It was foggy all day yesterday. Here is what the view from my backyard looked like:

Tall fir tree and a green laurel hedge in the fog, with apple tree branches showing

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My sister Jo went to China recently by herself, partly with a tour, and she is a fabulous writer. You can read the story of her trip here (start from the links at the bottom) and you will be very entertained. Not your average travel missive.

She took some neat photos while she was there and I thought I’d show you this one from her boat trip up the Yangtze River.

(c) Jo Sanders 2013 Going up the Yangtze River in China

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Here’s a photo, taken in July, of the overlook near my house at sunset looking out to Vashon Island, I believe. I don’t know the names of these cute, mini-funnel-shaped pink clouds. Anyone?

Pink clouds at sunset overlooking the Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest

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These birds were migrating in late August off the coast of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest. You can see the surfers in wetsuits in the water, too. It went on like this for the longest time. Uncountable number of birds.

Birds in migration off the coast of Seaside, Oregon in late August

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I was in Seattle and saw this view of the Space Needle, and the Experience Music Project on the lower left. Glorious!

Seattle’s iconic Space Needle against the skyline on a cold, sunny day

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From a trip to Port Orchard, WA last year just at this time, a very wet pier on a very wet but lovely day. Let’s take a little stroll, shall we?

Reflections on a wet pier in Port Orchard, WA

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Here are birds flying against a pink sunset sky, getting ready to roost:

Birds flying against a sunset sky in late fall

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On the way up to Camano Island, north of Seattle in Washington, for a past Thanksgiving dinner we passed this river and the Cascade Mountains behind it. Can you see the tiny specks of all the birds resting on the water?

Many birds alight on the Stillaguamish River in Washington

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Here’s a peek into the other side of the year. These purple lupines were blooming in my backyard in May.

Brilliant spring sunshine lights up purple lupines and some red rhododendrons in the background

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It’s getting dark pretty early these days, and these crows were hunkering down for the night against a cloudy sky with rain on the way. You’d think this was old black-and-white film!

Crows roosting in bare trees

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