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A ladybug climbs the petals of a bluebonnet along Hwy. 287 near Henrietta.

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Ice clings to the rock surfaces around the Falls on I-44 Friday afternoon after several days of sub-freezing temperatures.

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A honey bee hovers near a pink peach blossom on a tree near Seymour Highway in Wichita Falls.

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A garden spider sits on her web.

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A Western diamondback rattlesnake poses aggressively showing his rattles and maintaining a strike position. They are the largest western rattlesnake species, capable of growing up to seven feet.

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A small orchid blooms near Seymour Highway in Wichita Falls.

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A peach-colored antique rose blossom blooms in the garden off of Jacksboro Hwy. George Clay sells two-gallon clippings of a variety of antique roses.

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A red apple in the studio.

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Water floods over a small rock wall creating a white-water rapids on Beaver Creek south of Electra Monday morning. The creek crested at 27.35 feet before noon, more than three feet above flood stage (24 feet) after a weekend of heavy rain across the area.

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A large carp leaps out of the water at the base of the spillway on Lake Wichita Wednesday morning. Dozens of the rough fish were attempting to swim back up the spillway after water poured over the concrete for the first time in months thanks to the record-breaking rainfall over the weekend.

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A pair of muted white swans float in Sikes Lake at Midwestern State University.

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A pair of White Irises on a red background.

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A pair of horses stick their heads through a window in their stalls at the Whispers of Hope Riding Facility.

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Long icicles hand from the petals of a pink daisy in front of Hesters Hearing Aids on Southwest Parkway

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The evening sunset shines between tree branches reflected in a mirrored window on the Fain Fine Arts Building on the campus of Midwestern State.

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A doe munches on a bit of grass in the WIchita Mountains Wildlife Refuge north of Lawton, Oklahoma.

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Water cascades over the Lucy Park Falls Tuesday afternoon as the yellow and orange hues of fall have started to take over the trees around Wichita Falls.

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A pair of white pelicans stretch their wings in a group of the migrating birds at Lake Wichita.

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A shaft of sunlight hits the top of a small white flower.

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A white heron cruises near the surface of Lake Arrowhead Wednesday afternoon as it looks for a spot to land and fish in the grass covered by water near the edge of the lake. Cooler weather and lake-filling rains have attracted more people and wildlife to the lake this summer.

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The sky reflects in the mostly calm waters on the rocky shores of the east side of Lake Arrowhead

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A Stargazer Lily in the studio on a black background.

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A purple Texas Sage grows beneath the colorful awning of the Texas Sage Grill in Henrietta.

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Traffic moves along Hwy. 281 underneath ominous storm clouds as rain falls to the north Friday afternoon. A storm system brough severe thunderstorm warnings to the area and a tornado warning to Jack County.