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Arboretum Thursday
self | May 20, 2010 | swampsniper

Posted on 05/20/2010 5:51:57 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER

I only had a few minutes to get out today, made a short ride through the county arboretum.

MONARCH

MAGNOLIA


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; Gardening; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: butterfly; flower

1 posted on 05/20/2010 5:51:58 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
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2 posted on 05/20/2010 5:53:00 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

beautiful!!!!!!!!


3 posted on 05/20/2010 5:55:03 PM PDT by siamesecats (God closes one door, and opens another, to protect us.)
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swampster, was that one of the monarchs let loose at
the dinner party last night??? LOL just kidding


4 posted on 05/20/2010 5:55:36 PM PDT by ThreePuttinDude (o).. Elect Marco Rubio in 2010 .. (o)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

WOW ‘Sniper! That gorgeous magnolia rivals the work of Imogen Cunningham and Georgia O’Keefe!!


5 posted on 05/20/2010 6:04:57 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Play it, Sam, for old times' sake, play 'As Time Goes By'.")
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To: Daffynition; SWAMPSNIPER
O’Keefe was my first thought too!

Lovely bloom.

6 posted on 05/20/2010 6:09:28 PM PDT by 3D-JOY
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

WOW! Beautiful pictures! Thank you for posting them. :)


7 posted on 05/20/2010 6:16:21 PM PDT by mojitojoe (banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Oh, Wow!!


8 posted on 05/20/2010 6:22:45 PM PDT by mojo114 (On to November.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Stunning—thank you!


9 posted on 05/20/2010 6:26:37 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
They just keep getting better. The clarity of the monarch is spectacular, and add me to the list of those who see O'Keefe in the magnolia.

I can hardly bring myself to look away.

10 posted on 05/20/2010 6:32:16 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (RINO: A politician who runs to the right to win, and then says the GOP must move to the left to win.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Outstanding! You can almost smell the magnolia! :-)


11 posted on 05/20/2010 6:36:17 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (We'll remember in November!)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Stunning butterfly!


12 posted on 05/20/2010 6:49:33 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Obviously you made the most of your short excursion! Gorgeous and thanks.


13 posted on 05/20/2010 6:58:12 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Lovely. I think these might be my favorites so far. Thanks!


14 posted on 05/20/2010 10:57:28 PM PDT by pandoraou812 (Merda taurorum animas conturbit......)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

WOL !!


15 posted on 05/20/2010 11:02:03 PM PDT by SFConservative
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

stunning !!!!!


16 posted on 05/21/2010 8:52:08 PM PDT by Kimmers (Be the kind of person when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, Oh crap, she's awake)
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