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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Coupeville is one of the oldest towns in Washington, I am told. We were here last year at this time. Don’t you just love the starry diamonds on the water?

Railing shadows on the pier at Coupeville, WA

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This ferry-in-the-sunset photo is very similar to one I posted about three years ago, but I think it deserves a re-run. I had just gotten my new camera and hadn’t mastered all the settings (not that I’ve done so by now) and it needed a tad of adjustment, but hardly any. Those are the Olympic Mountains in the distance.

Ferryboat plies the Puget Sound waters off Seattle

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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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Bowman Bay at Deception Pass in Washington is an incredibly scenic place where you can camp right near the water. We were there last year at this time, and this photo is a companion to the one I posted from that trip here. I love this post and am calling it my Best Post of the Week.

Dusk at Bowman Bay, Washington

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

Peace rose in the garden at sunset

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I’m not much of a morning person, so when I do get out early in the morning, I love to see the shadows that can happen.

Morning sun casts shadows along a walkway

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Raindrops somehow make flowers even prettier, don’t you think?

Pink-edged yellow and creamy petals on this hanging begonia, drenched in rain

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The first evening we got to Seaside, Oregon, the weather was windy and the beach was pretty empty. But the light over the water! I truly love this post and am calling it my Best Post of the Week.

Lifeguard station in Seaside, Oregon

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The best part of our little getaway to Seaside, Oregon was watching the surfers right from our cottage on Sunset Cove. It was amazing. I realized that surfing is much, much harder than I thought, for one thing. Here’s a little video of this oh-so-scenic cove.

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