It rained yesterday and it was gentle enough to just bejewel the roses.

Peace rose with water droplets

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Seattle has had rain, and lots of it. We’re normally pretty damp, but this is WET.

Rain-drenched red rhododendron flower

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Raindrops on a coral bark Japanese maple in my yard

Drops of rain cling to the red twigs of a coral bark Japanese maple in December

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I posted a similar photo a number of years ago but you don’t mind seeing it again, do you? This columnar apple tree was in my backyard in a pot.

Sentinel columnar apple tree’s fruit, in the rain

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I did not go outside in the pouring rain here in Seattle today, but I had this image from last year taken in my rose garden around this date. Stay safe and dry, everyone!

Red rose in the rain

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I know I am not the first person to notice that raindrops can look like jewels, but really . . . don’t they?

Raindrops on collard greens in the garden

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

Peace rose in the garden at sunset

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This photo was taken exactly one year ago at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle. Orchid cactus plants have the showiest blooms, many times a few inches across, but for some reason red flowers are the very hardest for my Canon camera’s sensor to capture accurately, and I wish the petals looked more like the actual plant did instead of like a finger painting. But the white center parts make this flower photo pretty special anyway.

Red orchid cactus, or epicactus, blooms at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle, WA

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After weeks and weeks of sunshine in Seattle (I heard that we had over 72 days with blue skies!) it finally began to rain. I guess it had to happen. My garden is so relieved, I can tell you that. Hose watering just doesn’t do the job that rain does. We had quite a bit of water, and more is predicted, but this morning there was a sunshiny period so I went outside for a walk. Here are some wet and colorful autumn leaves with peeks of blue sky, for your enjoyment.

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This rose, which I believe is called Simplicity, is growing in a neighbor’s yard. It’s very healthy and seems to get no care at all. I’d like to have a rose garden with only tough, healthy roses like this, but how can you really tell in the nursery? Does “disease resistant” really mean anything? And don’t mention Knockout roses, because they still don’t have fragrance. Why bother with roses without fragrance?

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