First sign of summer

May 17th, 2012

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Irises blooming are always a sign to me that summer has begun.

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Reflecting on a bridge

May 11th, 2012

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East Washington bridge along the Yahara River bike path.

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Waiting on the wind

May 5th, 2012

dandelion going to seed

That weed & feed I put on my lawn certainly seems to have done a good job feeding the weeds.

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New, tiny pine cones

April 27th, 2012

New pine cones in the spring

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Crabapples blooming

April 22nd, 2012

I celebrated Earth Day today by hiking through the Arboretum.

crabapple blossoms

In the horticultural gardens, the blooming crabapple trees seemed to be at their peak.

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Reaching for the sky

April 20th, 2012

cattails against the sky

Cattails along Lake Wingra.

Bleeding heart blossoms

April 11th, 2012

bleeding heart blossoms

Someday I’d like know why the blossoms of the bleeding heart evolved to that shape. These are from the perennial beds in front of my house.