On my birthday last week, we took a ferry boat ride to Port Orchard, WA.

Clouds and water view on Puget Sound in Washington State

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This is a real water lily plant at Longwood Gardens, outside of Philadelphia. The sign said Longwood Hybrid Water-Platter Victoria ‘Longwood Hybrid.’

Water-Platter water lily plant in outdoor pool at Longwood Gardens

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Saltwater Park is in Washington State, a bit south of Seattle. I’m in a sky view mood lately.

View of Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest on a cool and calm winter day.

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Happy New Year, dear readers! May 2017 bring us all peace, joy, health and abundance.

Puffy clouds reflected on a calm Puget Sound, in Washington near Seattle

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Another view of the fabulous indoor pool at Longwood Gardens outside of Philadelphia, PA.

Flower balls hang over a ferny reflecting pool in a glass conservatory

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This tree with some yellow leaves and some still green can’t seem to make up its mind. Fall is here!

Autumn tree leaves reflected in a window

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Seattle’s viaduct is still with us, but not for very much longer after the tunnel is completed. I will miss these views.

Dramatic sky over Puget Sound, looking west from the viaduct in Seattle

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There’s a cove near me, south of Seattle, and it does sunsets very well.

Sunset’s brilliant colors reflected in the waters of Puget Sound in Washington State

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In Seattle, it’s remarkable how close to the calendar the turn of the season feels. This week begins Fall, and sure enough, the trees are coloring up quite nicely.

Yellow leaves decorate a puddle showing their former tree-mother, against a blue sky

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The shady, ferny creeks of the Pacific Northwest are magical.

Mossy branches overhang gentle creek meandering its stony bed

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A view of the north fork of the Skokomish River in Mason Co., WA, from the bridge at Staircase Campground. Please see post below for a view from the other direction, further down the river.

Scenic view of North Fork of the Skokomish River with the blue sky reflected in it

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We went camping at Staircase campground in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, in the Pacific Northwest. It was beautiful.

Logs, river stones and late summer tree reflections in the north fork of the Skokomish River

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