August Blooms

After a walk with my daughters this morning, I had no choice but to run back to get my camera and macro lens. The barrel cactus flowers right now are stunning---and the red bird-of-paradise and lantana blooms are at prime, too---as I hope the photos below (and in my site's Gallery) attest to:

Check out more and larger photos on my gallery:

http://www.simmonsbuntin.com/gallery/

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