Another photo from my April birthday this year, the columnar apple tree in my backyard. These blossoms are now applesauce in my freezer!

Pink and white apple blossoms in spring sunshine

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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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A friend has a remarkable and beautiful dressing room. I want to live in it.

Gold sconce table holds jewelry and accessories for a lady

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In my driveway yesterday, a visitor’s car in a sunbreak.

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Trees and sky reflected on black car in fall scene

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Love the slanting light at this time of year. When we have any.

Apples and satsuma oranges in a green depression glass fruit bowl, in my kitchen

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From the June 1 folder, peonies growing in my garden:

A swirl of peony petals and some spherical buds, in pink

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Time for a visit to June: a bouquet of pink peonies from my garden.

Pink peonies with many petals and yellow centers, in a bouquet

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I have a couple of thornless boysenberry plants. Their leaves are doing the fall showoff thing.

Boysenberry leaves color up for fall

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The coral bark maple at my driveway has such yellow leaves!

Coral bark Japanese maple tree leaves turns bright yellow in the fall

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From the archives. These yellow alstroemeria flowers, or Peruvian lilies, are wonderful even if they have no scent, and very long lasting in a bouquet. Very easy to grow, too.

Yellow alstroemeria flowers with dark red stripes in a bouquet

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