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Lepidoptera Papilioninae – In Andrew Brown Park, Coppell, Texas there were 20-30 Swallowtails fluttering in a small patch of wild vetch. The butterflies were nowhere else in the park except this one spot. I was mesmerized watching the flashes of black and metallic blue against the green and violet plants.
Jacaranda trees blooming in landscapes outside Guadalajara and Chapala, Mexico
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This year the Bearded Iris have bloomed three times. During spring some stalks were about 5 ft. tall, extremely unusual.