From my visit to the Cloisters in New York City last month, some birds singing.

The courtyard medicinal garden at the Cloisters in New York City

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The Pacific Northwest grows holly very well. Christmas in the landscape!

Holly with red berries growing

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The nights are long but the day always returns. We’re almost at the Solstice!

Vista point overlooking Puget Sound on a winter afternoon

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Feeling nostalgic for SUMMER at the Conservatory in Seattle. This was taken at its Centennial Celebration in August, 2012.

Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory in summertime

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One more scenic shot from my recent trip to New York City. From the plane as it banked left, with Queens below us and Manhattan island in the upper right.

New York City at sunset from the air

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At my layover recently in Milwaukee, WI.

Sunlit plane in the sky at the Milwaukee airport

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Visiting suburban Connecticut a couple of weeks ago on a marvelously clear day…

Lines and patterns of late fall in the sunshine

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My sister Jo Sanders is travelling in India. Here is her blog post about the Taj Mahal, with much about its shimmery effect and its extraordinary architecture.

Dawn view of the Taj Mahal

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Another image from the Cloisters in New York City. This interior space makes me feel so peaceful.

Natural light in a beautiful colonnaded space in the Cloisters medieval museum in NYC

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Autumn at the Cloisters in New York City. Have a happy Thanksgiving, full of gratitude for the beauty in this world.

Sunset over the Hudson River from the Cloisters garden in New York City

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