Viceroy on ..

Life in Wildwood


Folder: NORTH CAROLINA
.. an area of North Carolina where butterflies pose on flowers you don't know the names of - but gradually learning

- peaceful, sloping lands of Dogwoods

- majestic Evergreens

.. a little slice of 'ahhhh'

.. and some offbeat things nearby

.. it's all good

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plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/plant-list .... used for Plant IDs

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18 Jun 2024

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Bloomin' Hydrangea

THERE IS ONE HYDRANGE BUSH IN OUR YARD - BUT TWO COLORS OF BLOOMS - PINK - AND ONE FROM THE OTHER DAY - BLUE-LAVENDER - DEPENDING ON THE SUN AND HOW IT IS VIEWED - 1 PiP PEGGY C

03 Jun 2024

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AND -- THE OTHER

SAME HOLLY BUSH - AFTER MANY RAINY DAYS - AND JUST BEFORE MORE BEGIN - GUESS IT WILL NEED TO BE CUT BACK - JUST A TAD - WAS VERY SMALL WHEN WE MOVED HERE 10 YRS AGO - NOT SO SMALL NOW - 1 PiP - TAKEN IN APRIL PEGGY C

03 Jun 2024

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SUN ON HER PETALS ..

AND A BIT OF SHADOW TO COOL HER OFF - MIZ HYDRANGEA - THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE BLOOMS NEARBY - OUT FRONT - WITH MY CAMERA - DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING! PEGGY 1PiP

20 Apr 2024

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SHALL TAKE ANOTHER ..

PHOTO OF THE HOLLY BUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE GOT ALL EXCITED WHEN I SAW THE BERRIES WE HAVE BEEN HERE QUITE AWHILE NO RED BERRIES FOR THE BIRDS TODAY I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW IT SEEMS THAT MORE NEW LEAVES HAVE POPPED OUT OF WHAT I HOPED WOULD BE BERRIES IT HAS RAINED SO MUCH, BUT SHALL TAKE THE CAMERA WILL GO OUT TOMORROW PEGGY C

20 Apr 2024

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Just magnificent ..

The soft scent of an orange blossom -- that isn't on an Orange tree ... www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/mock-orange/mock-orange-bushes.htm 1 PiP

20 Apr 2024

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Spring in North Carolina ..

MEANS THE AZALEAS ARE BLOOIMING! 2 PiP

20 Apr 2024

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HE KNEW ....

KARDYNAL WYSZNSKI - THE CLEMATIS HAS GROWN TOO HIGH AT THE MAIL BOX - HAD MY THINGS TO TRIM HIM BACK BEFORE HE BEGAN ALL HIS BUD-OPENING BUT THE KARDYNAL HAD OTHER THOUGHTS - SO, WILL TAKE SMALL INSTRUMENTS OUT TO TRIM - THEN WILL GIVE A GOOD TRIM IF HE SLOWS DOWN !

13 Apr 2024

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Left..

AFTER ALL THE WIND THAT CAME THROUGH DOGWOODS DIDN'T LAST AS LONG BUT, THE GREEN CENTER FORMS THE RED BERRIES FAVORED BY MANY FEATHERED FRIENDS .. 1 PiP

22 Mar 2024

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FLOWERING ALMOND -

TINY BALLS OE PETALS - OPEN INTO - FLUFFY LOOKING FLOWERS - OH, THE FLOWERING ALMOND SHRUB - AFTER THESE FINISH BLOOMING - SMALL GREEN LEAVES TAKE THEIR PLACE - ONLY TO BE JOINED LATER - BY MORE PINK ALMOND BLOOMS. PiP 3
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