Gotta love fall.

Brilliantly colored fall foliage in the Pacific Northwest in Issaquah, WA

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The day after a good wind is a fine thing for leaf hounds. Freshly fallen leaves are so colorful!

Red, yellow, orange and pink maple leaves on the green lawn of early fall

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From a trip to Flamingo Gardens in Florida earlier this year.

Deep orange flamingos feed while standing in water, at Flamingo Gardens in Florida

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Our friends with the beautiful garden (see a different view of the same scene in the post below) have a pool, shiny like glass in the warm, still air the other evening.

Sunset over Puget Sound and a reflecting pool

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Friends have a very beautiful garden.

Perennial border in late summer in Seattle, WA

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I’ve lived in the Seattle area for twelve years now, and this is my first visit to Discovery Park in Magnolia, today. How beautiful it is.

Sparkling waters of Puget Sound from overlook at Discovery Park in Seattle

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From a few weeks ago, a hot day at Salmon La Sac WA campground. It was very dry.

Forest scene in the Pacific Northwest in August

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Very beautiful pond at the Kubota Garden in South Seattle, all to ourselves on a rainy Monday…

Large orange koi in pond at Kubota Garden in Seattle

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Camping at Salmon La Sac a couple of weeks ago, the Cle Elum River was very low. Let’s hope today’s rain here in Seattle can help the fires and low rivers to the east.

Dusk at the Cle Elum River (WA) at Salmon La Sac campground

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At an outdoor blues event tonight in Normandy Park WA, the oncoming storm was kind enough to delay a bit for us.

Big rain coming soon

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