I have a rose garden in front of my house. A few of the roses didn’t do too well so I replaced them with lavender. I’m very happy with the combination.

Curly willow tree on the left. Roses and lavender edged with sweet alyssum

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Saw this at the Burien (WA) Art Walk on Thursday. Such beautiful garden flowers.

Assorted vibrant garden flowers in primary colors

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My hoya plant loves the heat this year, and has TWO flowers. Isn’t this one pretty?

Pale pink, white and red waxy flowers of the hoya carnosa plant

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Happy Fourth of July!

Long may it wave

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Dark red cherries of some kind on my backyard 5-graft tree, right before I picked them. I lost the tags, so don’t know the exact name. But they are delicious! I really love this image and I am calling it my weekly Saturday Top Shot.

Shiny dark cherries hang from the tree

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Today was the day for picking fruit in our backyard. The netting on the cherry tree worked! We have a 5-graft tree from Raintree Nursery, and this is the tree’s third year. The boysenberries are good this year, too. The raspberries not so much, and the blueberries are just getting going. What treasure!

Clockwise from upper left: Boysenberries, Montmorency cherries, dark cherries, other dark cherries and Rainier cherries, blueberries and raspberries.

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Maple Valley Days last weekend at Lake Wilderness Park, display of wonderful old vehicles.

Antique red fire truck in Lake Wilderness Park, Maple Valley, WA

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That late afternoon light is so generous with shadows. Which image do you prefer? Long shot or close up?

Golden hour light in Des Moines, WA

Red roses cast shadows on a blue fence in the last rays of sun

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A very artistic friend has the most marvelous living room.

Antlers and roses and a chandelier decorate this living space filled with art

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I adore peonies. These delicate flowers are from my garden.

Pink peony with bright yellow center

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