The deer tend to eat most of the flowers on my favorite Peruvian lily. This one made it to blooming.

#BloomScrolling #flowers

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A close up looking down at a cluster of 3 flowers in orange, red and yellow, facing up. The flowers are above a carpet of small blue flowers

#silentsunday #flowers #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #monochrome #blackandwhite #macro #photography

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Black and white macro photograph of an umbel of cow parsley flowers, showing groups of tiny 5-petaled flowers gathered on a small stem, all starting from the same point at the end of a long stem. Photographie macro en noir et blanc d'une ombelle de fleurs de l'anthrisque des bois, montrant des groupes de minuscules fleurs à 5 pétales réunies sur une petite tige, toutes partant du même point au bout d'une longue tige.

#silentsunday #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #photography

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Close-up photograph of a white cosmos flower, taken from the side and showing its fine petals fused together to form a cup with a toothed edge, pointing upwards and illuminated by the white light of day. Just below the petals at the end of the stem, the pale and dark green sepals alternate. The background is dark green. Photographie en gros plan d'une fleur de cosmos blanche, prise de côté et montrant ses pétales fins soudés ensemble et formant une coupelle au rebord denté, dirigée vers le haut et illuminée par la lumière blanche du jour. Juste en dessous des pétales au bout de la tige, les sépales vert pâle et foncé alternent. L'arrière-plan est vert foncé.

Looked out the window and saw these buddleia flowers looking like kitty ears!

#Cats #NotCat #flowers

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Some purple buddleia flowers that looks slightly like 2 cat ears

Lotus flower 🪷 & pod

#烏山寺町 #ハスの花 #Lotus #Flowers #photography
#NoWar☮️ #PeacefortheWorld

#bloomscrolling #flowers #gardening #monochrome #blackandwhite #macro #photography

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Black and white macro photograph of a dahlia flower in the sun, showing the pale and slightly ridged petals, larger and flatter around the edge, smaller and almost tubular near the center. Photographie macro en noir et blanc d’une fleur de dahlia au soleil, montrant les pétales pâles et légèrement striés, plus grands et plats sur le pourtour, plus petits et presque tubulaires près du centre.

New Painting!!
Something a little more hopeful.

Signs of Spring, 2026
Oil on Reclaimed Upholstery Fabric, wrapped around board, 8 x 10”

#art #artwork #hope #mastoart #flowers #portrait

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A white woman with long dark hair up in a full bun, wearing a gold emergency blanket, is holding a pink tulip by her nose & lips, behind her is a floral fabric with loosely drawn colorful flowers on a creamy white base.

Ranunculus season seems to be over, but my farmers market flower folks had plenty of dahlias — and other flowers, too.

#BloomScrolling #flowers #today

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Candy cane colored dahlia blooms — white petals with dark red striping.

#cityscapes #urban #bike #bicycle#basket #sunflowers #street #streets #old #flowers
#photography #photo #blackandwhitephotography #bnwphotography #monochromephotography #urbanphotography #streetphotography
#jlbouzou

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A black-and-white street scene captures an old bicycle resting quietly beside a sturdy metal post, as if it has been left there for a short pause in the middle of a long journey. The bike looks well-used and a little worn, with a weathered frame, thin tires, and a rear basket filled with what appears to be a bundle of flowers or plant stems, adding a soft, organic touch to the otherwise hard, urban setting. The composition feels intimate and slightly nostalgic. The bicycle is angled diagonally across the frame, its front wheel turned inward toward the post, creating a sense of stillness and balance. The post divides the image visually, anchoring the bike to the pavement while also giving the scene a subtle tension. The pavement and surrounding walls are rough and plain, with textures emphasized by the monochrome tones. The absence of color makes the contrast between light and shadow more pronounced, giving the image a moody, documentary-like quality. There is something poetic in the way the bicycle’s practical purpose is softened by the basket of flowers and the quiet emptiness around it. It feels like a fleeting moment caught between errands, or a gentle pause in the rhythm of an ordinary day.

The Japanese Iris is flowering.

#bloomscrolling #gardening #flowers

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Closeup of a large blue flower, covered with raindrops.

Complementary

#flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #iris #photography

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Close-up photograph of a dark violet red iris flower, with its three erect petals almost meeting above in the middle and its three sepals curled downwards, each bearing a "beard" of yellow hairs. In the background, the yellow-green grass contrasts with the violet red, but in a very complementary way. Photographie en gros plan d'une fleur d'iris pourpre foncé, avec ses trois pétales dressés se rejoignant presque au milieu et ses trois sépales recourbés vers le bas, portant chacun une "barbe" de poils jaunes. En arrière-plan, la gazon jaune vert contraste avec le pourpre, mais de manière très complémentaire.

White Sunflower 🌻

#ひまわり #Sunflower #Flowers #photography
#NoWar☮️

On my yard walk today: I have two varieties of Crabapple trees. The ones with tiny fruit are done blossoming, but the larger "plum sized" crabapple comes later and still has blossoms 🌱 #Flowers #Bloomscrolling plus Poppies and lupins

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A large flowering crabapple tree. Mostly pink, but looks red from a distance

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At least three bright red Poppies

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Purple lupins

Happy Friday. 🌺🚴🏽‍♂️🌞

#BikeTooter #flowers #bloomscrolling #Colorado

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Many showy milkweed plants growing and blooming in a green, grassy meadow next to a gravel bike path, with large trees and distant scenic mountains blurred in the background under mostly sunny morning skies. The milkweed plants have spherical flower clusters in various stages of bloom, each blooming cluster made of individual smaller flowers that look like a five-pointed star.

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A view across a grassy green meadow on a mostly sunny summer morning, with a rustic-looking wood-and-post fence running diagonally through the meadow and large trees scattered throughout, plus scenic mountains in the far distance.

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A few bright pink thistle heads on tall stems blooming in the morning sun in a green, grassy patch next to a bike trail and alongside some angled wood and metal fencing surrounding a pasture.

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Closeup of two spherical, showy milkweed flower clusters in bloom among their large green leaves next to a pasture fence, dappled sun and shadow shining across the flowers and leaves. Individual, pink, starlike flowers make up each blooming cluster on the milkweed plant.

Time for more ranunculus!

#BloomScrolling #flowers

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Ranunculus blooms in yellows and oranges.

Good morning. 🌻🌻🌻

25 June 2026

I’m once again sitting here staring off into space, trying to put some thoughts down, and Charlie’s mealtime has arrived just in time to break the spell of my space‑staring.

The idea of a Space Force with real Guardians is cool. I love their dress uniforms, especially that diagonal front layer on the coat — very Buck Rogers‑ish. And with individual members called Guardians, it’s hard not to picture white armor and blasters. Honestly, I still wonder what was wrong with “spaceman.” I’d bet money that name was at least in the running. And here’s a thought — one you’ve had too, don’t deny it — aren’t they, for all practical purposes, Guardians of the Galaxy?

In the Army, in my official capacity, when I needed to address someone whose name or rank I didn’t know, I’d call them “soldier.” So I imagine that in the Space Force, when calling out to an individual member, an officer or NCO would call out “Guardian.” It sounds funny because so many comic book, fantasy, and sci‑fi characters carry that title, so our minds automatically make that connection. It’s biology.

But the meaning of “guardian” is straightforward: someone who watches, protects, and keeps others safe. I won’t pretend I know the full scope of what they do, but my guess is they watch — constantly. The U.S. Space Force exists to protect America’s satellites, secure the space domain, and ensure the entire military can communicate, navigate, and operate anywhere on Earth.

“We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.” — Often attributed to George Orwell

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” — Carl Sagan

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” — Aristotle

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #flowers #spaceforce #guardians

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Wildfield Gold "The flowers burst upward in a tight, sun‑bright cluster, each bloom a small flare of yellow against the muted earth beneath them. Their petals are smooth and slightly rounded, five or six to a flower, arranged like tiny golden stars pressed close together. The centers are deeper yellow, almost amber, giving each blossom a warm, glowing heart. Slender green stems rise from the ground, branching into delicate leaves that frame the blooms without stealing attention. The leaves are narrow and slightly serrated, adding a soft texture around the flowers’ bright faces. The background is a blur of soil and stone, muted browns and grays that make the yellow stand out even more vividly — as if the flowers are lighting up their little corner of the world. The whole scene feels lively and sun‑soaked, a patch of wild color thriving in a quiet, rugged place." - Microsoft Copilot

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#Bloomscrolling #NaturePhotography #Wild #Flowers #Photography

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macro image of a wild rose with white petals and a bright yellow center. the focus is on the stamen crown with its idividual anthers curling

Yellow and Purple

#photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardens #nature

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A single yellow flower and many smaller purple flowers are seen against a green leafy background.

clematis flowers spotted on a walk

#photography #photo #flowers #purple #nature #clematis #floral #garden #botanical

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The image features a cluster of purple flowers with prominent yellow centers. The petals are a deep violet color, some appearing slightly textured. The background is dark, which enhances the brightness of the flowers in the foreground.

Lavender in rain.

#ラベンダー #lavender #Flowers #photography
#NoWar☮️ #PeacefortheWorld🕊️

#Nature #Flowers #Photography #Japan

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Steps climb way from the camera through a thick cluster of hydrangea bushes towards the skyline and blurry trees. Green dominates the scene but one prominent lilac and pinky mauve hydrangea branches into the path at the foot of the slope.

something about yellow and green - yellow tulips softened

#photography #photo #flowers #tulip #stem #peaceful #zen #happiness #joy #genre #stilllife #calm #green #yellow #tulips #beauty

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A close-up view of yellow tulips with smooth petals and green leaves. The flowers are clustered together, with some petals partially open and others still closed. The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the vibrant yellow color of the tulips.

Four large roses on one single stem. Our roses always produce more blooms, after being fed with alfalfa pellets fertilizer.

#Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #FlowersIdentification #WhatsInMyGarden #WhatsBlooming #roses #EdibleFlowers

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Close-up of 4 vibrant coral pink roses with layered, ruffled petals, on one stem in our front garden. More roses & other flowers, our home and laurel bushes are in the blurred background.

I can now add a double petaled flower to the variations on the rudbeckia that I sowed last year. The different forms are so much fun and the maroons are some of the most beautiful I've come across.

#flowers #BloomScrolling #ThreeOnThursday #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText

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Photograph of a rudbeckia flower with out of focus white daisy fleabane flowers and green foliage the background. The flower is in the center left frame and the view if from above and to the side. Typically, this species has long yellow and maroon petals that radiate from a central cone structure made up of maroon florets with golden pollen. Each petal is maroon near the flower's center and transitions sharply to bright yellow about halfway along the petal's length. Rudbeckia plants vary with some that produce the typical flowers while other produce nearly all yellow petals, others produce nearly all magenta petals, and others produce flowers with multiple layers of petals. The flower is typical in coloring but has double petals.

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Photograph of a rudbeckia flower with out of focus green foliage in the background. The flower is in the center right frame and the view if from above. Typically, this species has long yellow and maroon petals that radiate from a central cone structure made up of maroon florets with golden pollen. Each petal is maroon near the flower's center and transitions sharply to bright yellow about halfway along the petal's length. Rudbeckia plants vary with some that produce the typical flowers while other produce nearly all yellow petals, others produce nearly all magenta petals, and others produce flowers with multiple layers of petals. Instead of maroon, this flower has a darker shade of orange-yellow that transitions to a canary yellow roughly halfway up the petal.

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Photograph of a rudbeckia flower with out of focus green foliage in the background. The flower is in the center right frame and the view if from above. Typically, this species has long yellow and maroon petals that radiate from a central cone structure made up of maroon florets with golden pollen. Each petal is maroon near the flower's center and transitions sharply to bright yellow about halfway along the petal's length. Rudbeckia plants vary with some that produce the typical flowers while other produce nearly all yellow petals, others produce nearly all magenta petals, and others produce flowers with multiple layers of petals. Instead of the typical coloring, this flower has a dark maroon that transitions to an orange-yellow near the petal tips.

Stitches

#flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #photography

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Close-up photograph of about fifteen Lewisia buds, still tightly closed, showing the orange petals rolled up on themselves protruding from the green sepals, edged with small brown, almost black dots, resembling stippling, like stitches, hanging in groups of two or three at the ends of small stems beneath an already open flower. The background is bright green. Photographie en gros plan d'une quinzaine de bourgeons de lewisia, encore bien fermés, montrant les pétales oranges enroulés sur eux-mêmes dépassant des sépales verts, bordés de petits points bruns presque noirs, ressemblant à des pointillés, comme des points de suture, pendant par groupe de deux ou trois au bout de petites tiges sous une fleur déjà ouverte. L'arrière-plan est vert vif.

Behold my Sundrops! Quiver at the sight of their… yellowness!

#BloomScrolling #Flowers

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Looking down at dozens of Sundrops that have bloomed this week. Each flower has 4 sort of heart-shaped, chunky, yellow petals. The leaves are green and narrow.

Continuing my Pride flag flower series: Today is blue!

#BloomScrolling #flowers

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A bunch of deep blue cornflower blooms. A few buds are sticking up amidst the blooms.

I saw a petunia growing out of the thin crack between the asphalt and concrete. Life finds a way.

#Flowers #Bloomscrolling

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A purple petunia plant growing out of a crack in the ground situated between the asphalt of the street and the concrete of the walk.

Faerie dust III/III. June 2026.

#macro #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #photography

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Macro photograph of a geranium flower, showing the purple pistil and blue stamens in the center of the mauve petals veined with red, all covered with blue pollen grains, somewhat magical colours. Photographie macro d'une fleur de géranium, montrant le pistil pourpre et les étamines bleues au centre des pétales mauves veinés de rouge, tous couverts de grains de pollen bleus, des couleurs un peu magiques.

#Flowers saying "I'm ready for my close up now, Mr. DeMille..."💋

#Montana #photography #bloomscrolling

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top-down view of a yellow, blue and green gentian flower sitting symmetrically atop a stalk of more flowers and evenly spaced strap-like leaves creating a star underneath the flower

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Magenta Pedicularis flowers bloom in a splash of sunshine atop a grassy mountain, with more mountains patched with snow in the distance

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a cluster of yellow and purple wildflowers grow in the edge of a hill, before tall, distant, snow patched mountains and blue sky

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a dramatic yellow, green and brown cluster of rue flowers hang like fringe on a lampshade, in a sunny patch of a dark grassy meadow

Faerie dust II/III. June 2026.

#macro #makromittwoch #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography

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A macro black and white photograph of two saxifrage flowers, each with five dark petals and ten stamens arranged in a circle at its center, with glistening pollen grains scattered across the petals. Behind them, a sedum stem with its fleshy leaves appears gigantic compared to the small flowers. Photographie macro en noir et blanc de deux fleurs de saxifrages, avec chacune cinq pétales foncés et au centre dix étamines disposées en cercle, avec des grains de pollen brillant ici et là sur les pétales. Derrière, une tige de sédum avec ses feuilles charnues, ayant une allure gigantesque par rapport aux petites fleurs.

Lotus Flowers🪷

#烏山寺町 #ハスの花 #Lotus #Flowers #photography
#NoWar☮️ #PeacefortheWorld

Soft Peony Petals for flowers on Friday!
Available here...https://fineartamerica.com/featured/soft-peony-petals-tina-lecour.html

#flower #flowers #floral #flowerfriday #pink #gardening #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #creativetoots #wallart #art #artist #arte #artwork #artforsale #puzzle #puzzles #gifts #giftideas #greetingcards #homedecor #interiordecor #interiordesign #buyintoart #ayearforart #artprints #artshop #fineart #painting

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This is a canvas impressionism of a some soft pink garden peony flowers in a sage colored vase.

Lewisia sp.

Faerie dust I/III. June 2026.

#macro #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #photography

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Macro photograph of stamens covered with slightly shimmering orange-yellow pollen, in the center of a pale yellow, shiny Lewisia flower. Photographie macro des étamines couvertes de pollen jaune orange un peu scintillant, au centre d'une fleur de lewisia jaune pâle et luisant.

Finally!!! I've been trying to get a good pic of this butterfly for more than a week now, but it would never sit still long enough to let me close. Today it was going from Larkspur to Larkspur feasting on the nectar and I finally got my pic.

#gardening #flowers #butterfly #BloomScrolling

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A big butterfly with its wings spread fully open feasting on a light purple Larkspur flower in my garden. It's wings are yellow and black striped with a little hint of blue and orange at the very bottom. It's known as a Swallowtail around here.

Peony

#photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #summer #garden

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A large pink peony flower is seen close up set against a green background of other plants, A tree trunk and a wooden pole can also be seen in the background.

The last of my prickly pear blooms. They were very productive this yr. Each pad can generate rows of bloom buds that open continuously starting at the beginning of June. Roughly 25-50 in two 3x4 patches.

#flowers #BloomScrolling #nature #NaturePhotography #garden #gardening

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Photograph of an Eastern prickly pear cactus bloom with out of focus cacti pads and spent blooms in the background. The flower takes up most of the right frame and the view is looking at the flower's face. Prickly pear cacti have yellow, overlapping, teardrop-shaped petals that transition to brown-orange near the flower's center. The petals have thin, papery edges as well as short, pointed tips at the end of each petal. The petals radiate from a center filled with a large number of yellow stamens with pale-yellow anthers as well as large pale-yellow pistil.

Globe flower - Boule d'or (Trollius sp.)

#bloomscrolling #flowers #gardening #macro #photography

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Close-up photograph and sideshot of 4-5 lemon-yellow flowers, each at the end of its stem and whose petals almost form spheres, hiding their centers. One flower is in focus in the center left, the others are partially visible and slightly blurred around. The background is dark green, with a few points of light. Photographie en gros plan et prise de côté de 4-5 fleurs jaune citron, chacune au bout de sa tige et dont les pétales forment presque des sphères, cachant leurs centres. Une fleur est au focus au centre à gauche, les autres sont visibles en partie et légèrement floues autour. L'arrière-plan est vert foncé, avec quelques points de lumière.

Just a gorgeous day in the Pacific Northwest today. I don't have a great camera on my phone, so it's hard to get really good pics that I feel reflect the true nature of my flower garden, but here's some that are halfway decent. Mind you, a lot of the annuals have not bloomed yet, so it's only going to get more crowed with flowers as we move into July.

#flowers #gardening #BloomScrolling

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The bottom level of my flower garden. A quaint gravel path disappears into a see of blooming plants and roses with a wide variety of colorful flowers. To the right is a retaining wall about four feet tall composed of very big boulders.

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The upper level of my flower garden, with some pink Cosmos, blue Love in a Mist, and some very tall Sunflower plants that haven't quite bloomed yet. The right side is enclosed by a wooden fence about five feet tall with hanging baskets of colorful flowers in front of it.

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An overhead view of the bottom level of my flower garden. The gravel path is much more pronounced. I winds through the garden, creatine a complete circle which has several rose bushes inside of it. Colorful flowers line both sides of the path.

The #MockOrange was humming with bees before the rain. Bees are the only humming I want to hear when I'm outdoors -- not #Datacenters!

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Bees #NoDatacenters

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Mock orange flowers in bloom. They are hard to see, but there are bees on some of the flowers. The flowers are white with yellow stamens. In the background is an old barn with a boarded up window.