Peggy C's photos with the keyword: False Sunflower

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Season colors - 1- Clematis (Kardynal Wyszynski) - tricked into blooming by very warm temps 2- Dogwood with a leaf over a nest 3- Down the road, Canadian Geese visit yearly [ there is a large pond also ] 4- Carpenter Bee on the few False Sunflowers left - 4 PiP - © All Rights Reserved

Stained Glass Wings - Tiffany Glass - Beauty of Mother Nature - Monarch (Danaus plexippus) - Journey North - "Journey North engages citizen scientists in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Report your sightings. Track the migration. Explore monarch resources. Contact us." www.journeynorth.org If you see any Monarchs [ or the other 19 areas JN tracks ], please report them to help keep the site up to date and as accurate as possible. There are 20 different categories ... Even if you don't report something, go take a look. Fascinating ! © All rights reserved - 3 PiP - Top left corner each photo -

Horace's Duskywing [ Erynnis horatius ] female - A Lifer for me ~ Searched Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America and www.jeffpippen.com for an ID .. www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/horacesduskywing.htm Got a confirmation from a butterfly-nut [ like me ] - but he knows his stuff ! On a False Sunflower .. thanks to SAB ... © All Rights Reserved --EXPLORE--

he is a BIG one .. not a Carpenter Bee, but one of so many varieties of pollinators .. he stretched from one side of the False Sunflower to the other .. This is the 1st one seen with dark wings - all others are somewhat clear -- not this one ! © All Rights Reserved 1 PiP EXPLORE

Of life for flowers .. Buds hold promise of beauty within .. Gradually, petals unfold .. Revealing beauty .. Different - yet the same .. Colors .. Shapes .. Like people .. Similar, yet different .. © All Rights Reserved “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” – Buddha

Colors - Shapes - PiP in left corner of each photo - Japanese Anemone (Honora Jobert) took a month to bloom - False Sunflowers have been blooming forever, it seems - Now .. Pink Zinnias were the flowers of choice for the Painted Lady - Actually there were 2 of them - Happy Butterflying ! © All Rights Reserved

Nandina Berries on the left (borrowed from a neighbor) - Japanese Anemone ( Honorine Jobert ) with a guest - False Sunflower - Colors in and near my yard - As the days grow shorter - Temperatures cooler (or are supposed to be) - Change is in the air - © All Rights Reserved

May it be as bright and sunny as here - Even if it rains, it can still be sunshine within - When we lived in Florida, we called rain [which it did lots] - Liquid Sunshine .. Peace and Blessings . Namaste .. © All Rights Reserved ** 1 note in upper Left corner for each flower or group **

to brighten our weekend - getting much needed rain - the Tiger Lily needed it - was going to water her, but the skies opened - Tiger Lil got plenty of water - now, this yellow flower is - a False Sunny - planted seeds 2 yrs ago - ID- False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) these are my Pamy False Sunflowers - why it took 2yrs to sprout - who knows ?? 1 note © All Rights Reserved