Pyrocantha at Chritmas time in desert Southwest

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-Here are new Hollyhocks sprouting up for next year

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and I did not mention Alphainventions as a test.

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August–Photo’s in the yard.

Here in the high desert the monsoon season has been a wet and humid one. Here are some of the flowers around my yard, some cultured and some wild. Here is a rose.

and here are morning glory’s going up over 20′

and this is Devils Claw, the blossom

and I believe this is Bridal Wreath

and Calla Lily’s

and Hibiscus

Desert flowers and grassland

ex tomato hornworm getting drinks from verbena.

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today’s view of grass and fields of gold still looking like grass.

and spring wildflowers are still going into August–Indian Blanket below

Late July in the high desert

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These are from my yard yesterday.  These cute flowers make a poisonous bean–Castor Bean

and a yellow Canna Lily just blooming

and perennial red clover

and wild Lantana

and then grass and company, wild in the wash.

Ocotillo Cactus at sundown

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the prior sunset

yesterday with flowering Crape Myrtle trees

and yesterdays petunia’s in a light weight cement pot I made about 10 years ago. These once hybrid petunia’s come back every year, last through most winters as well.

Plants, flowers and more

I liked this pots deposits

China berry blossoms up, larkspurs below

and a hollyhock

larkspurs the other way