tda dah! trumpet vine... thanks @ginfky

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it’s naked lady time...that’s august lilies or phantom lilies for those who need the more genteel terms. (thanks @rcundiffbrown)

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phlox in mom’s yard...good ol’ fashioned standby...

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the young jeep has not adopted backing in protocols... @l__downs @luca_downs

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hmmm....bee on the buzzer... #thingstocontemplate

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sunflowers at sundown. thanks for passing this one along, @ginfky

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here’s a painted flower from my niece, @___abby_ ...a gift to grandmother rose...

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intense...

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these are from @mariannebailing

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my friends have started sending me floral shots...here’s one from louisville, thanks to @rcundiffbrown

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farmers market yesterday...

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my sister, beth, has been bringing flowers to the nursing staff at central baptist...many have been pleased and surprised...folks, these nurses and aides are pretty amazing people. @elizabethlucas9

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rose of sharon...kimberly saw this on her way home yesterday...thanks @delishfoodlex

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windowbox fever continues...

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on the balcony at 121...

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pretty amazing light show on the way home from clark county...

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more street plantings...

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if you’re having a blue monday, take a look at these...

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from my sister’s garden, a volunteer...in honor of vincent. @roseannlucasdowns

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prolific caladium at the old kentucky home... thanks @roseannlucasdowns

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though the hanging baskets are full of white begonias, the planters on the courthouse lawn are bursting with bright colors....

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at their peak...

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begonias + elephants to greet the day....

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my sister, rose ann, with her green thumb...spectacular lily...but, goodness, you should see her lush vegetable garden... @rose_ann_downs

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doing the birthday punch...with @sophiadownss

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meeting the “cool” 75 degree morning...

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just watchin’ the fireworks with the fam, in my own condo... #easycommute photo cred @ashley_lucas98

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glowing pink on the fourth....

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DEFINITELY the color of the sun, even on a cloudy day...

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begonia still life on a stoll evening...

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