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Color your World

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5. Dianthus sparkles with morning dew. Susan Myers, Forest; Central Electric member.6. Barred owl naps in autumn sunlight. Rochelle Rhyne, Durant; Delta Electric member.

Beautiful color can lift spirits on the bleakest of winter days, asthese readers’ photos prove.

1. A sunflower’s verdant foliage enhances its brilliant color. Angela L. Perry, OliveBranch; Northcentral Electric member.2. A John Peat daylily has a frog in its throat. Donna Grant, Aberdeen; Monroe CountyElectric member.3. Backlit leaves glow like stained glass. Branden Hines, Kosciusko; Central Electricmember.4. Gulf fritillary butterfly feeds on a zinna. Laina Broome, Columbia; Pearl River ValleyElectric member.

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7.A blazing sunset silhouettes trees. Frances W.Mitchell, Kosciusko.

8. Cool, green foliage surrounds a firey daylily. LyndaHughes, Pontotoc; Pontotoc Electric member.

9. A red maple leaf lives up to its name. Thomas “Alan”Storey, Olive Branch; Northcentral Electric member.10. A Japanese maple puts on a show. Sheryl Bazemore,Hattiesburg; Pearl River Valley Electric member.11. This butterfuly could use sunglasses. Kelly Hylander,Byhalia; Northcentral Electric member.12. Nothing says blue like an indigo bunting. JeffJohnson, Quitman; East Mississippi Electric member.13. A wood duck drake glides through duck weed. SandyWarren, Benton; Yazoo Valley Electric member

Our next “Picture This” theme: Pet PortraitsDetails on page 18.

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Congratulations!Elizabeth Blakeney

of Gautier, a member of Singing River Electric, is the winner of our2014 Picture This drawing for a $200 cash prize!

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