It wouldn’t be fall without asters
or beautyberry
or dogwood berries
or my late blooming okra.
But one thing I’ve never seen before is this extra large praying mantis with wings and a colorful body.
Nature is amazing.
Brenda
Signs of Fall
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Your Asters look lovely, Brenda! I have been cutting Asters and Mums to fill crocks with Autumn color. Beautyberry is new to me. So, I’ll have to learn more about it! Have a wonderful Autumn weekend! ♡
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thank you, Dawn! The beautyberry is also called Callicarpa Americana and is a native plant. Very pretty. It’s not often you find bright purple berries.
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I’m all about the asters in fall! Sadly I have no flowering dogwood berries, that species is not quite hardy here. I have other dogwoods, but the berries are just not as good.
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I so agree with you that nature is amazing. You have some very lovely signs of fall at your place. I have never seen a praying mantis that looked like that. Thanks for sharing the picture of it, he sure looks big. Hugs
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Nature really is amazing and each season has its own beauty. The Fall colors are wonderful right now, especially on these sunny days. And the asters. Oh, the asters!
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I love my asters, too. I wish they lasted longer but mine only show off for a couple of weeks. My bees are sure enjoying them.
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Great to see fall still going somewhere….
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