In a friend’s garden, magnificent and simple Japanese anemones. And a bonus shot!

Brilliant yellow-orange centers on ruffly white petals make this a late-summer favorite

Flower buds emerging from the back of a Japanese anemone flower

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White phalaenopsis orchids blooming magnificently in the Volunteer Park Conservatory  in Seattle, WA.

Macro of moth orchids in flower at the Conservatory in Seattle

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Do you see the bee butt in the lower right of the photo?

Sunflower with dark center and a bee homing in

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A delicate flower in a friend’s pretty garden. Later note: Geranium “Ann Folkard.”

Some kind of geranium, perhaps, blooming in August

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The name of this rose is Honor. The late afternoon light was so beautiful this evening.

The white rose ‘Honor” in the garden

And here it is in black and white. I always have such resistance to letting the color go. Which is more thrilling?

White rose macro in the garden, black and white

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Added a few days later, a sepia image. I think maybe I like this one best!

White rose close up in sepia tones

As you might know, I am a jewelry crafter and have been having a good time in various craft fairs for a few years now. I usually make glass tile jewelry from the pages of my book, “Flowers of Volunteer Park Conservatory,” (see the Jewelry and Shows tabs at the top) but for the Sequim (WA) Lavender Festival I’ve made some special pieces. If you are in the area, please do come see me in Booth 135. Here’s a photo I took out there last year.

Close up of lavender, ready for harvesting and drying.

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The hydrangeas are looking very good this year.

Blue-purple hydrangeas, close up

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This year the Tropicana rose and other roses in my front yard are much happier than last year. I’ve been using Dr. Earth fertilizer and it seems to make a huge difference. NOTE: I might be in error on the name. I think this is Fragrant Cloud. Tropicana has more pink and yellow.

Orange Tropicana rose in my garden

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Lavender grows very well in my yard. It even yields occasional volunteer plants!

Lavender blooming in my Seattle garden

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Solstice sunshine on the roses

Garden roses in sunshine in my garden

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