A very decorative fungus growing on a log deep in the woods in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon.
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Fungus on a Log
Kodak EasyShare Z981. -
Montour Run
End-of-summer sunlight filters through the leaves along Montour Run in Moon Township.
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6; Kodak EasyShare Z1285. -
Morning Glories
Three different colors of morning glories were blooming in this patch in Beechview, and in one spot all three colors happened to line up and beg to have their picture taken.
Among wild morning glories, deep violet and pink are the usual colors. The pale blue is much rarer. Here is one of those blue flowers on its own. Enlarge it to see the tiny fly with bright red eyes, which shows us that nature is never at a loss for decorative ideas.
More of the flowers that bloom in every season can be found at Flora Pittsburghensis.
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS. -
Mushrooms
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Zinnias
There is always room for more zinnias, which give us some of the most outrageously bright colors in the annual garden.
Samsung Galaxy A15 with Open Camera; Kodak EasyShare Z981. -
Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides is that plant with the brightly colored leaves you see planted wherever a shady patch needs brightening up. The number and variety of cultivars will make your head spin, but here we present a manageable five from gardens in Shadyside and from Phipps Conservatory.
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Cosmos and Pennsylvania Leatherwing
Father Pitt is fairly certain that the insect enjoying the pollen of this Cosmos sulphureus flower is a Pennsylvania Leatherwing (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus), a common kind of soldier beetle that prefers yellowish flowers that match its own snazzy uniform. He is always delighted to be corrected, however, by someone with more entomological expertise than he has.
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Zinnias
Zinnias are everywhere these days, and they make the world brighter. Here are a few different varieties of zinnias from here and there.
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. -
Bracket Fungi
Two different kinds of fungus growing on decaying logs in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon.
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. -
Field of Flowers
Kodak EasyShare Z981. A field of native flowers in Robin Hill Park, Moon Township.
