A change of pace. This perfect rose was photographed at the Garden Club flower show not too long ago.

Macro of a perfect rose, pale orange color. Can you see the tiny water droplets to the left?

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A neighbor had a party today. What a day for it!

Cheerful red print oilcloth on the picnic table and a bouquet, all ready for guests

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I managed to give the vegetable beds some organic August fertilizer and watered in well. The string beans are doing a whole new crop. If we get a warm September there will be lots and lots more!

Purple and green string beans, wax beans, and tomatoes, just picked

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I was at a flower show today, where garden club members get together and put sprigs of what’s blooming on display.

Alstroemeria, or Peruvian lily, is an excellent cut flower and very easy to grow

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My sister Jo is traveling in Nova Scotia, in Canada, and saw a number of beautifully rusting boats in the village of Marie Joseph. And what a sky! I took the liberty of sharing this one with you.

Rusty old boat against a very dramatic sky in the village of village of Marie Joseph in Nova Scotia

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Thinking about our camping trip coming up reminded me of the Bowman Bay camping experience a few years ago. We aren’t going there this time, but thought you’d like to see another view of one of the most scenic landscapes I’ve ever seen.

Pink and orange sky and water at Deception Pass, Washington

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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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I live south of Seattle, just a few minutes from a cove on Puget Sound. There is smoke from nearby wildfires, and the weather people promised us a colorful sunset. Delivered!

Smoke from Washington State fires help create a beautiful sunset

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It’s been a Volunteer Park Conservatory kind of week. Still waiting for the Corpse Lily (“Dougsley”) to bloom and emit its stench. In the meantime, here’s a view of the sunset through the Bromeliad house.

The Bromeliad House (west wing) of Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory on a fine August evening

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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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