From a couple of years ago at the fabulous Victorian Christmas display at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory, a red chair for Santa.

Red chair for Santa Claus, next to poinsettias, electric trains, and Christmas trees decorated with lights and bows

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Hellebores are so welcome in winter. Their simplicity is so lovely, even from the back.

White hellebore with a slight blush of pink blooms in Seattle in late January

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Driving on the Seattle Viaduct, soon to be no more, the stop-and-go traffic let me take this photo. The “golden hour,” truly.

Seattle’s Maritime Building in late afternoon winter sunlight

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The other day in Mukilteo, WA, near the ferry dock, a very scenic group of seagulls. Isn’t it cute the way the ones on the ground are watching her, all ready?

Woman in a red jacket feeds seagulls by the water

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Winter is definitely still here in Seattle, but the bulbs are getting ready.

Green shoots of bulbs poke out of the soil in the Pacific Northwest in January

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The hills around Windsor, California are beautiful at this time of year. From a January 2011 visit.

Sunset in the soft hills outside of Windsor, in Northern California

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I really need to get a witch hazel tree. My neighbors have one and it smells fabulous.

Yellow, fragrant witch hazel flowers bloom in January in Seattle

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Meeting a friend for lunch on Friday in Mukilteo WA, the weather cooperated and we saw some fine shadows and a fabulous view.

Long winter shadows on a sunny pier in Mukilteo, Washington

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Even in January, some signs of spring to come. Beginnings!

Tender green sprouts of daffodils emerge in January in Seattle

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The fog was lifting, slowly, at the scenic overlook very near my house.

Normandy Park, WA hillside overlooks Puget Sound on a foggy day

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