tags: NYC, Upper East Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
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Photographed while waiting for the bus on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, NYC.
Isn't it amazing what selective breeding (artificial selection) can give rise to over a few thousand generations? How much more amazing is natural selection that gives rise to new forms over millions of years!
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