Recent view of the Green River, south of Seattle.

Water ripples and reflections delight even on a cold winter day

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Peonies always enchant me with their sense of veiled promise, and that perfume. Here’s a macro view of one for my fans of monochrome images:

Many ruffled petals in this close up of a peony blossom

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Driving across Lake Washington towards Mercer Island on I90 in Seattle, there is beautiful Mt. Rainier to the south. Which version is better?

Soft sunset light on Mt. Rainier, seen from Seattle

Soft sunset light on Mt. Rainier, seen from Seattle with more rectangular crop

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From my June rose garden, a rainy rose opening just for you.

Multi-hued rosebud opening in the summer rain

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Our fancy goldfish are getting bigger. Here they are swimming in a beam of sunlight. Don’t you love those googly eyes?

Three fancy goldfish in their new 30-gallon tank. That’s Gillie in the middle.

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Fall becomes winter, a bit early in Seattle.

Snow makes white cap on pumpkin

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We have four pretty goldfish with fancy fins and pearly scales, and they were getting too big for their ten-gallon tank, so we moved them to a 30-gallon aquarium. Here’s a photo of them in the smaller tank, and below that are two videos of them, first in the smaller tank and then right after their move to a larger home.

Four fancy iridescent goldfish swim a last few minutes in their ten-gallon aquarium

Here are two videos of the before and after. Note how they do not swim into the new, larger area just yet after the move.

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More pretty leaves.

Yellow Japanese maple leaves with red edges in autumn rain

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A local parking lot after lots of rain.

Shiny parking lot with leaves and tree reflections

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I took this photo because of the pretty center that looks a bit like a baby bird beak, and only realized when I reviewed the photo in my computer that there was a baby slug taking a drink!

Baby slug sips from the watery center of a bromeliad plant

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