Not too many flowers blooming around the neighborhood right now, so I’m posting an image for our Southern hemisphere friends: cherry blossoms from the opposite season, from a tree close to my old house in Des Moines, WA.

Cherry blossoms on a tree in the Pacific Northwest in April

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Yesterday’s sunset seen from my backyard:

Sunset with colors in the sky, Pacific Northwest style

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My sister is traveling in China and her first stop is Shanghai. This was from her first email letter home. Thank you, Jo!

View of the Pan Gate Garden in Shanghai, China

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Browsing through the archives, found this image from a golf course visit with hubby at this time of year, a few years ago. He played; I photographed.

Clouds at dusk reflected in a golf course pond

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The Renton Fall Harvest Festival yesterday was perfect weather and I enjoyed every moment of it. Glorious!

Red, yellow, green and blue in this image of early autumn in Renton, WA

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This image of a dramatic sky over Puget Sound was taken in Des Moines, WA (south of Seattle), right near a friend’s house. She can walk across the street and see this!

Dramatic clouds over Puget Sound in Washington

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Coupeville is one of the oldest towns in Washington, I am told. We were here last year at this time. Don’t you just love the starry diamonds on the water?

Railing shadows on the pier at Coupeville, WA

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At Woodlawn Park in Seattle the other day, I looked up. Ahhhh.

Sunlight in the treetops at the end of summer

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This ferry-in-the-sunset photo is very similar to one I posted about three years ago, but I think it deserves a re-run. I had just gotten my new camera and hadn’t mastered all the settings (not that I’ve done so by now) and it needed a tad of adjustment, but hardly any. Those are the Olympic Mountains in the distance.

Ferryboat plies the Puget Sound waters off Seattle

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Bowman Bay at Deception Pass in Washington is an incredibly scenic place where you can camp right near the water. We were there last year at this time, and this photo is a companion to the one I posted from that trip here. I love this post and am calling it my Best Post of the Week.

Dusk at Bowman Bay, Washington

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