They keep blooming, and our readers kept sending the great variety of color, form and beauty growing in our community. Send your flowers to editor@gazettejournal.net.
Miniature sunflower in Janet Clark’s garden in Hallieford. 
An unusual visitor stands out on this flower; submitted by Martha Thompson Hudgins of Gloucester. 
Terri Mock Hyman sent this photo of a Brazilian jasmine, also known as Mexican love vine. 
Naked Ladies growing in yard of Bill and Jackie King of Achilles. 
Pickerelweed on the hiking trail at Beaverdam Park, photographed by Julie Shields of Hayes. 
A dahlia from Ginger Rowe’s garden in Gloucester. 
Lantana in bloom at the home of Phyllis Robins, Gloucester. 
Lila Youkeles snapped two beauties: a butterfly on a sunflower in Ware Neck. 
Pampas grass plumes from Linda Tjossem of Hayes. 
Bill Layng of North found a fungus that looks like a heart. 
Sunflowers reach for the barn roof at the McNeil home in Gloucester; sent to us by Spencer McNeil. 
Yellow hibiscus at Piankatank Drive, Gloucester, sent in by Debbie Townsend-Pittman. 
Jeri Trudeau of Gloucester said “I have raised Monarchs for 7 years… These caterpillars will produce a cocoon in a few days. Ten days after that a butterfly will eclose (emerge) and be released. This group of migratory butterflies will be flying south, mostly to Mexico.” 
Louise Witherspoon of Port Haywood sent a photo of cosmos blooming wildly at Port Haywood post office. 
Barbara Churray of Port Haywood sends the first bloom of Cosmos planted from seeds given by her granddaughter and planted June 1.
