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Howie
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I ❤ Gardening 🌸 Reading 📖 Writing ✍️ Photography 📸 Graphic Design 🖌️ Travel ✈️ Dogs 🐶


“Photography is a love affair with life.“⠀
— Burk Uzzle
My Japanese maple 'Shin deshojo' is putting on a colorful show. #japanesemaple #fall #fallleaves #japanesemapleleaves
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“Best Thanksgiving wishes.
May your blessings outnumber the autumn leaves.”

#leaves #Thanksgiving #japanesemaple #fall #fallcolors🍁🍂
November 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Abutilon ‘Tiger Eye’ is a flowering maple shrub known for its bell-shaped, golden-orange and red-veined flowers. It can grow 6–10 feet tall and wide, attracts pollinators, and blooms from spring through fall, or nearly year-round in warmer climates.

#abutilon #flowerbloom #floweringmaple
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Succulent bloom, coneflower, and pansies. #flower #flowerlover #prettyblooms #magiclight #succulents #flowerpower
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Backlit fall leaves… one of life’s little pleasures. #fall #fallseason #backlighting #petaluma #fallleaves
October 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Echinacea is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family. It has ten species, which are commonly called coneflowers. They are native only in eastern and central North America.

#coneflower #kingsflowernursery #santarosacalifornia #echinacea #perennials ##fallblooms
October 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
October 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
California aster (Symphyotrichum chilense) is a resilient, native perennial that blooms from late summer through fall. It is excellent for stabilizing slopes and attracting bees and butterflies.

#hallbergbutterflygarden #aster #californiaaster #fallflowers #nativeplants #sebastopolcalifornia
October 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This majestic tree with backlit leaves made me pause and appreciate its splendor. #trees #tree #peacockhorticulturalnursery #succulentnursery #plantjoy
September 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lovely “Golden Hens and Chicks.“ Everything at this gem of a nursery is 25% off with an additional 10% off succulents and cacti. Sale is through Sept. 28. Visits are by appt. only. Check out their website for info.
#succulents #hensandchickssucculent #peacockhorticulturalnursery #succulentnursery
September 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), the state flower of Maryland, attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators and are known as a “pioneer species” because they are among the first to grow back after a fire or other disturbance.

#flowers #blackeyedsusans #cutflowers #summervibes☀️ #pollinatorfriendly
July 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A mama and daddy gray fox and three kits have a den under a neighbor’s porch. This is the second year they’ve returned. Yesterday this gorgeous little imp was chilllaxing in the driveway when I came home.
#fox #grayfox #wildlife #foxesofinstagram #urbanwilflife
July 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Blanket flowers exude summer vibes and happiness. #flowers #summervibes☀️ #blanketflowers #cottagegardensofpetaluma #sonomacounty
July 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
June 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Early evening light illuminating redbud ‘flame thrower’ tree.

#leaves #redbud #trees #fortheloveoftrees #backlighting #magiclight #rohnertpark
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“As the sun spirals its longest dance, cleanse us.
As nature shows bounty and fertility, bless us.
Let all things live with loving intent And to fulfill their truest destiny.”
- Blessing for the summer solstice

#summersolstice2025 #summersolstice #butterflybush #sebastopolcalifornia
June 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have three different abutilon, also known as flowering maple, growing in pots in my yard. I ❤️ their distinctive bell-shaped flowers and maple-like leaves.

#abutilon #floweringmaple #flowers #bellshapedflowers #sebastopol #sebastopolcalifornia
June 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses”
– Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr

#roses #rose #inspirational #inspiringwords #thorns #quotestoliveby
June 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A highlight of my recent trip to the Netherlands and Belgium was the amazing Kukenhof Gardens. 💖🌷🌞

#kukenhof #tulip #lisse #netherlands
May 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The most revered species, acer palmatum, symbolizes peace, longevity, and prosperity.

#japanesemaple #ilovejapanesemaples #springleaves #japanesemapletrees
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
My tulips continue to bloom and make me happy. #tulips #tulip #spring #springvibes🌸 #iloveflowers #springbulbs
March 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I’m loving these tulips that are blooming in my yard. Spring is almost here. Happy happy joy joy!

#tulipsofinstagram #tulips #prettyflowers #ilovetulips🌷 #bulbs
March 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Overcast skies are Mother Nature’s photographic softbox.

#daffodils #daffodil #bulbs #springvibes #softfocusphotography
March 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
In the fall I planted several daffodil and tulip bulbs. This cheery daffodil is the first to show up on this rainy winter day. #bulbs #daffodil #yellowflowers
February 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Pretty flowers near a redwood grove on a dear friend’s property.

#daffodils #azalea #flowers #flowerlover #springstyle #sebastopolcalifornia #sebastopol
January 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM