My rose garden last August

My rose garden in Seattle in August, dry grass and all

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From the archives of August, a rose of summer.

Red, pink and yellow tones on this rose of summer, in my garden

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Roses against a sunny summer sky.

Double Delight roses blooming in July in my garden

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Looking through the archives for some sunshine, found this one of magnolia branches against the sky, taken one April day. You’re welcome.

Brilliant sunshine shines through early magnolia buds and flowers

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Here’s a lovely laceleaf Japanese maple in my front garden just yesterday.

Finely cut and colorful autumn leaves of a Japanese maple tree, with water droplets

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It’s raining now, but thought you’d like to see the hydrangeas looking good in the sunlight not too long ago.

Soft tones of blue, purple and turquoise in the early fall hydrangea petals

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They predicted a big rainstorm so I went and picked most of the open roses that looked good. It’s raining hard now!

Many colors of roses in an early fall bouquet

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I need some pretty flowers to look at. Lots of misery in the world lately.

Lavender flowers blooming in my Seattle garden in July, ready to pick for drying

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Finally the warm days have made the tomato thing happen in the garden. Little, but so sweet!

Sungold and Sweet Millions cherry tomatoes, with their adorable little green caps

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Recent wildfires have made our Seattle sky so smoky. The moon is almost full, and so red (even redder than this photo), high in the sky.

Red moon in a smoky sky in Seattle tonight

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