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This summer has been taking a long time to wind down and that's fine with me. Yesterday I was out in the kitchen garden and saw three Painted Lady butterflies on my Zinnia Profusion 'cherry' and 'apricot' that I started from seed. Those two colors were just perfect backdrops for this particular butterfly:
My husband and I made a short trip to the Phoenix area of Arizona a couple of weeks ago. One of the highlights was visiting the Desert Botanical Garden outside of Phoenix. I've never been particularly enamored of desert environments or flora, but I have a new appreciation now. This Great Horned Owl was watching everything:
Some desert flowers:
landscape near the re-constructed Gila River:
