This Peace rose and bud is from the middle of May, last year. Only four months away!

Raindrops glisten on a blushing Peace rose, and bud just showing color, in the May garden

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Winter has its beauty.

The sun tries to appear in this late December sky

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Lichen is so beautiful. How can you not like it? Like frilly gray flowers…

Lacy lichen on a tree trunk in the Seattle area on a wet November day

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Went for a walk today, between the showers.

Rain drops hanging on the twigs of a coral bark maple tree

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Here’s a shot from the other side of the year. Raindrops look good on summer flowers!

Old-fashioned Rose Campion with gray-green foliage, bedecked with raindrops

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We’ve had a LOT of rain. Here are some lilac leaves in my front yard.

Colorful leaves dripping in the rain in the Pacific Northwest

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From a ferry boat in Bermuda, a cloudscape for you.

Piles of rain clouds approaching over sunlit waters in Bermuda

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We had drizzle the last few days. The new plants got a break, the established ones are still thirsty, but the roses became bejewelled. NOTE: I am going off line for a couple of weeks. See you all when I get back. Check back early June for more pretty pictures!

Raindrops on a new lavender rose in my garden

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While I was visiting my sister in San Miguel in central Mexico, we took a drive to drop someone off who lives in a small village in the country, el campo.

There was unseasonal rain recently fallen, and more coming to this plowed field

Organ cactus, called that because it resembles the pipes of a musical organ, is commonly used as a fence.

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The days are actually getting longer.

Winter sun sets behind bare tree on hillside

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