![Dang, Summer. That's a bit harsh](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm31bBW4sA0SG4VEhBH2dW2BdplQTYj_qnT9B7-iPU10I4CnrFZ8LcCi4SlRkG8C_6zNxmC3wwzQ0ybqmGRV9Sva56cAfchOx07Ei6CHlLP5lLCQ1w8UN1hE4dG6lf4r1hyMXl1DYiGTU/s400/25411+weather+-+6.28.2012.jpeg)
![Berkeley Springs](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidIiBHxr0cnj_QpEYEdt6KBFT_1SdU7B4USTzD5qXKzeCirdGL1IUHawZrxf4jr4ZVeUA9xpojHxcqYMs0DvisEGqqiectDW3fDSdpB_RK2ayTUWJ3scCmZC139waJ_Lqa2Gn-lG6TPU/s400/June+2012+o+014.jpg)
![Duskywing Skippers...Horace's maybe?](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIZpNaRXxxi7raAWwaVANknAuf-vss-hHgwLeVPcE69R9Tvt5DX_z1zlyYavQRNVQIeSV4sRwPQY175IqVdMLMISRr1A0vaS6qvxqidW_b91dyYiQaVG2gclmD9IplEsev22x8AlPqRQ/s400/June+2012+o+019+crop.jpg)
Although rather short-lived (10 to 20 years), Mimosa is popular for use as a terrace or patio tree for its light, dappled shade and tropical effect. Its deciduous nature allows the warming sun to penetrate during the winter. There are too many other high-quality trees in this cruel world to warrant planting this tree.
So mean! Doesn't it look pretty?
![Mimosa, Albizia julibrissin](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAhTVRNXG7z1qrCgYCuJJ_GvFY9Sy3MjvZkpx6JwtQc0N2caEZpK4_z_o-Bfbri_J2G7X-LvRYeupPF4eLhcTJk8QNkTUHYd8grnAFFe4OGFgy6KYgfstm_ZQFjcQspvXyYqu3XLVV6c/s400/June+2012+o+077+crop.jpg)
![Trumpet Creeper, Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper, Campsis radicans](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdZ-hbynL7WvO4tovIpjGZ4aPiM-08xB6gnK8db9EsgOBW-U5wHZk0k6LWctw3H9Wp9FzQE_lA_jXyUzwqcTcvNQDh4MOC_IEK8HjfDe709OI1udyDWeEpGPWMovv6J-hcXYKfVM7Lug/s400/June+2012+n+021+crop.jpg)
![Great Spangled Fritillary, Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary, Speyeria cybele](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfxYM-FZkNFmcFdm5YpEFVTi4hWCC8DNOumGb2EhDawT-L0ZOGz0ynTcdorQl8DnAs47FcNzNWCGw9u04yaLlaowT5nIqMvJ2tsky2QzzWrulY_PoL_64AYvPWMUX3-Js5G_X5SVYWxw/s400/June+2012+p+003+crop.jpg)
![Bull thistle, Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle, Cirsium vulgare](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfZSNAS1FdiZ5phtFobB2otf_ua8bAXaURrbKHXNmu7EccATmCptGPmpjB8ietHJFzRSpiM-He19_iyQf1YOSA0GMNOxwxTYLDXxUbu0o4pPxFuM9MP-_MksamzuIdqN0YdqmJZwEH-4/s400/June+2012+p+050+crop.jpg)
These pics below are from the Cacapon Resort State Park on Monday. It was cool and dry, there was a nice breeze to keep the gnats at bay, and few other people were on the course. Almost Heaven!
![Cacapon Resort State Park G.C. 1 Cacapon Resort State Park G.C. 1](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7YDHYtn-RHz9o3mZbQqdWk3reGOu4ojuHamlVHYbByCJ7c0jx6dAFKr234dqugNN_Bf43TBJUkqMJjFWZiyfvQAdetcvBzX3XtkNRldUlFY7q7_UFZvpoCJectlS_iqBG6PJjqpopxY/s400/June+2012+o+036.jpg)
![Cacapon Resort State Park G.C. 2 Cacapon Resort State Park G.C. 2](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihN_3bAqunG9eleGRR0t1Y9Os07BdYg9rps4NeGI2Za8bP7HacG0Tcn7oIYaSazpBGCt-ubLy-oUNAGDDr15_9s9KlaARnmya6prUB3HbIhwFCFg7aSaegtkSgo1kPsFlv6r56O5ClSAw/s400/June+2012+o+046.jpg)
![Cacapon Resort State Park G.C. 3 Cacapon Resort State Park G.C. 3](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_4cMKJDE00-V6s2IpXapqXY7aUB4CzsnuUHnYllQXIx4d04YkRSHtMVSbv8_n0XEDEBTNcI7r6MZ3Yr4veF03BgRzvgnNMhiydecLAMr9AfwLXTZ40e2yAtfvTE-OkOh9GpWstYGDb4/s400/June+2012+o+048.jpg)
![Cacapon Resort State Park G.C. 4 Cacapon Resort State Park G.C. 4](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7xp2-Xckx0j6O7nfVdM8ITSVeRtKSrnK0-MOoKwPAX_J8itfvima31oQmaWQTt8yC9w3ScG5FK4nnF_Vh-h1epuFdLgl7iqynZaI_uDJ9C6lI0SufbFBlh0BftxtnmL_tgr99f7DaUo/s400/June+2012+o+055.jpg)
![Was it a Titleist?](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_K4Pd9SPiocy7b0Tj9VcLH4SgyPD78hFmZqq5eDrEtIMTA0km6DAK1ise2YhNKQYqU9iAIwx0vrudFkpljtu6xLTXX5yH6XYw7hlNe2WvE_61QZtDXoDX0LHNbkOrsN7RKhn6MupplA/s400/June+2012+o+063+crop.jpg)
Finally, the bear necessities. What, you don't see him? He was RIGHT THERE!
![but the camera didn't click](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhWeE_I7Ktf-2x7MbiXlOZWPZ3VxSV3gTsKT1AuYOFyL4-vIp-4-K1RWEJk5zJyEIa0PilUb9uQUtQTVvv13hrc-QA90NoRejB5IoTxX9PVuyIaY3WdR17PoH-1IRjjPOQn1HuWD1uDo/s400/June+2012+o+001.jpg)
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