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Orontes was a character in the Aeneid by Virgil. He went down with his ship when Juno convinced the winds to sink the fleet of Aeneas. The seed of golden club sinks in its vessel also. The Or in Orontium adds another layer of meaning to the genus name - it is French for gold, the color of the flowers, Aquaticum is simply Latin for "growing in the w… read more

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Wings of freedom on a wild honeysuckle bush You stayed for awhile I watched while your wings harden I took plenty photos of you Before I knew it..poof.. yer gone Here is one of the photos read more

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I found you motionless on the ground I watched over you scared the dogs might step on you I lifted you gingerly and put you on my sleeve I thought you must be in some stage of metamorphosis You must be waiting for the blood in your veins to harden your beautiful wings You stayed awhile then I put you in a safe and beautiful spot near… read more

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I wish I had pics of my pets to post. I will be home tomorow (yipeeee !) swapping spit & sweetiekisses with my precious Klondike, Gurl and Ignatius. For now all I have is pics of the gators here where we are staying. NOWAY will I give the guys sweetiekises. read more

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Not only is this a birdhouse its a gift from my sweet John.(husband that is) He made a video tellin' ya'll all about the lil birdhouse. Don't miss seeing the videos I uploaded. read more