Oh Boy I took a lot of photos Sunday!!

I grabbed the 300mm lens and headed to the property but before I got there I found a few photos on the way in the driveway...

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Buckeye Butterfly on Coreopsis blooms

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The Coreopsis are in full bloom and absolutely gorgeous!

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Mexican hat or also known as a prairie coneflower

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Sorry I couldn't help myself I got shutter happy!!

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A member of the Aster family and there are a lot of members of the Aster family!

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Then I got down to the property and worked on cleaning the pool for a couple of hours and decided to take a break and grabbed the camera again...I am just astounded by the beauty of all the different wildflowers...Wow!

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Oh and lets not forget the hundreds of butterflies fluttering around. The wind was blowing and they were having a hard time but still managing to plunder the flower blooms.

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Butterflies Butterflies everywhere!

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And all other sorts of bugs too...love his colors!

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A Buckeye, I love their markings!

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A little white hiding

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I love spring!

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The Bluebonnets were pretty but these Indian blanket blooms are stunning too.

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The Toad Flax is still blooming too.

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Yarrow

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Bull nettle

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Night shade

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Yellow Prickly Pear Cactus

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One of my favorite photos of the day! I took this on the road coming home. Love living in the country where you can stop your vehicle in the middle of the road to take photos and not worry about anyone running you over!

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Daisy

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BeeBalm, another one of my favorite photos!

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Daisy bloom

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Queen Ann Lace

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The Dew Berries are ripe

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Sulphur

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Skipper

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We then headed over to Fred's parents ranch near the San Antonio River

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Michael had a lady bug on his hand but before I could focus on it, it flew off...

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One of many trails over there...

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Blue curl

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Texas Emporer

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I had a lot of fun taking photos as you can see, it was hot and muggy but the sun was shining. I also went and had a steroid shot in my heel and it seemed to help. It was hurting but no way like it was, I felt so much relief!! It was good to get out and walk and explore with the camera!!

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