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The Maple Hill Hop.
This is a hop for folks who love the outdoors.
Feel free to post about anything that's going on
OUTSIDE
in your neck of the woods,
no matter the season.
no matter the season.
(Please share only outdoor posts.)
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Today's my birthday,
so I thought I would gift you with
a few summer beauties we have around the homestead.
Enjoy!
The oregano is one of the few crops growing this summer.
Maringa is a tropical plant which has edible leaves,
seeds and flowers.
A favorite of pollinators, pentas come in many colors,
although we have red in our garden.
The gloriosa lilies are still blooming.
Morning glory is getting ready to fill this empty bed.
The beautyberry is loaded with magenta gems.
We often notice the mockingbirds savoring the berries.
The porterweed out front is a bumblebee magnet!
We are able to observe them from the front window.
More monarch caterpillars are munching away on the milkweed.
We're also hosting black swallowtails on our parsley.
We so enjoy the birds visiting daily.
It's relaxing to watch them in the birdbath,
or eating out of one of our feeders.
Nothing I like better than drinking in the nature around me.
It's the best way to spend any day.
That's what's going on here.
What's happening outside where you are?
HOP to it!
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Today's my birthday,
so I thought I would gift you with
a few summer beauties we have around the homestead.
Enjoy!
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| beach sunflower |
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| the bees are enjoying the blooms |
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| gloriosa daisies |
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| banana tree |
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| oregano |
The oregano is one of the few crops growing this summer.
Maringa is a tropical plant which has edible leaves,
seeds and flowers.
A favorite of pollinators, pentas come in many colors,
although we have red in our garden.
The gloriosa lilies are still blooming.
Morning glory is getting ready to fill this empty bed.
The beautyberry is loaded with magenta gems.
We often notice the mockingbirds savoring the berries.
The porterweed out front is a bumblebee magnet!
We are able to observe them from the front window.
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| hibiscus |
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| zinnias |
More monarch caterpillars are munching away on the milkweed.
We're also hosting black swallowtails on our parsley.
We so enjoy the birds visiting daily.
It's relaxing to watch them in the birdbath,
or eating out of one of our feeders.
Nothing I like better than drinking in the nature around me.
It's the best way to spend any day.
That's what's going on here.
What's happening outside where you are?
HOP to it!
This is a hop for folks who love the great outdoors!
No matter the season, we want you to share what's going on outside your door.
Feel free to share posts about field trips, gardening, outdoor projects, rural landscapes and wildlife. It's a great big world out there!
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