Driving to Auburn, WA to cut a live Christmas tree, the Mountain (what locals call Mt. Rainier) was out, decorated by some pretty wonderful cloud forms.

Swirly lenticular cloud near the peak of Mt. Rainier means rain is on the way

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My living room, in light and shadow. The snow outside is not quite melted from a few days ago.

Winter sunshine pours in a south-facing window in Seattle

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This photo is from exactly one year ago, taken at the overlook right near my house. All the rain going on in Seattle lately doesn’t yield much in the scenic mode. But who doesn’t like snow-covered active volcanoes in the sunset?

Snow looks pink in the sunset light at Mt. Rainier in Washington in the Pacific Northwest

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These teensy yellow flowers bloom on my south window every January and February. So welcome! And since they are succulents, they certainly tolerate my forgetting to water them very well. I appreciate that, too.

Gourd-shaped little stems give hatiora the common name of Drunkard’s Dream

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The snow has now melted. Usually in Seattle if it snows it doesn’t last long, so I know to get out there quick and get some photos. This was our little Japanese maple in the front yard yesterday morning, with bare lilacs close to the road behind it.

Laceleaf Japanese maple with snow-covered branches

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It didn’t last long, but it sure was beautiful for awhile in my yard. See the snowy branches reflected in the hummingbird post below.

Magnolia and dogwood trees clothed in snow

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We have the kind of hummingbird feeder that suction-cups to the window. Not only does it provide a great view from indoors, but the extra heat from the house keeps the feeder mostly ice free. I went outside to take pictures of the snow and here is our little friend, posing nicely.

Anna’s hummingbird at winter feeder in Seattle, WA

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A great visit to the NW Flower & Garden Show yielded fabulous photos, as always. This year’s theme is “Art in Bloom.”

Hellebores, or Lenten Rose, float in a birdbath

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We had nice weather break through for a bit a couple of days ago, and this is what the sunset looked like in my backyard:

Winter sunset above the trees in the Pacific Northwest

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Today I was at Lincoln Park in West Seattle and saw these huge, mossy branches. What a Pacific Northwest winter sight!

Moss covered branches on a very big tree

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