A very foggy and scenic creek, in the town of Seaside, OR.

Foggy weather and the creek at high tide in Seaside, Oregon

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We had a beautiful few days on the northern coast of Oregon. Here is a sunset, with ducks, at the magnificent Cannon Beach.

Ducks in the sunset in the Pacific Ocean at Cannon Beach, Oregon

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Friends with a lovely place by the water had us over for dinner on their terrace overlooking Puget Sound.

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Here we go with another marina photo, this one blazing in lavender and pink at sunset. This was taken at the Des Moines, WA marina a few days ago.

Colorful sunset at Des Moines WA marina with boats and still water reflections

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The town of Burien in Washington State, south of Seattle, has a great old downtown section. They do a wonderful flower basket decoration on the old lightpoles every year.

Baskets of colorful flowers decorate the “Olde Burien” section of downtown Burien, WA

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At a Columbia River crossing in Washington State, there’s a monument to the wild horses that roamed the area. The sky is huge and the horses, although life size, look so tiny.

A monument to the wild horses that used to roam central Washington desert wilderness

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Outside Seattle’s beloved Volunteer Park Conservatory the planting beds are unusually beautiful this year. Here brilliant red zinnias are set off by some kind of ornamental grass. So pretty!

Brilliant red zinnias in an outdoor planting bed in Seattle’s Volunteer Park

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I’m going to be on vacay for a bit so I’ll schedule posts of a few photos from a recent visit to my favorite flower haunt, Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory and link to the various photo memes I love so much when I return.

This agapanthus or Lily of the Nile is almost more beautiful in bud than in flower.

Dark blue Lily of the Nile in the growing beds outside Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle

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Some friends have a lovely place with a gorgeous view, even on a gray day.

Late day sunbeams decorate the sky in this Seattle area scene

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From last year at this time, some begonias in front of my house:

Rieger begonia flower basket on a foggy August Seattle day

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