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Flower & Bee

Portland Bloomscrolling

It's been a rather emphatic end of summer this Labor Day with drizzle a good part of the day. I did take a short walk thorugh Washington Park and found these pretty trumpet shapped blossoms near the Rose Garden, along with one bee still working hard.

A red and violet flower blossom with a bee.
A misty blossom.

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Roots

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Ayuthaya Flower

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Portland Web Window

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