The other day it was sunny and the local Starbucks’ outdoor furniture looked like music to me, somehow.

Outdoor furniture makes crisp shadows on a sunny winter day in Seattle

And here it is in black and white. Which do you prefer? I’m undecided here.

Outdoor furniture in black and white

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The other day in Mukilteo, WA, near the ferry dock, a very scenic group of seagulls. Isn’t it cute the way the ones on the ground are watching her, all ready?

Woman in a red jacket feeds seagulls by the water

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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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The fog was lifting, slowly, at the scenic overlook very near my house.

Normandy Park, WA hillside overlooks Puget Sound on a foggy day

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Peonies always enchant me with their sense of veiled promise, and that perfume. Here’s a macro view of one for my fans of monochrome images:

Many ruffled petals in this close up of a peony blossom

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Driving to Auburn, WA to cut a live Christmas tree, the Mountain (what locals call Mt. Rainier) was out, decorated by some pretty wonderful cloud forms.

Swirly lenticular cloud near the peak of Mt. Rainier means rain is on the way

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Back to the archives, from April. My birthday, in fact. I love the big pink dogwood tree in my backyard, next to the magnolia tree not quite blooming yet.

Pink dogwood blooms in April in Seattle. Rain is coming!

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Some friends have a big collection of small models, called minis, used in gaming. Here is some of the collection, and below that you can see the bird figure in the lower left in close up.

Collection of small painted figures, or tiny sculptures

Bird wings with feathers showing clearly. Sculpture is only a few inches big.

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Browsing through the archives for June, I found this image. It does look almost wintery, but look at all those leaves on the silhouetted branches!

Dark gray clouds advance across the sky

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On my kitchen table oilcloth, a blossom on Christmas cactus. Don’t you love the delicate edges of color?

Pink and white Christmas cactus casts a shadow on a November day

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