Such a cute fish hook little cactus! Be careful, though. The white fluffy stuff is a kind of sunscreen and protects the cactus from wind and water evaporation, too.

Little pink flowers with yellow centers decorate this small fish hook cactus. Careful!

Linking to Through My Lens Monday, Ruby Tuesday 2, Tuesday’s Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday, Little Things Thursday, Pink Saturday, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, and Your Moment Sunday. Thanks so much for visiting here, and hope to see you again soon. Please sign up at upper right for notifications of new posts.

The slugs and snails have not given the pansies much peace, but what with the warmer, dryer weather and beer traps, I think there will be more coming in.

Purple pansy with yellow throat

Also joining Through My Lens Monday, Tuesday’s Wordless Wednesday, Tuesday Treasures, Wordless Wednesday, Little Things Thursday, Friday Bliss, Pink Saturday, and Your Moment Sunday. Thanks so much for visiting here, and hope to see you again soon. Please sign up at upper right for notifications of new posts.

Don’t you just love the cheery crocus, blooming so early?

White and purple crocus flowers with their darling orange centers

Linking up with Through My Lens Monday, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday’s Wordless Wednesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World Wednesday 1, Thankful Thursday, Timeless Thursday, Little Things Thursday, Floral Friday, Skywatch Friday, Friday Bliss, Pink Saturday, Garden Affair Saturday, Shadow Shot Sunday 2 and All Seasons Sunday1. Thanks so much for visiting here and hope to see you again soon. Please sign up at upper right for notifications of new posts.

In Seattle on a sunny afternoon at this time of year the shadows reach far into the house.

Striped shadows on my glass of milk

Connecting to Through My Lens Monday, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday’s Wordless Wednesday, Tuesday Treasures, Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World Wednesday 1, Little Things Thursday, Friday Bliss, Pink Saturday, Shadow Shot Sunday 2 and All Seasons Sunday1. Thanks so much for visiting here and hope to see you again soon. Please sign up at upper right for notifications of new posts.

These red and white parrot tulips are some of my top faves.

Bouquet of red and white striped tulips, so elegant and graceful.

Linking to Our World Tuesday, Tuesday’s Wordless Wednesday, Monday Mellow Yellows, Macro Monday, Ruby Tuesday 2, Floral Bliss Wednesday, Floral Friday, Friday Just Be, and Pink Saturday. Thanks for your visit here and hope to see you again soon.

Sweet crocuses in my garden.

Purple crocus bulbs with white edges and stripes show off their brilliant orange centers

Take a peek at Our World Tuesday, Macro Monday, Outdoor Wednesday, My Romantic Home, Orange You Glad It’s Friday, Photo Friday, Floral Friday, Today’s Flowers, Pink Saturday, and Saturday Show Off. Thanks for visiting! If you see only one photo here, please click on the letters of Sara’s Fave Photos Blog above for a few more.

Went to the Seattle Aquarium and adored the clownfish. Nemo!!

Orange, black and white clownfish swimming in the Seattle Aquarium

Linking up with Our World Tuesday, Macro Monday, Wednesday Around the World (WATW), Water World Wednesday, Wednesday Waters, Orange You Glad It’s Friday, Photo Friday, Camera Critters, and Saturday Show Off. Thank you for your visit here, and hope to see you again very soon.

I was at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory last week. These pretty tropical flowers, which I can’t begin to describe, are maybe an inch tall (2.5 cm). Anyone know the name?

Small red and yellow tropical flowers at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle

Connecting to Our World Tuesday, I Heart Macro Saturday, Macro Monday, Monday Mellow Yellows, Ruby Tuesday 2, Wednesday Around the World (WATW), Water World Wednesday, Wednesday Waters, Thursday Challenge (Beautiful), Floral Friday, Today’s Flowers, Pink Saturday, Straight out of the Camera Sunday, and Saturday Show Off. Please click on the Sara’s Fave Photos Blog letters above to see a few more photos here before you go. Thank you so much for visiting, and please come back soon.

This structure is enormous and the statues are over life size. Beautiful way to keep the waters calm, at Vizcaya in South Florida.

Statues and coral rock adorn the breakwater at Vizcaya

Participating in Our World Tuesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Skywatch Friday, Scenic Weekends, Water World Wednesday, Weekend Reflections, Straight out of the Camera Sunday, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, and Saturday Show Off. Thanks for visiting here and please come back soon.

Another archive photo, but good in any season, a display of colorful African baskets at a farm stand in Skagit Valley, WA.

Colorful striped baskets handmade in Africa for sale in far-away Washington State.

Visit Our World Tuesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Pink Saturday, Ruby Tuesday 2, Monday Mellow Yellows, Mandarin Orange Monday, and Saturday Show Off. If only one photo is showing, click on the curly letters of Sara’s Fave Photos Blog above and see a few other recent ones.