The Moorings community garden is lush and full of flowers, vegetables, and herbs! I took some photos there the other day of some of the beautiful blooms.
FOTD: Zinnia
FOTD: All By Herself
One Black-eyed Susan, all by herself! This flower attracted my attention, among all the greenery. Usually Black-eyed Susans are in large groups of yellow and black!
Tree Squared: Paper Bark Maple
This tree is called “paper maple” because its bark is thin like paper. This tree at Morton Arboretum is my contribution for Becky’s July #TreeSquares.
FOTD: Petunias
These petunias adorn the deck at our daughter’s house. I have also included a photo I made using SnapSeed.
Tree Squared: Astonishing & Amazing
These tree photos were all taken at Chicago Botanic Gardens or Morton Arboretum. I found these trees to be amazing or astonishing, due to their shape or special characteristics. My contribution today for Becky’s July Squares: Trees.
Life in Colour: Blues
Jude’s Travel Words blog’s topic for Life in Colour this month is the color blue. Jude challenges us to find “unusual” blues! OK, I’ll do my best…
Tree Squares: More Trees in Tanzania
For Becky’s July #TreeSquares challenge, I continue featuring trees in Tanzania, with things hanging from their branches.
I don’t know, or don’t remember (if I was told at the time) the name of this tree, but was fascinated by the strange pods or fruits hanging from it.
On the other hand, we saw many acacia trees with these tightly woven birds’ nests hanging from them.
These nests are made by the male weaver. He attracts a mate by having woven the best nest in the neighborhood!
When the weavers’ nests are abandoned, they hang bedraggled from the tree.
FOTD: Mystery in Lavender
The “mystery” is that I have no idea what kind of flower this is! Here on campus are both lavender and reddish pink. Taking a close-up, I was intrigued by their unusual centers.
CFFC: White
Cee is doing a color series for her CFFC and this week’s color is white.
Tree Squares: Residents
Trees harbor homes for many animals. Treetops are also a place just to hang out.
Today I feature animals in (or on or next to) trees in Tanzania for Becky’s July Squares: Trees.
