It’s been an early spring in the Pacific Northwest, and we so appreciate it!

Pink and white Japanese magnolia begin to bloom against a blue sky

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I don’t usually have difficulty choosing one image to post, but sometimes I just can’t decide. The one with the sun showing, or not?

Plum tree blooming against a sunny springtime sky

Plum blossoms on the tree in springtime

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The coral bark maple at my driveway has such yellow leaves!

Coral bark Japanese maple tree leaves turns bright yellow in the fall

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More pretty leaves.

Yellow Japanese maple leaves with red edges in autumn rain

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More colorful fall goodness.

Red maple leaves wet with rain

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Through a glass ceiling, some crows roosting before a rainstorm.

Black crows perch on bare branches against a gray sky, before the rain

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Two large evergreen trees near my house. I think the one on the right is a cedar.

Tree trunks of two old evergreen trees in late afternoon light

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It finally stopped raining and I went for a walk. The cherry tree in a neighbor’s yard is ready to flower!

Pink cherry blossoms, still in bud

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Raindrops on a coral bark Japanese maple in my yard

Drops of rain cling to the red twigs of a coral bark Japanese maple in December

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Here are birds flying against a pink sunset sky, getting ready to roost:

Birds flying against a sunset sky in late fall

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