Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Zinnias


Okay, so I'm starting out with a dahlia, but it's too gorgeous, n'est pas?






These zinnias were planted from seed bought at Sandy's Creations just outside of Lusaka and have yielded glorious multi-layered petals, as opposed to the single layer blooms of the zinnias that were growing in the garden originally.









This is the first time I've seen this creeping vine flower, and they are quite special.






On her last wings... A rather battered butterfly seeks refuge in the gardenia bush.






This odd little grasshopper was missing a leg although I doubt it was Madison's work - she would have eaten the poor critter whole.






Most likely some kind of stink bug, but lovely patterning. It's amazing how insects instinctively gravitate towards plants that camouflage them.

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