A single bulb is blooming on my kitchen table.

Creamy white paperwhite bulb (a kind of narcissus) blooming indoors in winter sunlight

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Such a wintry look!

Stems of white hyacinths in a vase brighten up a winter evening

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Springtime will come.

Blue sky and white clouds behind a Japanese magnolia tree in springtime

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Sometimes I like the emerging plants and buds better than the final thing. From the archives, hosta leaves unfurling in April.

Emerging variegated hosta foliage in April

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My rose garden last August

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

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From a summer visit to the Volunteer Park Conservatory in 2010, a study in floral textures and shapes, just in the entryway.

Canna leaves behind, with furry-looking fountain grass and puffy throatwort flowers

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These are some of the showiest flowers anywhere! This one is blooming now at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle.

Spiky red, pink and purple bromeliad flower

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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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My favorite haunt, the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle, has a holiday display complete with model train through January 1st. Here is the charming depot.

Built for the Conservatory by a dollhouse maker, the vintage-looking train station delights young and old

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Rainbows are so exciting to see. They appear, and then they are gone, but leave you feeling happy for a long time.

November rainbow

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