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Wordless Wednesday: Royalty at the Fair

Feb 10th, 2010 by Villager

Monarch butterfly visiting State Fair zinnia

Tags: butterflies, Gardening, Photography

Posted in Nature, Photography

4 Responses to “Wordless Wednesday: Royalty at the Fair”

1. Cyndy says:

   February 10, 2010 at 8:09 am

   Nice picture! I can’t wait for the return of our itinerant royalty.

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2. Curbstone Valley Farm says:

   February 10, 2010 at 11:47 am

   Beautiful photograph! I love seeing the Monarch’s on their migration here!

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3. Lou Murray says:

   February 11, 2010 at 12:14 am

   Love your photo of zinnias, and the monarch is icing on the cake, so to speak. Reminds me of back home in Indiana. I plant zinnias once in a while here in southern California, but mostly I stick to marigolds for my summer annuals.

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4. Meredith says:

   February 11, 2010 at 8:26 pm

   Beautiful! This gets me excited for the season to hurry up and get here.

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