Our recent camping trip to the Lake Cushman area in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington had sunshine and reflections on still water.

Trees and sky reflected on a calm Lake Cushman in Washington

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McCaw Hall in Seattle is home to Pacific Northwest Ballet and frequently displays ballet costumes in its light-filled lobby.

This romantic tutu in pale turquoise is on display at McCaw Hall in Seattle, WA

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At Seattle’s Volunteer Park on Sunday, there was a horse, a rider and a person walking.

A horse and rider walk through the park on a sunny afternoon

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Volunteer Park in Seattle has a dahlia garden, very well maintained by the local Dahlia Society. The other day the sun was shining, and I was happy to see this.

Shades of pink, orange and yellow in a dahlia blossom close up

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Today was the last day that Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory was open to visitors so that the long-awaited restoration project can be completed. Look for the grand re-opening in early December.

A beautiful last day for the orchids. Conservatory is re-opening in December 2014

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The overlook around the block from my house was bathed in pink the other evening.

Scenic view of Puget Sound at sunset from Normandy Park, Washington

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They predicted rain, quite a bit, so I went out and cut the fully open roses. What a fine idea I had.

Garden roses in lavender and shades of pink and red, in a late summer bouquet

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This is some kind of black-stemmed maidenhair fern, seen in the woods in the Olympic Peninsula. I haven’t seen this kind of radial pattern before.

Lacy, fringed leaflets on shiny black stems whorled in a pretty pattern

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At the party this weekend to celebrate the engagement of a man whose family is originally from Northern India, these lovely ladies agreed to stop for a photo. Their clothing was so very colorful and sparkling.

Ladies at an engagement party show off their beautiful finery

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We went to a Punjabi engagement party, at a beautiful home on Lake Washington. These four men chatting on the pier at dusk made a fine image.

Indian men standing on a pier at Lake Washington in Seattle, at sunset

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