Thursday, April 30, 2026

Zinnias #AtoZChallenge

I've reached the finish line!  I have completed the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.

Because my theme was Beauty of our Land, I decided to do one more flower post, this time of the Zinnia.  

For this post, I've taken some of my favorite zinnia photos.  I used to grow them, but I didn't last year, and probably won't this year.   I try to grow them at my house but the seedlings somehow get eaten.  I've grown them in the past at a local community garden, but we have given up our plots for now.

Most of these Zinnias are mine.  I think the two butterfly photos may have been taken at a garden in Binghamton, New York back in 2023. 

Yellow speckled with red.
Bee on zinnia.
Yes, there are green zinnias.
Speckled.
Swallowtail butterfly.
Monarch butterfly.
White and orange.
Not sure what to call this.

The grand finale.  I hope you've enjoyed my offerings this Challenge.  I will probably, after Thursday, go back to my usual schedule and I hope you'll join me at any or all of the below:

Mondays:  Music Moves Me

Wednesday:  Wordless Wednesday

Friday:  Skywatch Friday

Sunday:  Shadowshot Sunday. 

And, probably May 5, my Reflections post for A to Z. 

Z Day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme: Beauty of our Land.

#AtoZChallenge 2026 letter Z

Congratulations to everyone who finished the Challenge.   Join us from May 4-9 for our Reflections posts.


 

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14 comments:

  1. LisaApril 30, 2026 at 12:40 AM

    Congratulations! Even though zinnias are "easy" to grow, I don't grow them successfully! My previous dog Boo loved to eat the leaves.

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  2. jabblogApril 30, 2026 at 5:10 AM

    Congratulations on completing the challenge. What a relief to see the end of April!

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  3. DeniseApril 30, 2026 at 6:45 AM

    Congrats on finishing the challenge!

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  4. TomApril 30, 2026 at 7:14 AM

    ...a colorful finish!

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  5. Dorothy BordersApril 30, 2026 at 12:09 PM

    Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers to grow, probably because they are one of the easiest, but I haven't planted any this year either. I do have seeds so I still might. Congratulations on your completion of the challenge. You did very well, indeed.

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  6. Karen Jones GowenApril 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM

    I think zinnias are nice, fairly easy to grow in Utah, maybe they do well in a hot, dry climate? Although I always gave my flowers plenty of water. And how handy that they start with Z.

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  7. PaulaApril 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM

    So pretty! Congrats on completing the challenge!

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  8. Liz A.April 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM

    Congrats on making it all the way through. Your zinnias are lovely.

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  9. Mary KirklandApril 30, 2026 at 3:39 PM

    They are such pretty flowers. So many colors.

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  10. AnonymousApril 30, 2026 at 4:42 PM

    thecontemplativecat here. Zinnias are so lovely and hardy flowers. A great choice for Z.

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  11. peppylady (Dora)April 30, 2026 at 10:16 PM

    I do like Zinnia.

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  12. Charlotte (MotherOwl)May 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM

    Gratz on surviving the A-Z, tahnks for showing me the beauty of your land. Zinnias were the perfect finale.

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  13. songbird's crazy worldMay 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM

    Congrats on finishing. The flowers are lovely.

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  14. Nilanjana BoseMay 5, 2026 at 5:38 AM

    Congrats on finishing the Challenge! I absolutely loved your theme. And your point about blogging to make yourself happy (from your reflections post) resonates big time. Cheers.

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