It’s raining now, but thought you’d like to see the hydrangeas looking good in the sunlight not too long ago.

Soft tones of blue, purple and turquoise in the early fall hydrangea petals

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They predicted a big rainstorm so I went and picked most of the open roses that looked good. It’s raining hard now!

Many colors of roses in an early fall bouquet

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Visited the Frick Collection New York City, and every detail was art.

Complex woven curtain tassels at the Frick in New York City.

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Gotta love the colors of autumn.

Brilliant fall colors light up the October landscape even in the Pacific Northwest

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I need some pretty flowers to look at. Lots of misery in the world lately.

Lavender flowers blooming in my Seattle garden in July, ready to pick for drying

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One of my top fave places in New York City, the Frick Collection, and part of its magnificent courtyard.

Columns, skylight and serenity in the courtyard of New York’s Frick Collection

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We were in Issaquah, WA, finishing up dinner after a day selling jewelry at Salmon Days, and the sky just opened. I have never seen a such hailstorm (with lightning! thunder!). The roar of the hail and rain, an inch of hail on the ground, and rivers of water and ice because the leaves and hail clogged all the drains. Expect the unexpected, I guess.

Hail and rain crashing down in surprise early fall hailstorm in Issaquah, WA

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Visited the Gothic Revival Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, NY, on the Hudson River. Naturally, I was particularly interested in the rose garden. Just this once, I am including FOUR photos in this post.

The Lyndhurst Mansion, commonly called “The Castle”

Lyndhurst dining room, decorated for Halloween (a very big thing in Tarrytown, NY)

View of the gazebo in the rose garden at Lyndhurst

Roses blooming at Lyndhurst

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I got to go to New York City and see the Guggenheim Museum again. Such an amazing and beautiful building!

Atrium ceiling window in New York City’s Guggenheim Museum

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Sometimes the underside of a flower is quite beautiful.

Pretty pattern of scales on the underside of a magenta zinnia

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Camping and hiking in the Olympic National Forest, at Coho Campground.

Moss on trees and sword ferns in the forest.

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We went camping, and the weather was gorgeous.

Fir needles in the sunlight, Coho Campground

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