Before the fires in British Columbia, Canada started making Seattle air so smoky (see post below), last week saw sunny skies in Seattle. Here is a photo of one of my favorite places in the world, Volunteer Park Conservatory, at the end of the day. The outside plantings this season are especially gorgeous, and these photos don’t do them justice. Love that purple and chartreuse! Bonus flowerbed close-up image below.

The east wing of the Conservatory, with some HUGE gunnera leaves outside.

Tones of purple and yellow-green adorn flowerbeds at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle

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Seattle is getting a lot of smoke in the air from the fires near Vancouver, BC. Smoky skies can be pretty scenic, no?

A dog plays in the water under smoky skies at The Cove in Normandy Park, WA

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The town of Sequim (pronounced skwim!), WA has a lavender festival every year. They also have some wonderful street art.

Standup street art of a man and a girl, and ice cream, with reflections

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The Sequim Lavender Festival in Washington is so scenic!

One of many lavender farms in the Sequim, WA area

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There was a special music event, Lush Sounds Vol. I, at the Volunteer Park Conservatory last evening. Magical outside and inside!

Sunlight peeking through the Bromeliad House at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory

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Not sure what this sideways cloud rainbow is really called, but it sure is beautiful and unusual. Taken by friend and neighbor Dave Heston, over our house!

Unusual horizontal rainbow in the Pacific Northwest

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A recent trip to PowellsWood garden in Federal Way, WA was a total delight.

Carefully tended, and so scenic! Springtime heaven.

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My first visit to Bellevue Botanical Garden this week.

Purple Dutch irises at the perennial path

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An extremely charming garden, PowellsWood garden in Federal Way, WA. Definitely worth a visit.

Orange-red geum flowers at a curving brick path in PowellsWood garden.

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A great rainbow last night at dusk, in the Burien WA Trader Joe’s parking lot.

Rainbow arc in the sky as the lights come on

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