Sometimes the underside of a flower is quite beautiful.

Pretty pattern of scales on the underside of a magenta zinnia

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So happy to visit Swanson’s Nursery in NE Seattle today. Flowers!

Zinnias with many petals for the summer garden

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There was another one of those garden club district meetings on Wednesday. About 70 people got together for some info, a nice lunch, and a flower show. And I sold books, which was the first time I’ve done that. They bought quite a few, and I was so happy that they liked the book so much. By the way, that special launch pricing on my new book ends pretty soon, so if you are thinking of getting one (or two or three), now’s a good time. It’s called Flowers of Volunteer Park Conservatory, and perhaps you might “like” the book’s page on facebook?

Do check out Pink Saturday, Macro Flowers Saturday, Macro Monday, Macro Friday, Today’s Flowers, Color Carnival, Mellow Yellow Monday and SOOC Sunday (straight out of the camera) after you’ve browsed around here first. Lots to see! Click on Sara’s Fave Photos to get to the newest post here.

There’s nothing like a flower close up, or macro, to focus your attention. Let’s take a dip into the archives for some sun and color! I crave the July sunshine and the shadows it makes—also the subject of this photo. These hybrid zinnias like a rich soil and lots of sun and heat, and maybe need a little staking to stay up well, and don’t even have a fragrance, but they are so exciting in the garden. I’d say this one was about 4 inches across, or maybe 10 cm. Showy!

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