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Spider, butterflies, and night blooming cactus flowers
Sep 26, 2016 07:52:17   #
roxiemarty Loc: Florida
 
I took these in my own yard in the past few days. The butterflies are abundant right now, and my cactus is really strutting her stuff! I nicknamed her "Queen of the night."







Gulf Fritillary on zinna
Gulf Fritillary on zinna...



Tiger Swallowtail on Lantana
Tiger Swallowtail on Lantana...







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Sep 26, 2016 08:44:22   #
DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia
 
A beautiful set, Roxie. Love them all.

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Sep 26, 2016 08:47:06   #
roxiemarty Loc: Florida
 
DOOK wrote:
A beautiful set, Roxie. Love them all.


Thanks for looking Dook! Appreciate it.

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Sep 26, 2016 11:08:10   #
angela k Loc: Long Island
 
Fantastic set of close-ups, Roxie!!!!
I enjoyed them all, even the itsy, bitsy spider!!! Love the first shot of your cactus flowers.... gorgeous!!!
Thanks for sharing!!

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Sep 26, 2016 11:14:05   #
roxiemarty Loc: Florida
 
angela k wrote:
Fantastic set of close-ups, Roxie!!!!
I enjoyed them all, even the itsy, bitsy spider!!! Love the first shot of your cactus flowers.... gorgeous!!!
Thanks for sharing!!


Thank you Angela!

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Sep 26, 2016 17:07:31   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
Your yard must be quite a showplace, Roxie. These are all just beautiful!! I'm amazed at the amount of blooms on your cactus. Is it a Cereus?

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Sep 26, 2016 17:45:10   #
roxiemarty Loc: Florida
 
Dixiegirl wrote:
Your yard must be quite a showplace, Roxie. These are all just beautiful!! I'm amazed at the amount of blooms on your cactus. Is it a Cereus?


I'm not sure, but it doesn't look like the night blooming cereus I had years ago. That had flat strappy leaves. I got a chunk of this cactus about 6 or 7 years ago. Just planted 1 small slice. As you can see it got quite tall!!
This photo was yesterday morning before bright daylight.



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Sep 26, 2016 18:23:41   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
roxiemarty wrote:
I'm not sure, but it doesn't look like the night blooming cereus I had years ago. That had flat strappy leaves. I got a chunk of this cactus about 6 or 7 years ago. Just planted 1 small slice. As you can see it got quite tall!!
This photo was yesterday morning before bright daylight.


Wow! No, it's not like the one I had either, Roxie. Mine was in a hanging basket and didn't bloom very well. Yours is gorgeous!!

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Sep 27, 2016 08:24:20   #
WayneT Loc: Paris, TN
 
Excellent set.

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Sep 27, 2016 08:32:21   #
suci Loc: Texas
 
Nice sharp photos. Love the colors.

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Sep 27, 2016 08:41:09   #
RWCRNC Loc: Pennsylvania
 
Very nice set!

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Sep 27, 2016 08:46:21   #
roxiemarty Loc: Florida
 
Thank you Wayne, Suci, and RW! Appreciate you all looking.

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Sep 27, 2016 21:15:22   #
CathyAnn Loc: Apache Junction, AZ
 
Beautiful pictures! I enjoyed them all.

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Sep 28, 2016 00:02:43   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
Beautiful images, roxiemarty!

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Sep 29, 2016 08:32:19   #
CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
roxiemarty wrote:
I took these in my own yard in the past few days. The butterflies are abundant right now, and my cactus is really strutting her stuff! I nicknamed her "Queen of the night."


Roxie, excellent series. Thank you for sharing.

Greg

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