In front of the mosaic fence below, some remarkable and beautiful old vehicles. The top one is from the 30s, maybe?

Old and rusty, but still graceful.

The group of antique rusted cars, and a truck, on Capitol Hill in Seattle

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A week or two ago, driving around Burien, WA, I saw this house. Color to the max.

Sky blue house with red and pinky-purple rhododendrons

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Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, over 70 degrees F and sunny. And it was my birthday! I celebrated by going outside and smelling the lilacs all blooming.

Close up of lilac panicle with double flowers

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I’ve been sick with that awful bug that’s going around, so here’s a shot from last year’s Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, north of Seattle, WA. This year the warm weather is bringing earlier blooming up there in Skagit County.

Many colors of tulips bloom in the spring Tulip Festival near Mt. Vernon, WA

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Huge, breathtaking glass floral forms overhead in the atrium at the Chihuly Garden and Glass museum in Seattle. Don’t they look like sea creatures? #chihuly

Undulating floral forms overhead in the atrium at the Chihuly glass garden in Seattle

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This southern view of Puget Sound and Vashon Island was taken around the block from my house. Even a little time looking at the sky is a good thing on a clear day, especially.

Layers of sunset clouds at a scenic overlook near Seattle, WA

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I really need to get a witch hazel tree. My neighbors have one and it smells fabulous.

Yellow, fragrant witch hazel flowers bloom in January in Seattle

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Yet another view of the scenic overlook around the block from my house.

Evening draws nigh on a winter afternoon overlooking Puget Sound, near Seattle

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Here’s a wonderful idea for the new year: Starting January 1, write good things that happen to you on little pieces of paper.

• Surprise gifts
• Accomplished goals
• The beauty of nature
• “LOL” moments
• Memories worth saving
• Daily blessings

Then on Dec. 31, open the jar and read all the amazing things that happened to you this year.

Create a memory jar for the year. So fun to read at the end of the year!

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Going to Auburn, WA the other day, saw this bucolic farm scene of a man riding his red tractor as the mist collected, and his dog keeping him company.

Man drives red tractor as his friendly black dog keeps up

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