We took a trip to the Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha today. Here are a few of my photos. Apparently I've done about 6600 shutter releases on the camera I bought this spring--wow!

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Crab apples
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Wolf spider
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Grasshopper
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Locust Borer
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Unidentified flower
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Bee
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Praying Mantis
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Squash plant
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Scoliid Wasp
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Lavender plant
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Stinkhorn mushroom
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Red Gomphrena
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Silver-spotted skipper on purple gomphrena