I am not ready to let summer go. Here is one of my peonies from June of this year.

Pink peony blossom

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At Woodlawn Park in Seattle the other day, I looked up. Ahhhh.

Sunlight in the treetops at the end of summer

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This ferry-in-the-sunset photo is very similar to one I posted about three years ago, but I think it deserves a re-run. I had just gotten my new camera and hadn’t mastered all the settings (not that I’ve done so by now) and it needed a tad of adjustment, but hardly any. Those are the Olympic Mountains in the distance.

Ferryboat plies the Puget Sound waters off Seattle

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Those of us who love to photograph beautiful things in nature are blessed to have farmer’s markets in town. I can’t decide whether the nectarines with the speckles or the solid colors taste best. Guess I’ll just have to get both.

Red and yellow fresh nectarines at the Burien Farmer’s Market

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I know I am not the first person to notice that raindrops can look like jewels, but really . . . don’t they?

Raindrops on collard greens in the garden

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The local Garden Club has a flower show every three months and recently had this beauty on display. My roses are almost done for the season, but this one is still so beautiful.

Frilly and fabulous red rose in full bloom at the Chinook District Garden Club flower show

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Bowman Bay at Deception Pass in Washington is an incredibly scenic place where you can camp right near the water. We were there last year at this time, and this photo is a companion to the one I posted from that trip here. I love this post and am calling it my Best Post of the Week.

Dusk at Bowman Bay, Washington

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This Angels Trumpet, or brugmansia, is not in my garden but I did grow one this year and I can tell you, they have a heavenly, sweet, delightful fragrance. No wonder they call them Angels Trumpets, and not just for their graceful shape!

Yellow and peach colored Angels Trumpet blooms in late summer and the fall

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A lovely Peace rose, close up, from the archives:

Peace rose in the garden at sunset

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I’m not much of a morning person, so when I do get out early in the morning, I love to see the shadows that can happen.

Morning sun casts shadows along a walkway

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