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Flowers and palm trees!  I can't decide which version I like better...

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Gorgeous magnolias are now in bloom.  Can't you just smell them?

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I love the tight unfurled fists of these blossoms.

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Sit in the shade and take in the scenery at Hampton Park.

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A closer view of the beautifully colorful flower beds at Hampton Park.

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Here are two more scenes found while strolling along the paths in Hampton Park. Spring is a lovely time to visit here with all the flowers in bloom.

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Hampton Park is filled with beautiful old oak trees.  Not only do people like to come and relax here, but even the ducks find this setting quite tranquil!

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We're at Hampton Park today.  Beautiful scenery here!

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This scene was inspiring to me; to see life sprout next to such old growth.  I felt some symbolism there.

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Another backyard friend I actually encourage visits from!  I feed them corn and peanuts.  Did you know that they tend to eat only the nutritious rich heart of the corn kernel and throw the rest?  Eventually though, it all disappears if I don't feed for a while.

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I adore these little fellas!  I'm trying to promote their survival in my yard by giving them proper habitat.  I know they like brush and vines to hide in, and decaying wood to lay eggs in.  I've even provided a few shallow saucers for water they get to share with the birds and squirrels.  

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These little fellas were cah-yooot!   Turtles sneaking up to steal some of the bread we threw to the geese.  He looks like he's been sitting for a while withall that growing on his back.