Another view of the fabulous indoor pool at Longwood Gardens outside of Philadelphia, PA.

Flower balls hang over a ferny reflecting pool in a glass conservatory

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Snow is forecast so I went outside to grab the nasturtiums and whatever else showed some color.

Roses, orange nasturtiums, yellow winter jasmine, and a stem of dusty miller blooms on a sunny December day

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Lichen is so beautiful. How can you not like it? Like frilly gray flowers…

Lacy lichen on a tree trunk in the Seattle area on a wet November day

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Went for a walk today, between the showers.

Rain drops hanging on the twigs of a coral bark maple tree

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Here’s a shot from the other side of the year. Raindrops look good on summer flowers!

Old-fashioned Rose Campion with gray-green foliage, bedecked with raindrops

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We’ve had a LOT of rain. Here are some lilac leaves in my front yard.

Colorful leaves dripping in the rain in the Pacific Northwest

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Seattle’s viaduct is still with us, but not for very much longer after the tunnel is completed. I will miss these views.

Dramatic sky over Puget Sound, looking west from the viaduct in Seattle

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The weather in Seattle is supposed to get seriously rainy, after some very fine fall weather. The only thing to do is go out and cut all the open roses for bouquets, because they’ll only get destroyed. Bonus image below of the bouquets!

Cut the open roses in my garden ahead of the rain coming

And here are the bouquets they made, on my kitchen counter.

Garden roses smell so heavenly. These bouquets will go throughout the house.

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There’s a cove near me, south of Seattle, and it does sunsets very well.

Sunset’s brilliant colors reflected in the waters of Puget Sound in Washington State

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In Seattle, it’s remarkable how close to the calendar the turn of the season feels. This week begins Fall, and sure enough, the trees are coloring up quite nicely.

Yellow leaves decorate a puddle showing their former tree-mother, against a blue sky

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