My rose garden last August

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

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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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Roses against a sunny summer sky.

Double Delight roses blooming in July in my garden

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I admit this is from late October, but there are still pretty leaves out there, just not much sunshine lately.

Sunshine streaming through maple leaves in fall’s bright colors

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They predicted a big rainstorm so I went and picked most of the open roses that looked good. It’s raining hard now!

Many colors of roses in an early fall bouquet

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Visited the Frick Collection New York City, and every detail was art.

Complex woven curtain tassels at the Frick in New York City.

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Gotta love the colors of autumn.

Brilliant fall colors light up the October landscape even in the Pacific Northwest

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One of my top fave places in New York City, the Frick Collection, and part of its magnificent courtyard.

Columns, skylight and serenity in the courtyard of New York’s Frick Collection

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Visited the Gothic Revival Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, NY, on the Hudson River. Naturally, I was particularly interested in the rose garden. Just this once, I am including FOUR photos in this post.

The Lyndhurst Mansion, commonly called “The Castle”

Lyndhurst dining room, decorated for Halloween (a very big thing in Tarrytown, NY)

View of the gazebo in the rose garden at Lyndhurst

Roses blooming at Lyndhurst

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