My Christmas cactus lost its only flower.

Close up of pink and white Christmas cactus flower

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My sister is traveling in China and her first stop is Shanghai. This was from her first email letter home. Thank you, Jo!

View of the Pan Gate Garden in Shanghai, China

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Heart-shaped leaves express how I feel about this season. The light coming through the leaves really makes me happy.

Heart-shaped yellow autumn leaf on a tree lit with sunshine

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Browsing through the archives, found this image from a golf course visit with hubby at this time of year, a few years ago. He played; I photographed.

Clouds at dusk reflected in a golf course pond

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At the Renton (WA) Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday, I was surprised to see these bouquets of dahlias that included intensely fragrant lilies. The ones in my garden have long been finished. I bought some and the entire house is filled with their scent.

Brilliant dahlias and fragrant Oriental lilies in an early October bouquet

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This image of a dramatic sky over Puget Sound was taken in Des Moines, WA (south of Seattle), right near a friend’s house. She can walk across the street and see this!

Dramatic clouds over Puget Sound in Washington

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Saw this photo in a folder and had to post for Monday Mellow Yellows.

Primary colors on an urban patio

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At Woodlawn Park in Seattle the other day, I looked up. Ahhhh.

Sunlight in the treetops at the end of summer

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This Angels Trumpet, or brugmansia, is not in my garden but I did grow one this year and I can tell you, they have a heavenly, sweet, delightful fragrance. No wonder they call them Angels Trumpets, and not just for their graceful shape!

Yellow and peach colored Angels Trumpet blooms in late summer and the fall

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A lovely Peace rose, close up, from the archives:

Peace rose in the garden at sunset

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