We were invited to a pre-wedding party (“Cocktail & Sangeet”) for a young Punjabi Indian couple we know. It was at that big old building at the south end of Lake Union in Seattle. The clothing worn was magnificent, the music was loud, and even though the light was low, I thought I’d share a photo from there for Ruby Tuesday. And I just realized the bride’s name is Ruby! For more photos with red heaven in them, click HERE.

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There is a beautiful old-fashioned glass building in northeast Seattle called the Volunteer Park Conservatory. A remarkable collection of exquisitely cared for plants and flowers, a must see, especially on a rainy day. Do you see the gardenia tree in the top one? The whole place smelled heavenly.

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Finally the puffy trees are blooming. Last year it happened mid-March, but this year almost 3 weeks later. That’s a lot! Lovely warm weather today, so I was out in the garden planting lettuce seeds instead of at the computer. This lovely tree, perhaps a plum? was bravely blooming by itself last week but now has company everywhere.

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Here’s a lilac from the Hulda Klager Lilac Farm, in Washington close to Oregon that I took in May. Aren’t they just something? I’m partial to scented flowers. For more heavenly flowers around the world, click HERE.

This is Seattle’s Woodland Park Rose Garden, in late June. It was much bigger than I expected. So much fun to be able to take endless numbers of photos with a digital camera. The sense of abundance matched the display.

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I crave summer and the flowers of summer. Here is a bouquet I picked in June for hubby’s birthday. For more flowers around the world, click HERE.

I keep looking at the photos I’ve taken in Arizona when I think of shadows. This time I’m including a zoomed-out one so you see what this place is like. Jerome, Arizona is a neat, touristy but artsy town way up in the hills a few hours north of Phoenix. Since there are ruins I figure the town’s been there awhile. The middle photo is a restored tin ceiling in a cafe. And the bottom one is the real shadow shot, taken about a week before the solstice and pretty far south, so that shadow is dark and short. This was taken just walking down the main street. A good shadow, I think! For more fascinating shadows from all over the world, or to post your own, click HERE.

It’s so gray and rainy now, I crave the bright days of summer. This was taken in June at a neat little garden South of Seattle. Go visit it if you are in the neighborhood.

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Not too many flowers blooming now in Seattle, so I thought I’d visit my archives for some fave shots from the past. This photo of yellow azaleas was taken last spring in Portland near the Rose Garden.

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Walking from Pike’s Place Market (flowers even in late November this year!), Lila paused for a photo. You can get a hint of Puget Sound in the background. For more photos with the color red, click HERE. Don’t be shy, post one of your own!

Hope everyone had a warm and meaningful Thanksgiving feast.