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CMMC: August Color Red

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  • Tulips. Reiman Gardens, Ames, Iowa. April 26, 2021.

Red is the August color for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge. I browsed my digital files and found more red in 2021 than I imagined I had!

Flowers first: tulips, a fairy duster (who knew there was such a thing?!!), and a rose.

  • Baja Fairy Duster. Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona. May 16, 2021.
  • Red Rose. Des Moines Rose Garden. May 26, 2021.

Next up: a glimpse of my visit to the Iowa Arboretum. The school house is so small there’s just enough room for a student or two with the teacher. The metal sculpture of a cardinal is the best cardinal photo in my collection – maybe someday I’ll get the right equipment to take live bird pictures.

  • Little Red Schoolhouse. Iowa Arboretum. July 20, 2021
  • Metal Cardinal. Iowa Arboretum. July 20, 2021.

For a little fun, here is a new fire hydrant looking at an older relative to see if it is safe to remove its covering.

  • Fire Hydrants. Hamilton, Missouri. July 16, 2021.

And, finally, the side of a red barn.

  • Barn. Jasper County, Iowa. April 22, 2021.