The Yellow Lily

Beautiful Yellow Lily taken at my grandmothers house... Love the texture in this one...

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Hairy Fly Close Up

Took this on right before a bonfire in the land of water... Michigan... Sharpened up just a bit for effect... Can u tell?

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Marigold With Water Drops

After the rain today I went out into the sunshine to snap this one...

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Two Bumble Bees On A Blazing Star

Took this one yesterday on my Blazing Star plants which are blooming at the moment here in Michigan...

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Flowers Of Summer

One of the first pictures I took with my brand new camera... It's a Olympus Stylus 9000... What do you think? So far so good from the looks of it... Happy Summer!

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Butterfly On Cone Flower

If anyone can identify the species of Butterfly please leave me a comment : )

Updated: This butterfly is called a Great Spangled Fritillary!

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A Bouquet Of Crocus

While short lived their lives are, everyone enjoys this sure sign of Spring!

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The First Crocus Of The Year

These yellow crocus flowers just came out today here in Michigan. Their short lived lives add a bit of Spring color to any garden....

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Jagged Ice

Took this photograph just today in the snowy Michigan climate...

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A Dangerous Combo

That will be sure to keep the bird off. Not sure what type of plant this one is, maybe you know?

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The Death Of A Leaf

A very big leaf... Can remember exactly what kind of tree this is from, maybe you know?

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Fallen

A yearly occurrence, but none the less quite striking...

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The Stages Of Life

The easy to grow Black-Eyed Susan is still blooming here in Michigan, but as the days begin to get colder I wonder how long can they last?

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Water Filled Yellow Marigold

Took this one today... Added in focal black and white to bring out the center of the photograph. What do you think of this shot?

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Blazing Star Seeds

It is that time of year again! If you have a Blazing Star plant or Liatris your plant probably looks a lot like this. For more information check out my Blazing Star Site Here!

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Giant Yellow Marigold

They are blooming fast and furious now, apparently I have some yellow ones, red ones and orange marigolds! I just started another site where I will be offering seeds and growing tips. You can check it out here!

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Another Unidentified Flower

I took this photo just today walking around the neighborhood, it is a taller plant at about 3 or 4' high with these purple and yellow flowers. If you can identify it I would appreciate it, thanks...

Update: Thanks to Anonymous, I now know that this flower is called a Aster, or to be more specific, a New England aster!

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Bright Yellow Beauty

This African Daisy has little mini flowers inside of it, quite stunning if you get a chance to look at one close up...

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My First Marigold

I planted them a bit late so these Marigolds just started blooming, in fact this is the first one of many I am sure...

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Macro Grasshopper

This little grasshopper was a very cooperative subject, he just sat there for a good 5 minutes while I took pictures of him. Stay tuned to the blog for more, or who knows it might pop up on another one of my sites!

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