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This vibrant dahlia was blooming at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood.

Photo: Ji Luo

Answering the NIH Record’s call for images spied in nature, Dr. Ji Luo, an investigator in NCI’s Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, took these photos over the summer on outings not far from his home.

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This deer peered at Luo from the woods near Quince Orchard High School. PHOTO: JI LUO

Luo spotted this baby goat at Homestead Farm in Poolesville. PHOTO: JI LUO

Luo noticed this colorful mushroom sprouting up by the trail around Clopper Lake in Seneca Creek State Park. PHOTO: JI LUO