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greenthread, variegated frittilary on greenthread, Cora after her second molar extraction (she did really well)

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We had some rain last night. Winnie was spotless when I arrived but got into the spirit a little later; Cora after a couple hours of de-mudding; the beach sunflower in the arena; and a Texas dandelion, aka desert chicory.

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snail, yellow star-thistle, dew-bejewelled horehound, Winnie and Cora, star milkvine, beach sunflower, and me and Cora

(I'm tempted to rescue the sunflower from the arena before the horses stomp it)

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a question mark

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honeybee on horehound, monarch on milkweed, mimosa

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star milkvine, antelope horn milkweed, Cora, and a ladybug at an aphid bar

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a lovely April Fool's Day walk at the river with Bren

 

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Cora, live oak in flower, Winnie, crab spider on hairy five eyes, monarch in flight, prickly pear, Winnie and Cora, juniper hairstreak, goatweed leafwing, and some bluebonnets and four-nerve daisies on the way home

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Cora and Winnie, tiger moth caterpillar on star milkvine, Texas stork's bill

 

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