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Like a deer foraging for food, Henry stands on his hind legs to reach the fruit on our persimmon tree. He carries his pickings to a safe location -- usually that location is under my dining table on my cream carpet -- and chows down. I know it's not a great shot but I had to show you his huge fuzzy paws stretched up on a tree branch.

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Did you know I like pink? No? Well, I do. I have gobs of these pink geraniums in my yard. They require very little water and yield bright fuchsia flowers most of the year. My mom planted this one to gently trail over the edge of a high wall but it's in the market for a heavy trim because I can't walk down the path anymore. Maybe I'll wait until these blooms are done. I don't want to loose all the pretty pinkness!

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When I look at this photo I think LUNCHTIME! This little bee was chowing down with his whole head stuffed in the flower. It must have been a grilled cheese with tomato soup hiding inside there. Yum.

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When we moved in to our house there was nothing in the yard but three old fruit trees and tons of weeds that produced the most vicious seeds that ended up in the dog's fur, ears and eyes costing thousands of dollars to have removed. The first plant I put in the ground was a cutting of a canna lily from my next door neighbor. I wasn't familiar with tropical plants and I hadn't seen the canna lilly before but she showed me their tall stalks with red, orange and yellow blooms and I fell in love.

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I love dahlias and for some reason this is the only one I have in my garden. It has dark black leaves that set off the faded orange blooms. Maybe I'll go dahlia shopping this weekend!