Browsing the archives on a gray and rainy day, found this pretty peony and Dutch iris bouquet for you.

Purple, white and yellow Dutch irises and a coral peony flower in a spring bouquet

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August evening in the Pacific Northwest.

Candle in a cut-glass holder at the shore of Puget Sound on a summer evening

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This small painting, Three Peaches on a Plate by Henri Fantin-Latour, was painted in 1868, almost 150 years ago. I saw it at the Seattle Art Museum Impressionism show. I think it was my favorite painting there.

Inpressionist painter Fantin-Latour’s small oil of peaches on a plate, in a fancy gold frame

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Sometimes this time of year makes me dip into the sunshine archives. From the other side of the year, in my front yard:

Light pink lavender plant, and purple lavender plant, in the rose garden

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May your days be merry and bright…

Candle ornament decorates a Christmas tree

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The Pacific Northwest grows holly very well. Christmas in the landscape!

Holly with red berries growing

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Another nod to the nearness of the Solstice. This dahlia is like the sun, is it not?

Dahlia with pointy petals, red to orange with yellow tips.

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From a couple of years ago at the fabulous Victorian Christmas display at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory, a red chair for Santa.

Red chair for Santa Claus, next to poinsettias, electric trains, and Christmas trees decorated with lights and bows

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Feeling nostalgic for SUMMER at the Conservatory in Seattle. This was taken at its Centennial Celebration in August, 2012.

Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory in summertime

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Pink and creamy white roses in a bouquet. What could be sweeter?

Pale roses with dark pink edges in a bouquet

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