Visiting the old, hilltop neighborhood of Port Townsend, WA recently, this pretty pink hollyhock decorated the garden of the old house we were staying in.

Deep pink single hollyhock flowers in Port Townsend, WA on an overcast day

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At Alki Beach in Seattle recently, dramatic skies.

Rain threatens two sailboats and two ferries on Puget Sound

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This is one of the best sunsets I ever saw, up on the hill in Port Townsend, WA.

Brilliant bands of color in a silhouette sunset scene

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A view of Seattle’s Space Needle and some towering clouds.

View of Puget Sound and sky, with Seattle’s iconic Space Needle

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At the charming town of Poulsbo, WA recently, we saw this view outside a coffee shop. I took a similar photo in 2011 but I like this one better, even if the paint shows wear.

Red Adirondack chairs look out over boats in Liberty Bay in Poulsbo, WA

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At the Alki Art Fair this past weekend, a very good-looking young man posed at the water for me. Wish I’d gotten his name!

Well-muscled young man in red shoes at the edge of Puget Sound in Seattle, WA

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I was at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in the evening last week. Love the long summer days!

Colorful flowers outside the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle on a summer evening

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The sunset in Port Townsend on Friday was one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen anywhere. This was the place we were staying in, built in the 1890s.

Sunset reflected in an old cottage window in Port Townsend, WA

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In Port Townsend, WA, last weekend, I saw some truly wonderful skies.

Pink and orange swirly clouds in a windy sky over Port Townsend, WA

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At the waterfront near newly remodeled Ivar’s in Seattle last night, you could see rain falling in the distance at sunset.

Sunset sky over Puget Sound, with rain falling far away

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