D157-2013 Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Cedar Hill'
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Gardens at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
D157-2013 Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Cedar Hill'
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Gardens at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
D157-2013 Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Raspberry Queen'
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Perennial Garden at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
Desert rose or Impala lily.

DP164-2013  Posted June 13; processed ditto

Adenium obesum . . . Family Apocynaceae (dogbane family) . . . Native to Africa and Arabia
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Arid House of the Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013 (D156)

Humble thanks for all the support I've received for my recent posts.  Yesterday's shot of columbines was a personal favorite, so I'm especially glad so many of you liked it as well.  I've learned over the years that pictures that are my own favorites aren't always the most popular with others.  I start each new day in the DailyPhotos community with zero expectations, and just take what the day brings!
D157-2013 Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Raspberry Queen'
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Perennial Garden at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
D157-2013 Poppies, Papaver orientale 'Raspberry Queen' and 'Cedar Hill'
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Perennial Garden at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
D157-2013  Bee and poppy.  An unframed, filtered version of my DailyPhotos post DP162-2013 (http://smu.gs/13UQyhC)

Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Cedar Hill'
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Perennial Garden at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
Busy visitor.
This late into the blooming season and we are just now beginning to see detectable numbers of pollinating insects.  GOKY.

DP162-2013  Posted June 11; processed ditto.

Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Cedar Hill'
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Perennial Garden at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013 (D157)

Once again I have been taken by complete surprise by the response to one of my posts to the Dailies.  Big, big thanks to all who took the time to visit yesterday's post of the odd masonry.
D153-2013  Many people attend the Peony Festival with small children (who could care less about peonies), often for the seeming sole purpose of photographing them among the flowers.  The children do their best to escape this, to them, onerous task.
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Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 2, 2013 (Sunday of the weekend Peony Festival)
D157-2013 Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Cedar Hill'
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Gardens at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
D157-2013 Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Cedar Hill'
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Gardens at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
D157-2013 Poppy, Papaver orientale 'Cedar Hill'
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Gardens at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 6, 2013
See photo in original gallery.