Otto Luyken Laurel

Let's hear it for evergreens that get confused about when to bloom! (But what is that yellow leaf doing in there among the green?)

       

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Posted 23 days ago

Hydrangea in October 2009

This is how the hydrangea blossoms look now. To see what they looked like in July, click here: http://ddmcd.posterous.com/?sort=&search=hydrangea

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Posted 27 days ago

Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

   

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Posted 28 days ago

Working Breakfast

The view from my deck just after sunrise this morning.

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Posted 1 month ago

A Dead Dragonfly

I found this dead dragonfly perched on top of a small tree in my back yard.

     

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Posted 2 months ago

Periwinkle (Vinca minor)

This is a rather late bloom for this usually-Spring blooming plant. We are trying to grow these as groundcover along the side of our house.

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Posted 2 months ago

Flower Spider (Misumena vatia)

I found this spider sitting on my hat one day.

   

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Posted 3 months ago

More Views of Long-Legged Fly (Dolichopodidae)

See also: http://ddmcd.posterous.com/long-legged-fly-dolichopodidae

   

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Posted 3 months ago

A Rainbow in our Back Yard

Yesterday while sitting inside watching it rain in full sunshine, a rainbow appeared momentarily in our back yard. By the time we got outside to find the pot of gold it was gone.

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Posted 3 months ago

Viburnum Sargentii Blooms Again

Picture take on July 25, 2009. (For a picture taken earlier this season click here).

   

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Posted 4 months ago