Round Lake in Autumn

Cattleya orchid at Como Conservatory, a wonderful place to visit especially in the cold winter!(41)

This is the photo that started my hobby! I sent this photo to my folks as an anniversary card. (137)

Photo from my window box this summer. I save all my tubers from year to year. (101)

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Gorgeous indigo bunting also found at Butterfly World in Key West, Florida. 74)

Photo of my pond, dubbed "Lake Bethany," by my husband. It was to either be Lake Bethany or Husby Hole! (100)

Photos taken at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. (42)

Photo taken at Munsinger garden in St. Cloud.(66)

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Belamcanda (Blackberry Lily), Ageratum and wave petunias featured in this photo.(68)

Photo by Joseph. He quickly snapped this photo while we were driving around the Island, summer 2006. He caught an awesome picture!(97)

Butterflies feasting on favorite foods at Butterfly World.(52)

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Photo by Joseph Taken at a golf course in Hawaii.(90)

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Tropical lily pictures all taken at Como Conservatory this past summer. An awesome sight!(34)

Paul took this photo out West, summer 2005. (71)Dinosaur National Monument, Utah

Butterfly World in Key West, Florida (65)

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Photo taken at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. An awesome place to visit!(22)

Tiger swallowtail on my lantana tree. (58)

Butterfly sipping the nectar from my lantana tree. (66) (7 similar but bigger)

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Squirrel eating up my Hibiscus buds!(17)

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Victoria amazonica lily. Notice the sharp barbs under their lily leaves! (26)

A Victoria amazonica water lily with enormous pads that have sharp spines on their bottoms. Pads can reach 5-6 feet in diameter. I'm sure fish stay away from these beasts! 25

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My favorite spring flower that I love to plant in my window and lamp post gardens.(35)

Redwood National Park, California, summer 2008.(30)

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Sun glinting through the trees in the Redwoods. (26)

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Dust from the road covers the green vegetation with a thin white coat.(23)

Sunset on Key West, Florida, Spring Break 2007.(41)

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A sample of the shells we gathered along the beach shore. (35)

Sanibel Island sunrise (57)

Sanibel sunrise (59)

Photo outside of San Fransisco, summer 2008.(25)

Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park,Washington, summer 2008. An extremely diverse national park with mountains, seashore and rainforest all in one park! (44)

Lazy river at sunset (22)

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My gliding bench that overlooks my pond. If only I sat in it once and awhile! (30)

Photo taken at Longwood Gardens, PA(27)

Photo taken during our Hawaii vacation 2005.(32)

Fragrant and bountiful in Hawaii (20)

Photo taken on a hike on the Big Island. (26)

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One day I went out to the garden and found all these lilies in bloom! I never remember planting them (29)

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David took this picture on our trip out West.(25)

Rudbeckia "Prairie Sun". Munsinger Garden, St. Cloud, a fun place to stop and visit!(23)