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Published Sunday, March 2, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Red and white parrot tulip

This is the last gasp of my sweet Valentine’s Day tulips, perfect as they fade away.

Red petals with fringed white edges and a black center cast a tiny shadow

Tulip blossom with red petals and fringed white edges, and pistil and stamens casting a tiny shadow

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Published Wednesday, February 26, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Pink pieris

This pink pieris japonica shrub, or andromeda, is growing at my driveway and just coming into bloom. It has a sweet, delicate fragrance. It is also called lily of the valley shrub.

Pieris, or andromeda, begins to bloom in late February in Seattle

Pieris, or andromeda, begins to bloom in late February in Seattle

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Published Friday, February 21, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Tulips and a pansy

Another photo of those frilly tulips decorating my kitchen, and a special bonus photo of a mauve pansy macro. The ones with the faces are my favorites. I get to be Guest Friend at Today’s Flowers this weekend, so be sure to pay them a visit for some great flower photos from around the world.

Red parrot tulips with white fringed edges

Red parrot tulips with white fringed edges

Lavender pansy with a black face, close up

Lavender, pink and purple pansy with black markings, close up

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Published Wednesday, February 19, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Late summer dahlias

It’s been pretty gray and I haven’t managed to get outside much when the sun did peek through, so it’s back to the archives for a blast of sunshine. Dahlias are such summer stunners.

Yellow dahlias with pink tips bask in the late summer sunlight in the garden

Yellow dahlias with pink tips bask in the late summer sunlight in the garden

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Published Monday, February 17, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Valentine tulips

This year my sweetie got me these pretty white-edged red parrot tulips that I can put in the garden for next year.

Red parrot tulips with fringed white edges bloom on my kitchen table

Red parrot tulips with fringed white edges bloom on my kitchen table

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Published Saturday, February 15, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Dried hydrangeas

Really, this post is about the shadows more than the dried hydrangea flowers. But I am proud of the flowers, as I grew and dried them myself.

Dried blue hydrangeas cast shadows in winter sunlight

Dried blue hydrangeas cast shadows in winter sunlight

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Published Wednesday, February 12, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Hatiora (Drunkard’s Dream)

These teensy yellow flowers bloom on my south window every January and February. So welcome! And since they are succulents, they certainly tolerate my forgetting to water them very well. I appreciate that, too.

Gourd-shaped little stems give hatiora the common name of Drunkard's Dream

Gourd-shaped little stems give hatiora the common name of Drunkard’s Dream

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Published Monday, February 10, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Japanese maple in snow

The snow has now melted. Usually in Seattle if it snows it doesn’t last long, so I know to get out there quick and get some photos. This was our little Japanese maple in the front yard yesterday morning, with bare lilacs close to the road behind it.

Laceleaf Japanese maple with snow-covered branches

Laceleaf Japanese maple with snow-covered branches

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Published Sunday, February 9, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Snow scene

It didn’t last long, but it sure was beautiful for awhile in my yard. See the snowy branches reflected in the hummingbird post below.

Magnolia tree branches clothed in snow

Magnolia and dogwood trees clothed in snow

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Published Sunday, February 9, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Hummingbird at feeder

We have the kind of hummingbird feeder that suction-cups to the window. Not only does it provide a great view from indoors, but the extra heat from the house keeps the feeder mostly ice free. I went outside to take pictures of the snow and here is our little friend, posing nicely.

Anna's hummingbird at winter feeder in Seattle, WA

Anna’s hummingbird at winter feeder in Seattle, WA

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