Finally, a good butterfly shot. Had to go all the way to Bermuda for it!

Orange and black butterfly on a flower in Bermuda, UK

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I’m not really sure what to call this giant light fixture in the middle of the NCL Breakaway cruise ship. It’s several stories tall and the LED colors keep changing. Trippy, man!

Many changing colors in this giant light in the NCL Breakaway cruise ship center atrium

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Don’t these croton tropical shrubs look like flowers? All the colors on one plant!

Bright yellow, red and green in this conservatory-grown croton plant

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We had drizzle the last few days. The new plants got a break, the established ones are still thirsty, but the roses became bejewelled. NOTE: I am going off line for a couple of weeks. See you all when I get back. Check back early June for more pretty pictures!

Raindrops on a new lavender rose in my garden

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Orchid cactus, epiphyllum, is super showy. This two-tone beauty is in the Volunteer Park Conservatory right now. Catch their GREAT plant sale on Saturday.

Brilliant magenta and red orchid cactus blooms in the Conservatory in Volunteer Park in Seattle.

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Out in the garden today, the sun came out. Our part of the yard goes to just after the vegetable beds on the right.

Irises, red rhodies, pink meadow rue and red geum decorate my May garden

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At Soos Creek Garden last week, an early rose was blooming.

Red and peachy orange translucent petals on an early rose

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More from the Soos Creek garden in Auburn, WA. The foliage on this shrub is so showy it’s like flowers!

Red-leafed new growth looks like flowers, on a variegated pieris, in the Soos Creek garden in Auburn, WA

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Had a lovely stroll around a garden new to me, Soos Creek Botanical Garden in Auburn, WA. It was so lovely, in full bloom everywhere.

Late tulips bloom in front of rhodies in Soos Creek Garden

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Bleeding hearts are the darling of the shade garden. Little hearts!

Little heart-shaped flowers come back every year and love shade

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