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Blanket flowers of summer: FOTD & FF

These blanket flowers of summer were growing near the Deschutes River in the Old Mill District of Bend, Oregon. I took this picture last August, but Gaillardia plants are known to bloom “profusely all summer long.”

Flower of the Day (FOTD)

Friday Flowers (FF)

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Centered in Bend, Oregon, my blog branches out into nature, history, and art-related topics.

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