Seattle’s hidden gem, the Volunteer Park Conservatory, on a recent late afternoon.

A rainbow of colorful flowers outside the beautiful Volunteer Park Conservatory

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I love summertime pink skies.

Pink clouds swirl above evergreen trees

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Visiting the old, hilltop neighborhood of Port Townsend, WA recently, this pretty pink hollyhock decorated the garden of the old house we were staying in.

Deep pink single hollyhock flowers in Port Townsend, WA on an overcast day

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At Alki Beach in Seattle recently, dramatic skies.

Rain threatens two sailboats and two ferries on Puget Sound

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From the Sequim Lavender Festival, just a few lavender plants in the late afternoon sunshine.

Blooming lavender plants in Sequim, Washington

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Not sure if this is dill or fennel, growing outside the window of a house built in the 1890s in Port Townsend, WA.

Herb flowers outside an old window with lace curtains

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A view of Seattle’s Space Needle and some towering clouds.

View of Puget Sound and sky, with Seattle’s iconic Space Needle

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At the charming town of Poulsbo, WA recently, we saw this view outside a coffee shop. I took a similar photo in 2011 but I like this one better, even if the paint shows wear.

Red Adirondack chairs look out over boats in Liberty Bay in Poulsbo, WA

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At the Alki Art Fair this past weekend, a very good-looking young man posed at the water for me. Wish I’d gotten his name!

Well-muscled young man in red shoes at the edge of Puget Sound in Seattle, WA

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I was at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in the evening last week. Love the long summer days!

Colorful flowers outside the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle on a summer evening

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