Pic(k) of the Week: Black-Eyed Susans on the PATH

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Native black-eyed Susan wildflowers bloom in a pollinator garden.

South Peachtree Creek Trail in Mason Mill Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 18 July 2025.

Rudbeckia hirta — commonly known as black-eyed Susan and yellow coneflower — is a flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae), native to eastern and central North America.

The plant grows to 3½ feet tall (1 m), blooming from late summer into early autumn. The flowers have daisy-like yellow heads, up to 4 inches in diameter (10 cm), with yellow ray florets circling a conspicuous brown or black dome-shaped cone, containing many small disc florets. The species epithet means 'hairy' and refers to short, stiff hairs on the leaves and stems. The genus name honors Olof Rudbeck, a 17th-century Swedish botanist.

— Wikipedia.

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Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine: Cheek to Cheek
Album: Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin (Mercury, 1958)

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• Musicians (other than Ms. Vaughan and Mr. B, of course): Hal Mooney Orchestra

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• The South Peachtree Creek Trail is an approximately three mile long paved pedestrian trail and boardwalk, built and maintained by the PATH Foundation, that follows South Fork Peachtree Creek and Burnt Fork Creek in DeKalb County, Georgia, conecting two suburban parks (Medlock Park and Mason Mill Park) to Emory University, 4 miles (6 km) from downtown Atlanta. Several adjoining non-paved trails wind through a Piedmont forest.
• Founded in 1991, the PATH Foundation is a non-profit organization that builds paved trails in and around greater metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, for "walkers, runners, skaters, and cyclists". As of 2025, the system comprises 334 miles of trails.


• On 19 July 2025, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (477th out of 500 chosen).


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 34 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
• Settings: 116 mm; 1/80 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6


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