looks very healthy!!! Enjoy all of the fresh produce!!
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by blueeyedblonde 10 Aug 2011
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all very lovely pics. - enjoyed looking - thanks.
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by gerryb 10 Aug 2011
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The pics are beautiful! I have a rabbit & a turtle in my garden that has done a bit of damage!! Want a pic of them!? :-) But we've had plenty of vegs this yr so can share some with the critters I guess!
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by airyfairy 10 Aug 2011
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My poor garden is underwater - we have had so much rain here in the Cape (SA)but my roses are sprouting after the very heavy pruning I gave them. Lovely pictures from the Cute ladies. Thank you. Sarah.
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by nanniesara 10 Aug 2011
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Thanks for sharing my fellow cute's. I have nothing blooming. I have a hydrangea but no blooms this year.
I do have some Prairie Sage, we were told it would not grow in Alabama. But it is doing well. No blooms though. Will try to get a pic tomorrow.
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by justonlyme 10 Aug 2011
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I live in a very dense forest area, so I don't have much that grows other than trees. This past year, I planted a whole bunch of blueberries, because their cousin, the huckleberry, does quite well in this area. But, for what ever reason, all of my plants have been stripped down to the bare branches by some very small critter (I'm thinking some sort of bug). All of the deciduous trees have come under attack. So I don't have any pretty pictures. I'm definitely admiring everyone else's though!! Thank you for sharing a very pretty little spot with all of us to enjoy!! Thank you Sue for bringing it up. Fun subject!!!
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by kokomiko 10 Aug 2011
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Here 2 Pictures from the flowers in my garden, hope aou like it.
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by shirlener88 10 Aug 2011
Pretty!
by meganne 10 Aug 2011
OH WOW! I love the top flower, is that a Dahlia? What gorgeous colouring. Another candidate for digitising, for sure, it is beautiful.
by toogie 10 Aug 2011
These are BEAUTIFUL !!!-Toogie
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by hightechgrammy 10 Aug 2011
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Oops - sorry I duplicated!
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by hightechgrammy 10 Aug 2011
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We don't actually have a garden - no vegetables. But we do put water on the wild flowers. Can you see Snap among the lupine? We only let our kitties out when we are right there with them. They LOVE playing among the wildflowers. No wonder I sneeze so much!
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by meganne 10 Aug 2011
Beauty beyond words, the flowers too. :-)
by colmom 18 Aug 2011
Bet Snap loved the wild outdoors, looks really nice in the lupine.
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
I love wild flower gardens, too.
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
Great picture! Snap is beautiful. Love the blue eyes!!!
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by rmj8939 10 Aug 2011
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I love all your pictures.
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by toogie 10 Aug 2011
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He was on one of my crepe myrtles. I thought he was interesting-Toogie
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by meganne 10 Aug 2011
Adorable. :-)))
by crafter2243 11 Aug 2011
I love when you catch beautiful nature pictures. This is one of them.
by bumblebee 18 Aug 2011
I haven't seen one of these guys since I was a child. They are so cool.
by shuede 18 Aug 2011
Great shot!
by gayle950 18 Aug 2011
great photo
by airyfairy 18 Aug 2011
Just beautiful - great pic.
by leenova54 18 Aug 2011
He is cute! I'd like to have one of my very own!
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
Hehehe - how cute.
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
What a cutie trying to charm the ladies!!!!
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by toogie 10 Aug 2011
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Good Moning Cuties! How about over the HOUSE? I love sky photos, hope you do too-Toogie
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by meganne 10 Aug 2011
Yes, I love sky photo's. It is one of the most amazing of His creations. Ever changing, always amazing, mesmerizing, beautiful. I loved flying above the clouds looking out on those big balls of cotton candy and the little wispy bits. I am looking forward to getting some photo's of a full moon reflecting in the river, I'll post them when I do.
HNR, Meganne
by crafter2243 11 Aug 2011
Wow. I love this picture.
by shuede 18 Aug 2011
Beautiful! We always love to look at sky photos and tell what we see. I see a cherub in the top middle (just to the right). What do you see?
by leenova54 18 Aug 2011
Gorgeous!
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
I love pictures like this - what a view.
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
What an amazing picture. !!!!
by noah 19 Aug 2011
love it:):)
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by eggyannie 17 Aug 2011
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Sue I bet you feed the birds during the winter time, Just as i do, I have foiunbd that every year the birds leve me a gift that i only find in the late spring time in the form of sunflowers, Normally they are single headed and i have about six scattered around the garden. But, this year i have only had three, I must admit to being a tad disapointed when i found them But oh my,
they grew and they grew until one large flower opened at the top as normal but then i noticed that there were a few more buds on the stem.
The sunflower seeds used in last years wild bird food must be a new variety as in the one plant i had over 40 blooms. Not just one flower from the birds this year but a whole bouquet allready in a bunch. Will you do the same as i am and keeping some of the seed to grow on in the garden against a fence for next year.
annie in the uk
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by spendlove 17 Aug 2011
I certainly will!
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
wished you had a picture of it with the 40 blooms.
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by my3chis 18 Aug 2011
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here are my sunflowers, they went NUTS but the birds love them.
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by bumblebee 18 Aug 2011
Wow They are huge!
by shuede 18 Aug 2011
Wow, what did you feed your sunflowers? Awesome!!
by my3chis 18 Aug 2011
Just good old fashioned cow manure and some TLC.
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
Just lovely plants and the nuts are wonderful!
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by dilceia 18 Aug 2011
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This is the garden of my ranch.
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by shuede 18 Aug 2011
Wow, I want to come visit!! Beautiful garden!
by leenova54 18 Aug 2011
Invite me please!
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
WOW, how lovely - this is so special.
by carolyn70 19 Aug 2011
Just beautiful. Looks like a wonderful getaway!!
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by gayle950 18 Aug 2011
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This is my Jasymin Creeper. The smell goes right through the garden and is just wonderful .
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by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
Oh my - I can almost smell it - just lovely.
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
I love jasmin!! Had a houseplant once but it didn't make it. You are lucky to be able to grow that outdoors!!!!
by dilceia 19 Aug 2011
this is so special.
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by aussiequilter 18 Aug 2011
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here are a couple of pictures from my window,There is not much in flower right now in the mountains,because its winter.
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by shuede 18 Aug 2011
Great views! What is that in picture 2? I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before. Interesting.
by pennifold 18 Aug 2011
It's called either a Stag Horn or an Elk Horn - my mum has a huge one and she feeds it banana skins!!! Love Chris
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
what a lovely view.
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by leenova54 18 Aug 2011
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When my husband's diabetes doctor found out the he and I had the same cancer doctor he mailed me a copy of one of the beautiful photos he has take from all over the world. He sent it matted so I just had to put it in a frame and hang it on my wall! I love it!
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by tbbender 18 Aug 2011
Wow, you must have a fantastic camera, check out the bee inflight! Awesome!
by shuede 18 Aug 2011
Great photo!
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
Stunning.
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by babie 18 Aug 2011
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Love my Protea blooming for the first time this year.
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by marthie 18 Aug 2011
Oe dis darem n baie mooi blom
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
Very lovely - thanks for sharing it with us, too.
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by mooie24 18 Aug 2011
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Caught this little fella earlier
today taking a bath in my sons truck
in their play area in the garden
I love these little robins lol xx
Big hugs from London
Maria xx
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by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
How cute.
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
Great picture!!!
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by colmom 18 Aug 2011
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Love seeing the flower gardens!

I plant a huge veggie garden each year. Way too much weeding work for one person, good thing DH retired last year. Guinea Hens have helped with keeping this winter's veggie supply from the the grasshoppers! Hope to fill the freezer and cupboards with veggies enough to feed us til next year.
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by smburt 18 Aug 2011
What a beautiful garden and I bet its a lot of work . The reward being all those fresh veg.
by shuede 18 Aug 2011
What a dream! A lot of weeding but I can imagine it takes quite a bit of time to keep things picked every day. Great garden!!
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
What a lovely garden and you will be eating great on this for the year. WOW!
by carolyn70 19 Aug 2011
Great garden!!
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by jaddas 18 Aug 2011
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My garden's cups.
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by dilceia 18 Aug 2011
very cute!
by shuede 18 Aug 2011
African violets are a favorite of mine!
by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
This so reminds me of my grandmother - she loved African voilets and tea - I would love cups like these, too. Special!
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by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
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I am enjoying the summer months of serenity in my backyard while it is here in Michigan. I stick with begonias because the deer and groundhogs eat everything else. Until the snow comes!!!! ~Carolyn~
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by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
OH my - I would love to be seeing this daily. Such lovely picture - summer or winter.
by carolyn70 18 Aug 2011
Thank you Shirlene. I truely have been blessed. I wish that for everyone!!!
by dilceia 19 Aug 2011
This is so special...just beautiful!!!
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by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011
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stunning photos!
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by snowbird42 19 Aug 2011
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WE LIVE IN A OVER 50;S village lots of bush at the baack of the villiage with lots of wild life birds deer and this fine fellow who likes to sun himself on our front lawn....soozie
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by snowbird42 21 Aug 2011
this was a late posting so i am moving it ttt though you might be interested
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by snowbird42 21 Aug 2011
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i hope you think this is interesting........soozie