<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[&#039;Homecoming&#039; Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[sueannbowlingauthor]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/author/sueannbowlingauthor/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Summer Flowers]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A last tribute to summer, 2012, in the Fairbanks area. News report this morning? Black ice warning, and a pileup between where I live and Fairbanks.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_5379" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5379" data-attachment-id="5379" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/summer-flowers-ian1-blwriters/ivy-geranium/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg" data-orig-size="3648,2736" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1345557220&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Ivy geranium" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Ivy Geranium&lt;/p&gt;
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" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=1024" class="size-full wp-image-5379" title="Ivy geranium" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480" alt="Ivy geranium" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=640&amp;h=480 640w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=960 1280w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ivy-geranium.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=768 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-5379" class="wp-caption-text">A hanging basket in my garden</p>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/rose.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-5380" title="rose" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/rose.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480" alt="Rose" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/rose.jpg?w=640&amp;h=480 640w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/rose.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=960 1280w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/rose.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/rose.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/rose.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/rose.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=768 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></dt>
<dd class="wp-caption-dd">We even have roses. This one, part of the east border to my yard, is not only hardy, it actually spreads.</p>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/peony.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-5381" title="Peony" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/peony.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480" alt="Peony" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/peony.jpg?w=640&amp;h=480 640w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/peony.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=960 1280w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/peony.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/peony.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/peony.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/peony.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=768 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></dt>
<dd class="wp-caption-dd">A peony from the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Would you believe peonies are grown commercially up here, for the cut flower trade? The local blooming season is July, when peonies aren&#8217;t blooming anywhere else.</p>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pansy.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-5383  " title="Pansy" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pansy.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480" alt="Pansy" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pansy.jpg?w=640&amp;h=480 640w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pansy.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=960 1280w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pansy.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pansy.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pansy.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pansy.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=768 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></dt>
<dd class="wp-caption-dd">And to finish things off, a self-sown pansy from one of my raised beds. Those are mint and squash leaves behind it.</p></div>
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