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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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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The Cloisters in upper Manhattan is an extraordinary and beautiful place. Here is a view on a perfect fall day from open arched windows. See a few posts below for more Cloisters images.

View of Hudson River and orange trees from the Cloisters in New York City

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I saw this in the New York City Cloisters herb garden post below. The full name on the sign was “Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple, Datura metel (Solanaceae).” They say it is poisonous, but so lovely!

Graceful white datura flower blooms in medieval medicinal garden

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The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, is in New York City. I was lucky enough to visit on a perfectly still and warm November afternoon. This area is a garden devoted to medicinal plants and herbs used in medieval times.

Cloister arcades border this garden with trees and herbs used medicinally in the Middle Ages

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The weather has gotten too cold for this brugmansia (Angel’s Trumpet) plant to stay on the patio, so into the living room it has come until the warm weather returns. Every night the scent perfumes the entire house.

Golden yellow-orange blossoms of brugmansia or Angel’s Trumpet blooming indoors

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Still some flowers, almost November.

Dark red dahlia in my garden

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Hydrangeas are so beautiful, all summer long and maybe even more so in the fall as their colors change and intensify.

Purple hydrangeas in the fall garden

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These are Korean dogwood leaves, in my front yard.

Curvy Korean dogwood leaves starting to turn color, up close

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Flowers fascinate me.

Very dark burgundy dahlia and pale one in a small bouquet

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