Blue Bed
Blue Bed

One of the massive flower beds at the Experimental Farm. One almost gets visual overload looking at all those lovely flowers.

Pink Glory
Pink Glory

The community garden isn't just for veggies. Many flowers are grown here, which attracts butterflies.

Zucchini Escape
Zucchini Escape

Many gardeners have chosen to grow Zucchini. Most don't realize that Zucchini loves to escape and is not easily confined. A good fifty percent of the (...)

Green Heron Flight
Green Heron Flight

I had switched to mushroom hunting, looking closely at the ground when I disturbed this Green Heron. I reacted automatically and brought the camera up (...)

Cicada Husk
Cicada Husk

I think this is a Cicada husk but I'm not sure. On the other paw, maybe it is still ALIVE !!!

Flower Tower
Flower Tower

The centerpiece of the community garden (under harsh light).

Woodland Invader
Woodland Invader

Would that other invaders be so pretty.

Symmetry
Symmetry

Nature loves symmetry as much as fractal design.

String of Blue
String of Blue

There are lots of these around the lake now. I've no idea what they are but they look good.

The Butterfly and the Ant
The Butterfly and the Ant

Did someone mention butterflies? I did! I did! I didn't notice the ant until I processed the image after I got home. Bonus!

Infestation
Infestation

Sorry about this shot. I ran into some of the volunteers from the Horticultural Society who work there. I asked about the Japanese Beetle. They said t (...)

Sunflower Pole
Sunflower Pole

A last shot on the way home. An escaped Sunflower growing in front of a Hydro pole. Now to run the dreaded Tennis Court gauntlet ...

Zucchini Leaves
Zucchini Leaves

Silently, they grow ever larger, creeping out under cover of night, their pods pulsating with alien vigor, ready to duplicate the sleeping humans ... (...)

Bumblebee Stalk
Bumblebee Stalk

I was trying to compose this shot when a Bumblebee landed. Fine, be there. This plant is hard enough to photograph. I don't mind a helping insect.

Solar Sail
Solar Sail

This flower design reminded me of NASA designs for spacecraft powered by solar sails which would be deployed in much the same fashion.

Lettuce & Carrots
Lettuce & Carrots

Naughty vegetables sharing the same bed. Well, I never!

Rose Study
Rose Study

The kiss of dew and the caress of the early sunlight.

Adam's Apple
Adam's Apple

The fruit trees were all doing well this year thanks to the great weather. This apple looked awfully tempting.

Brewer Park Farmers Market
Brewer Park Farmers Market

A view of the Farmers Market from the Community Garden.

Hairy Potter
Hairy Potter

I don't know what this is but I like the way it looks.

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