The Pinks and Blues of Summer

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While summer has given way to fall and winter, we had a bountiful wildflower season. A fall burn and planting produced hundreds of beautiful flowers. We enjoyed blue bachelor buttons, milkweed and Paula’s favorite “rose pinks”
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Of special importance was the high number of milkweed plants that attract butterflies and moths, that add their own beauty.
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And a few surprises.
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The prairie grasses added their own special touch.
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