Cathy Ginter

Avid gardener. Passionate about the environment, justice, and equal rights. Amateur photographer.

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Wow Avery Wilson... that was incredible! #NBAFinals

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@JeremyWingert79 My kids loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. And good on you for teaching your kids to love books and reading ~

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I started these Oriental Poppies (Papaver orientale) from seed decades ago, and they continue to blossom year after year, always gracing us with their bright and joyful burst of color.
#Flowers #Gardening #Nature #Photography

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@davidaxelrod Well, "national intelligence" is not exactly the forte of this administration ~

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This evening’s Full Blue Micro Moon in Scorpio, rising over our homestead… a perfect end to a very productive day, baling first cut hay. One entire Summer garden will be covered with a deep layer of mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds ~
#BlueHour #Nature #Photography

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Sorbet Peonies, along our basement wall… before the rains ~
#Flowers #GoldenHour #Nature #Photography #SignsOfLove

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This beautiful, foggy sunrise greeted me the first thing this morning… so many blessings ~
“I have become the child of the clouds, and of hope.” ~ Mary Oliver
#Inspirational #Nature #Photography #SundayMorning

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It was a harsh winter on our Rhododendrons here in w. Pennsylvania… and still, their blossoms faithfully open into such Beauty ~
#BlueHour #Flowers #Nature #Photography

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A vase of 'Golden Majesty’ Bearded Irises is bringing cheer to our home on this cloudy Spring day. One of the first irises to grace our garden, ‘Golden Majesty’ won the American Iris Society Award of Merit in 1940 🌼
#Flowers #Iris #Nature #Photography #SignsOfSpring

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Phalaenopsis Orange Pound Cake, catching some afternoon sun rays and fresh air through an open, screened-in window… registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in 2009, this novelty hybrid orchid has a subtle, sweet fragrance ~
#Flowers #EarthDay #Nature #Orchid #Photography

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Our 'Sir Winston Churchill' Daffodils are so lovely this Spring. Awarded the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1998, these later blooming daffodils are both hardy and incredibly fragrant ~
#Flowers #GoldenHour #Nature #Photography #SignsOfSpring

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One of my favorite late flowering Tulips, Menton received the Royal Horticultural Award of Garden Merit in 2008. Part of the "French Tulip" group, Menton is prized both for its beauty and its value as a long-lasting cut flower.
#Flowers #Nature #Photography #SignsOfSpring

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I went out to open the greenhouse earlier this morning and was met by the most intoxicating fragrance thanks to these beauties. Mini Daffodil Thalia aka "Orchid Narcissus" originated in the Netherlands by hybridizer, M. van Waveren and Sons, 1916.
#Flowers #Nature #Photography

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@NewBlackMan @angiemartoccio Loved her so much... she was a big influence on my music as well ~

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Early “World Peace” Darwin Hybrid Tulips that I planted in the greenhouse bed last Autumn… if only we followed the “Way of the Flower” ~
#Flowers #Gardening #Photography #SignsOfSpring #Tulips

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It’s officially Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and our Phalaenopsis Hebe Orchid is blooming again! Considered a “free-flowering" orchid with a compact growth, it is a welcome addition to our indoor garden ~
#Equinox #Flowers #Orchid #Photography #SignsOfSpring

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I cut some early Marieke Narcissus from our garden to enjoy ahead of this morning’s storms. A Konijnenburg and Mark hybrid, Marieke won the John and Gertrude Wister Award from the American Daffodil Society in 2021 ~
#Flowers #Photography #SignsOfSpring

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The dormant forsythia branches that I brought indoors 8 days ago are blossoming beautifully right now ~
#DreamingOfSpring #Flowers #Nature #Photography

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@NobelPrize Yes, we should stop thinking of saying, ‘I don’t know’ as a sign of weakness ~

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This morning’s snowfall, reminding us that Winter is not quite done with us yet. Gratefully, I took advantage of Friday’s warm-up to cut forsythia branches to force some early blooms indoors ~
#Nature #Photography #SignsOfWinter