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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Bloomin' trees

     Last week I took these pictures of two trees flowering in our yard, the bees busy among their bright blossoms. I didn't post them, in case the blooms spread and I could get better pictures but it turned out I'd caught them at their peak.
Crepe myrtle in our back yard, from our bedroom balcony. 

Je ne sais quoi on east side of house, by driveway.



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  1. BrynAugust 2, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    So pretty! The crepe myrtles are in full bloom here, they're my all time favorite!

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  2. Duane ScottAugust 5, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    I wish we could get crepe myrtles to bloom in Iowa.... they're gorgeous!

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  3. Jessica RenshawAugust 6, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    I can't remember where "here" is for you, Bryn, but I'm glad you have them too--

    --even though, Duane, I'd trade you our crepe myrtle for a spreading chestnut or sycamore tree, if you have them in Iowa. I shouldn't be ungrateful--we have palm trees instead and there are a few sycamores (though people call them "sick"amores because they don't do well out here.) I miss the spreading trees I used to climb on in Ohio, where I spent my first 7 years.

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