This southern view of Puget Sound and Vashon Island was taken around the block from my house. Even a little time looking at the sky is a good thing on a clear day, especially.

Layers of sunset clouds at a scenic overlook near Seattle, WA

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The hills around Windsor, California are beautiful at this time of year. From a January 2011 visit.

Sunset in the soft hills outside of Windsor, in Northern California

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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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Seattle has some very good view points, and lots of water to reflect the sky.

Sunset in Seattle with Space Needle, from Volunteer Park

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The June photos are very appealing in these gray December days. Here’s a macro of part of a Jerusalem Sage flower. See here for its full, goofy shape in the garden.

Yellow flower of Jerusalem sage against a backdrop of purple campanulas

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Driving across Lake Washington towards Mercer Island on I90 in Seattle, there is beautiful Mt. Rainier to the south. Which version is better?

Soft sunset light on Mt. Rainier, seen from Seattle

Soft sunset light on Mt. Rainier, seen from Seattle with more rectangular crop

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A very fit yoga teacher doing a forearm stand at a gym in West Seattle. I am in awe.

Woman balances inverted, supported on her forearms

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From a couple of weeks ago, the last garden flowers in a while.

Dahlias, cosmos and roses in a late summer bouquet

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I took this photo because of the pretty center that looks a bit like a baby bird beak, and only realized when I reviewed the photo in my computer that there was a baby slug taking a drink!

Baby slug sips from the watery center of a bromeliad plant

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Another archive photo, but good in any season, a display of colorful African baskets at a farm stand in Skagit Valley, WA.

Colorful striped baskets handmade in Africa for sale in far-away Washington State.

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