This pretty late-afternoon scene of peace roses in my front yard was taken last July. Summertime and its roses is only a few short months away.

Late on a July afternoon, a Peace rose blooms in my garden

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Feeling like summer is pulling me towards it. This was my yard in September.

Late afternoon sunshine makes shadows with a wooden backyard bench

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Taking a peek at the other side of the year, this orange cosmos flower bloomed in a friend’s garden in September. I’ve grown them myself, and they are easy from seed. Try some this year!

Bright orange cosmos flowers (about 2″ or 5 cm) bloom into the late summer

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It’s been pretty gray and I haven’t managed to get outside much when the sun did peek through, so it’s back to the archives for a blast of sunshine. Dahlias are such summer stunners.

Yellow dahlias with pink tips bask in the late summer sunlight in the garden

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This photo of brilliant annual flowers (Salpiglossis or Painted Tongue) from the summer display at the Volunteer Park Conservatory is available as a print for your home or office, one of 15 lush images from my book, Flowers of Volunteer Park Conservatory: Blooming Month by Month. Without watermarks, of course. All are 8″ x 10″ archival quality photo prints and I’ve firmly matted them in white to 11 x 14″ and signed each one. You can check them all out and order here or by clicking on the Prints tab above.

Salpiglossis or Painted Tongue flowers bloom in flames of purple and orange

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This photo was taken on a warm and perfect August evening in Moses Lake, Washington. Doesn’t it almost look like a rainbow in the water reflection?

Scenic sunset sky reflected at water’s edge at Moses Lake, WA

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A summertime sunset scene, at the Des Moines, WA marina. Summer will come again!

Boat masts at sunset in August

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Let’s hope that the nasty hard freeze we had last week has not killed the dahlias tubers, still in the ground. Here’s one blossom from my favorite plant, from August.

Bouquet of dahlias and petunias

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These pretty (and edible!) nasturtium flowers were growing on my patio in July, now just a sweet memory.

Close look at peach nasturtium flowers in my garden in July

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I guess I could call this color peach or coral, but doesn’t it look just like watermelon? Missing fresh flowers very much, I raided my archives for this image of a bouquet on my table from May. And don’t you miss the Dutch irises in the background, too?

Peony blossom the color of watermelon, in a bouquet

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