Sallyacious: Arboretum Project, Week <em>26</em>!!!

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July 14, 2006

Arboretum Project, Week 26!!!

This would be the halfway Sunday. Two weeks ago. I can't believe I've been doing this project for over six months.

Panorama 7-02-06

A Gift of Flowers

I did not stage this photograph. The flowers were already floating in the lake. I just took a picture of them.

Adventure Beckons

All Your Geese In a Row

Bark II

Blue Sky & Treetops

Bridal

Bunny Stance

Ceremonial Grove

Country Crick

Daisyboat II

As with A Gift of Flowers from the top of the page, this daisy was just floating in the lower lake. I have no idea why the flowers were there. I suspect it was a memorial of some kind. I wouldn't be surprised if someone's ashes were spread in the arboretum and this was the family's final action. Or it could have been done for some other reason. There was certainly a ceremonial aspect to the flowers, though.

Daylily

Delftware

Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata

Fiesta

Hiding

Idaho Summer Color

Daylily Red

Golf Course

Lone Pink

Tomorrow, I'll upload a picture I took of this very same plant last Sunday. Only this last week, both flowers were blooming. Thank goodness Nature's not repetitive, even though I obviously am.

More Blue

Naps

I cannot believe how close I was to the geese when I took this picture. And the incredible part is, they came to me, not the other way 'round.

I've always been very circumspect around the geese because being chased away by a protective parent is not my idea of a good time. But I was chatting with a couple of other frequent arboretum visitors (Hi Dave & Veronica!) and the family waddled to within about 10 feet of us and settled down to sleep. It was pretty fucking incredible, let me tell you. Especially because they knew we were there. It's not like we were hiding. They could see and hear us.

I felt honored.

Purple Stalks
Can you spot the bee?