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| I took visiting grandchildren to the new temple this morning. |
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| I was pleased to see an abundance of Hollyhocks in many flower beds. |
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| I told the little girls that my grandmother's grandmother used to make skirts for flower dolls from Hollyhocks. |
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| These well-trained children were concerned that those pioneer daughters might have gotten in trouble. I assured them that this was why the flowers were planted. |
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| I came across this yellow jacket nest in my neighborhood last night. |
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| I walked back this morning to get better light. The nest is high in the trees. I'm glad I have a good zoom. |
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| On the one hand, this is extremely interesting. |
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| On the other hand, this way creeped me out. |
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| I was charmed by the flitter of hummingbirds at the feeder this morning. |
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| I grabbed my camera and stood still on the porch. |
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| This is a Rufous hummingbird. |
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| I'm not very good at telling one from another until I study my pictures. |
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| I am still working on coaxing my camera to focus on the birds. |
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| The sports feature can't seem to do the job, so these are still shots. |
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| I am determined to get better at this. |
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| Fortunately, I have all summer. |
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| My family enjoyed a picnic at Big Springs Canyon this afternoon. I was pleased to spy this nest tucked away in the top of a table shelter. Maybe the bird wasn't as pleased as I was. |
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| I am not very camera savvy. Having said that, I have learned about the HDR setting. It's one of my favorites and it worked well today with this canna in the morning light. |
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| I open the back door on beautiful mornings. |
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| Birds at the feeders caught my attention. |
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| Chickadees have recently discovered Ben's suet. |
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| Birds are beautiful creatures. |
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| So delicate. |
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| My camera and I had been hiding among the trailing vines of my planters. |
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| Oh, what a beautiful morning. |
