Flower Power

 "Lynn, you don't expect me to protect all these plants do you?"

Nope Precious.  I just thought it would be fun to share some

of the many plants I see when biking.  They are on their on.

Wild beebalm

Joe Pye,  and it gets up to 6 feet or more tall.

Jerusalem Artichoke  (edible)

Wild Sweet Potato  (edible)

Someone's beautiful front flower bed,  with Cecilia

in mind, I think.

Same home but in the backyard. Really do not think this is an

outhouse, if case you wonder.

Farmer that plants these sunflowers in rotation with his other

crops, every couple years.

Acres of these and the farmer opens the field to people

to come and walk through and take pictures.  I did my

photos from the bike at the edge of the road.

"Good thing I don't have to chase off the vizush deer and birdies

'cause it would tire me out.  I think I'll just take a nap now. And 

hope I don't have nightmares."

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See what I'm up ag'in?

"If it isn't the burds,  it's the squirrels. There is no peace here at all fur me."

"Lynn, it's not fair.  I have to be on duty all the time to

keep the flowers safe."

"This here squirrel wormed her way under my catio fence."

"And she proceeded to check out evfurry pot and plant."

"But she was good and did not dig.  I could not go out to

shoo her away acause Lynn is afraid I'll git into a 

fur flying fight, my fur evidently."

Janice asked about just one fawn.  We see that early 

on every year and think maybe the first time a doe

has offspring it is single instead of twins.

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Blockade

 "Lynn,  did these burds wanna fee fur lettin' you go on down the path?"

"Are these what Tiny Tim wanted fur Christmas dinner?

And Mr. Bah Humbug wouldn't give?"

"Looks to me they were on transpurrtation strike."

Yes, Precious,  I had to give wide berth on my bike to

get by without getting bit.  Dad Gander was on duty

and wanted a taste of me for passing.

"Thank goodness you did not bring any home and put in 

my catio!"

Doe and her fawn under our apple trees.

Wet spider web one morning when I rode and it was foggy.

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Wile E. Coyote woulda liked this place

 "Lynn,  did ya go into the mine field?  Wile E. Coyote woulda used the explosives fur gittin' the bird, Road Runner."

"Is it any wonder I think you'll nevfur evfur make it home?"

Precious, this not a sign I expect to see on a bike ride on the

Rail Trail path.

This is an area where they used to have a sandstone quarry.

The beautiful pink sandstone used for houses and buildings.

Hope you can see the pink vein in this block.

And, no, I did not trespass.  This block is right at the path.

Don't usually see so many windows in an old barn.

Tobacco barns have many windows but this would

have been from years ago.  No 'baccy here anymore.

It was a long ride, but on a fairly cool and not

humid morning.  A few weeks back before

we turned into a sweat box.

"You got home early enough that you had ta wake me up

fur my brunch and my brushing."

Precious,  I'd not disappoint you if possible.

More pink in the yard.  Two colors of rose of Sharon shrubs.

Not actually roses,  just the name.  They are large shrubs.

Monarch Butterfly

Ended up with 3 eggs. Life from June 23 until they flew

July 20.  Got my eye on a few more eggs right now.

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Planning the Strategy

"I'm gonna git 'em.  These birdies are invadin' my private catio outdoor livin' area."

"Lynn,  I'm tryin' to figure out the best way to round them 

all up at one time."

"What do they think their gonna find in those flower pots?

Their not Leprechauns,  that's not gold!"

No, Precious,  but they do seem to cause flower pot

trouble when they come in and nip off a plant.

"I know,  so I'll git rid of 'em fur you."

"See what I'm up against.  I gotta purrtect these flower pots

Lynn has."

Snap dragons and violets

Ruby Throat Humming Bird

But this fellow, sitting under the front porch roof one day

when it was raining,  he is off limits to every one.

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I told ya she lived with the dinosaurs.

 "I'm gonna give you purroof pawsative that Lynn lived eons ago."

"She took off on her bike and went to the dinosaur dig at the

Childrens Garden in the big little city."

"There, see it?  Dinosaur house!"

Thanks a lot Precious.  I just took photos of some of the fun

things at the garden.  All built by the career center students.

And planted and maintained by them.

This metal structure has the ABC's incorporated in the work.

It's been a couple years since I shared some of the garden with you.

I always enjoy seeing the mural.

"

"Well, you kin see I'm waitin' fur you to git home.

My nap was nearly over and I felt a tad bit peckish.

I missed ya, but I knew you'd git home soon.  I'm too

impawtant to leave too long."

You are right Precious.  I love coming home and finding

you still living here and waiting so patiently.

More pink in Angel Seney's Garden

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Happy 250 Years of USA

 "Lynn and I want to quietly celebrate the wonderful July 4th.  We know that tonight the fireworks will start and last all weekend. But we are trying to 'member that this is the big year fur us all."

"I'm celebrating with a bit of wacky weed today and hope

when it gits dark I'll be so zonked I'll not hear the booms."

And we pray for our country to continue to be free

and democratic. 

Hot Pink Monarda

First two found. 

"Aaaarrrgghh,  I told her not to start this nonsense.  But does

she evfur listen to me?"

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