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Red Hots camellia, with scarlet petals, yellow stamens. , and dark foliage.

Red Hots camellia, with scarlet petals, yellow stamens. , and dark foliage.

“Fred Sander Variegated,” mostly flat pink-red petals with hints of white, around a stand of yellow stamens.

“Fred Sander Variegated,” mostly flat pink-red petals with hints of white, around a stand of yellow stamens.

I forgot to tell you yesterday I went to visit some camellia friends. #Bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #camellias #NorfolkBotanic

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9-pack of photos, camellias and water reflections.

9-pack of photos, camellias and water reflections.

9-pack of photos, camellias and sunset lake

9-pack of photos, camellias and sunset lake

This walk at #NorfolkBotanic

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Clear blue sky reflected in calm lake ringed with trees.

Clear blue sky reflected in calm lake ringed with trees.

Mirror Lake at #NorfolkBotanic
Jan 16, 2026, 4:08 pm
Blue above, blue below.

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Windswept lake surrounded by trees, almost devoid of color on a cloudy gray day

Windswept lake surrounded by trees, almost devoid of color on a cloudy gray day

Mirror Lake #NorfolkBotanic
Jan 11, 2026 8:17 am
51°F, cloudy and breezy, a few raindrops

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An egret near the opposite shore of the lake, ducks paddling around nearby.

An egret near the opposite shore of the lake, ducks paddling around nearby.

A pink camellia with yellow stamens. #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #camellia

A pink camellia with yellow stamens. #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #camellia

A camellia called Fir Cone Variegated, for good reason. Red and white variegated petals in the shape of a little fir cone

A camellia called Fir Cone Variegated, for good reason. Red and white variegated petals in the shape of a little fir cone

A sculpture of an otter, on a pedestal with a plaque:
Given By
Page & Clalborne Fitchett
June 2000

(clients of mine)

A sculpture of an otter, on a pedestal with a plaque: Given By Page & Clalborne Fitchett June 2000 (clients of mine)

Everything is terrible but I was able to go for a morning walk around Mirror Lake and other parts of #NorfolkBotanic, and at least there’s that.

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Magenta camellia with flat, wrinkled, back-curving petals around a tall cluster of yellow stamens. #camellia #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling.

Magenta camellia with flat, wrinkled, back-curving petals around a tall cluster of yellow stamens. #camellia #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling.

A dramatic pink camellia on the way out of #NorfolkBotanic.
See you next time.

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A calm lake on a cold day, a day drained of color.

A calm lake on a cold day, a day drained of color.

Mirror Lake #NorfolkBotanic
Jan 2, 2026, 4:29 pm

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A beautiful medium pink camellia that is still opening; the petals will get paler and paler.

A beautiful medium pink camellia that is still opening; the petals will get paler and paler.

A beautiful medium pink camellia that is still opening.

A beautiful medium pink camellia that is still opening.

I stopped by to see Little Bo Peep
#camellia #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #NorfolkBotanic

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Chaotic deep red camellia with yellow stamens

Camellia japonica (Mell's seeding #109)

Chaotic deep red camellia with yellow stamens Camellia japonica (Mell's seeding #109)

I made it out for a walk at Norfolk Botanical Garden #NorfolkBotanic #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #camellia

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Brown and green trees on a gray day, reflected in still lake water.

Brown and green trees on a gray day, reflected in still lake water.

Brown and green trees on a gray day, reflected in still lake water.

Brown and green trees on a gray day, reflected in still lake water.

Lake Whitehurst and Mirror Lake reflections #NorfolkBotanic

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November from my Mirror Lake 2025 calendar, featuring a picture from November 2024. Scattered sunset clouds are reflected in a leaf-littered lake.

November from my Mirror Lake 2025 calendar, featuring a picture from November 2024. Scattered sunset clouds are reflected in a leaf-littered lake.

November from my Mirror Lake 2025 calendar, featuring a picture from November 2024. Blue sky reflected in still water.

November from my Mirror Lake 2025 calendar, featuring a picture from November 2024. Blue sky reflected in still water.

November’s leaves strewn across the surface of Mirror Lake are all at the bottom when December comes. #NorfolkBotanic

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Fallen leaves litter the surface of a small lake with still water.

Fallen leaves litter the surface of a small lake with still water.

Mirror Lake at #NorfolkBotanic
Nov. 21, 2025, 4:23 pm
Drab, muted fall colors on a November day

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Afternoon walk along Lake Whitehurst, fall trees

Afternoon walk along Lake Whitehurst, fall trees

evening coming on quick, cloudy sky reflecting on breezy water.

evening coming on quick, cloudy sky reflecting on breezy water.

We have reached the #NorfolkBotanic portion of the day

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a bird flying overhead at sunset

a bird flying overhead at sunset

Lake Whitehurst at sunset, on the way out of #NorfolkBotanic

Lake Whitehurst at sunset, on the way out of #NorfolkBotanic

Wider view of Lake Whitehurst at sunset, on the way out of #NorfolkBotanic

Wider view of Lake Whitehurst at sunset, on the way out of #NorfolkBotanic

parting shots on the way out of #NorfolkBotanic

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Mirror Lake, variably cloudy and breezy conditions.

Mirror Lake, variably cloudy and breezy conditions.

Close-up on the far shore of trees in fall color.

Close-up on the far shore of trees in fall color.

Another lake view

Another lake view

I was walking and didn’t feel like typing, so I didn’t get around to posting the rest of my afternoon walk at #NorfolkBotanic yesterday…

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Calm day, cloudless blue sky, a small lake ringed with trees.

Calm day, cloudless blue sky, a small lake ringed with trees.

Mirror Lake #NorfolkBotanic
Oct. 20, 2025, 4:54 pm
so much blue

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Huge pink camellia sasanqua tree

Huge pink camellia sasanqua tree

Another pink camellia on the way out of #NorfolkBotanic

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White sasanqua camellias with clusters of yellow stamens.

White sasanqua camellias with clusters of yellow stamens.

Today is the last day of late closing at #NorfolkBotanic, so I’m out for a late afternoon or early evening walk, depending on how you look at it.
Camellias! #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #camellias

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Small yellow-orange chrysanthemums just opening up, plus a cute ornamental pumpkin.

Small yellow-orange chrysanthemums just opening up, plus a cute ornamental pumpkin.

It was Mum Central over at #NorfolkBotanic today. I love this yellow-orange color range.

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Still water in small lake reflecting trees and sky and moon.

Still water in small lake reflecting trees and sky and moon.

Mirror Lake #NorfolkBotanic
Oct. 3, 2025, 6:22 pm
Waxing gibbous moon makes an appearance.

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Pink clouds in a sunset sky, windswept water below, ring with dark trees.

Pink clouds in a sunset sky, windswept water below, ring with dark trees.

Lake Whitehurst at sunset, parting glance on the way out of #NorfolkBotanic

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Gray sky and dark trees and windswept water.

Gray sky and dark trees and windswept water.

Mirror Lake #NorfolkBotanic
Sept 30, 2025, 6:19 pm
Not so much of a mirror today.

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Lake reflecting blue sky swept with white clouds, and trees falling into shadow.

Lake reflecting blue sky swept with white clouds, and trees falling into shadow.

Mirror Lake at #NorfolkBotanic
Sept. 22, 2025, 6:12 pm
autumn equinox; I’m going to need to start walking earlier.

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Blue and calm lake scene

Blue and calm lake scene

Cloudy and blustery scene

Cloudy and blustery scene

Mirror Lake at #NorfolkBotanic
Friday evening / Sunday morning

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A calm evening on Mirror Lake, blue sky reflected in calm water of a small lake ringed with trees

A calm evening on Mirror Lake, blue sky reflected in calm water of a small lake ringed with trees

Mirror Lake #NorfolkBotanic
Sept. 19, 2025, 6:05 pm
clear blue sky reflected in still water

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Vertical shot of the canal and a small bridge in the distance.

Vertical shot of the canal and a small bridge in the distance.

Vertical shot of the view from the bridge.

Vertical shot of the view from the bridge.

View of and then from the Cobblestone Bridge. That’s all for today’s #NorfolkBotanic walk.

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Morning shot of Mirror Lake from the causeway, sun at top left, lots of clouds overhead, rippled water, and green vegetation all around.

Morning shot of Mirror Lake from the causeway, sun at top left, lots of clouds overhead, rippled water, and green vegetation all around.

Mirror Lake #NorfolkBotanic
Sept. 21, 2025, 9:06 am
light breeze demolishing the mirror

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Low clouds overhead, and big breezes roughing up the little lake.

Low clouds overhead, and big breezes roughing up the little lake.

Mirror Lake at #NorfolkBotanic
Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 pm
September skies and the lake not such a mirror

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Pale pink panicle hydrangea at the end of bloom cycle.

Pale pink panicle hydrangea at the end of bloom cycle.

Panicle hydrangea on the walk to yoga. #NorfolkBotanic #FlowerReport

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Trees on the shore of Lake Whitehurst.

Trees on the shore of Lake Whitehurst.

Walking the gardens at #NorfolkBotanic

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