These shiny tropical flowers, really bracts, are so pretty and much easier to photograph than matte flowers. Anthuriums are also called “sweetheart flowers” and “little boy flowers.” Must be the heart shape, right?

Pink anthurium at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory, at night

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Went to fun Oktoberfest at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory and really loved the evening lighting on the blooming, heavenly scented flowers. No wonder they call them Angel’s Trumpets!

Golden yellow brugmansia or Angel’s Trumpet blooms in the nighttime at the Conservatory in Seattle

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Even though these graceful chairs in a Richmond Beach, WA coffee shop have seen better days, they still make me want to sit there. Side note: the chair on the left appears to be Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2015, Marsala.

Old upholstered chairs with carved wood and tufted backs still have some faded glory.

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My first fall foliage photo of the season.

Orange and yellow tree leaves in the late afternoon light

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I’ve been seeing more of these dog strollers around. What a cutie this dog is!

Smiling white dog with hairbow in stroller at Salmon Days in Issaquah, WA.

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Dahlias are the queen of late summer flowers.

Magenta, yellow, orange and red dahlia in sunshine

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Guess I’m just in a macro mood lately. From an afternoon garden party on one of the finest days Seattle can offer.

Condensation on a cold rose wine, on a warm day in the garden

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Such a simple but complex flower. I really love this image and I am calling it my Best Post of the Week.

Single petalled Japanese anemone with yellow center

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Friends have a very beautiful garden.

Perennial border in late summer in Seattle, WA

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A flower from my yard, a cosmos.

Cosmos blossom with magenta single petals and a bright yellow center

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