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Published Wednesday, August 17, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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Today at the incomparable Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle, the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum)is getting ready to bloom,
The so-called Corpse Lily, a giant, rotting=scented flower, will bloom quite soon
but what pulled me in were the nearby hydrangeas.
Dusty pink hydrangeas, peace lilies, and cannas in a magnificent living arrangement
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Published Tuesday, August 16, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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Last evening at the Normandy Park WA cove, a perfect summer evening.
Driftwood and still water in Puget Sound at the Normandy Park cove beach
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Published Sunday, August 14, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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Do you see the bee butt in the lower right of the photo?
Sunflower with dark center and a bee homing in
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Published Saturday, August 13, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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The late light in the rose garden in front of my house always thrills me.
Late afternoon light in my rose garden
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Published Friday, August 12, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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On the road back from Anacortes on Sunday, a chunk of a rainbow at dusk.
Rainbow over Interstate 5 north of Seattle, Washington
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Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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While visiting Anacortes, WA last weekend, we saw the most amazing natural rock mosaic structures in Causland Memorial Park. This appears to be a performance space.
Remarkable rock mosaic structure at Causland Memorial Park in Anacortes, WA.
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Published Tuesday, August 9, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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Love the sky reflection in these windows, downtown in Anacortes, WA.
Arched windows reflect the sky on a beautiful summer day in Anacortes, WA.
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Published Monday, August 8, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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A delicate flower in a friend’s pretty garden. Later note: Geranium “Ann Folkard.”
Some kind of geranium, perhaps, blooming in August
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Published Monday, August 1, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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Late afternoon light and its lovely shadows:
Leaf shadows decorate the trunk of a maple tree
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Published Sunday, July 31, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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The name of this rose is Honor. The late afternoon light was so beautiful this evening.
The white rose ‘Honor” in the garden
And here it is in black and white. I always have such resistance to letting the color go. Which is more thrilling?
White rose macro in the garden, black and white
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Added a few days later, a sepia image. I think maybe I like this one best!
White rose close up in sepia tones
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Published Saturday, July 30, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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I have a bougainvillea standard (little tree) that I take inside each fall. Here it is enjoying the sunshine on our patio.
Colorful papery bracts enclose the true white flower of the bougainvillea plant.
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Published Friday, July 29, 2016, OK personal/derivative use; link
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The glorious wax beans, in my garden yesterday; dinner tonight.
Was beans (yellow string beans) in the garden
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