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Flowers are our Greatest Silent Friends

As I slide gracefully into my 80s… well, actually shuffling and tripping, I tend to enjoy spending time in flower gardens… a place of peace and solitude.

 

Hope you have a Wonderful Day.

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The Hibiscus:

 

The Hibiscus is a deciduous plant that produces abundant showy blooms in the summer and fall. The five-petal, paper-like flowers come in an array of colors that reach 3" in diameter. Blooms have a prominent stamen and often a dark colored throat. This flowering shrub only requires regular watering and feeding when it's young. As it matures, it becomes a low maintenance option that is drought and heat-tolerant, easily adaptable to poor soil and urban conditions, and can live up to 20 to 30 years.

 

 

(Nikon Z6, 300/4 + TC 1.4, 1/1600 @ f/10, ISO 6400, edited to taste)

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Uploaded on October 30, 2025
Taken on September 26, 2025