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Old Crank

(5,973 posts) Thu Aug 7, 2025, 11:54 AM Thursday

Flowers and bugs

I went out for a bike ride today and stopped to look a some flowers that looked interesting. Those didn't pan out but I ended up with these instead.

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Flowers and bugs (Original Post) Old Crank Thursday OP

Lovely. Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #1

You are welcome Old Crank Thursday #5

""{ AllaN01Bear Thursday #2

Real nice "end-uppers" Old Crank! Thanks! George McGovern Thursday #3

Thanks Old Crank Thursday #6

Love these great photos, my dear Old Crank! CaliforniaPeggy Thursday #4

I stopped to look at other flowers Old Crank Thursday #7

littlemissmartypants

(28,916 posts)

1. Lovely. Thank you. ❤️

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 12:09 PM

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Old Crank

(5,973 posts)

5. You are welcome

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 04:40 PM

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AllaN01Bear

(26,864 posts)

2. ""{

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Thu Aug 7, 2025, 12:25 PM

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George McGovern

(8,570 posts)

3. Real nice "end-uppers" Old Crank! Thanks!

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Thu Aug 7, 2025, 01:54 PM

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Old Crank

(5,973 posts)

6. Thanks

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Thu Aug 7, 2025, 04:40 PM

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CaliforniaPeggy

(154,725 posts)

4. Love these great photos, my dear Old Crank!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 02:22 PM

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The bugs are gorgeous on the flowers. Perfect.

Old Crank

(5,973 posts)

7. I stopped to look at other flowers

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 04:42 PM

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They were well past their prime. I got lucky and didn't seem to scare the bugs badly.

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