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| Akebia quinata vine hanging off of the pergola |
My garden was slow to slumber this season due to the record
breaking late hard frost. On Christmas morning, I watched the brilliant green
and rose feathered male Anna’s hummingbird tickling the hardy fuchsia flowers
as it fed in my backyard. It was an
enjoyable Christmas treat.
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| Ladies' Eardrops, Fuchsia 'Aurea' |
The weekend following Christmas, the hard frost finally hit and I went out to capture the results with my camera.
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| Grass seed head in the sun |
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| Castor Bean |
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| Tiny Tim Spurge bloom |
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| Petasites japonicas |
And then it snowed!
And now the garden sleeps, except for the hardy fuchsias and Anna's Hummingbirds that complain to me with a smacking tsik-tsik whenever I enter their garden.
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| Ladies' Eardrops, Fuchsia 'Aurea' |
