I do not know what the actual name of this plant is (please let me know if you do). I call it purple velvet. The hummingbirds like it but they fly away when the pups approach. Today the light was just right.
Gan Xingfu (chasing happiness) 赶兴福
This November I am chasing happiness by photographing and sharing one lovely thing I see each day. I do edit the photos, often with an artistic effect like the one above, because playing with a lovely thing makes me happy.
Note: My son checked with his co-workers and, while they haven’t heard the phrase gan xingfu, they thought it was just fine to use.
For more explanation about this project check out this post: Whatsoever is lovely…day 1.
This is posted for Nanopoblano and Cee’s Flower of the Day.
XingfuMama 
It looks like a salvia, but I could be wrong. Hummingbirds love salvia.
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I’ll look up salvia. I think I may want to get some for my hummingbird garden. The color is amazing…and almost everything else has died back for the season.
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They kinda look like Lupine but not the leaves which the hummers love in the wild of Utah. Mine in NE Tennessee Tennessee headed south well over a month ago leaving my 10 foot canna lilies (well above feral cats reach) and how a small bird can fly that far leading the way for Canadian Geese witch fly 15,000 feet higher is certainly a wonder of Mother Nature 😉
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