Sara's Fave Photos Blog

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Published Saturday, April 15, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Giant palm leaf

I got to visit Seattle’s beloved Volunteer Park Conservatory again after a very long absence. It was as thrilling as ever. This palm leaf overhead was at least five feet wide!

Giant leaf of a palm at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in the Palm House

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Published Saturday, April 8, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Yellow calendula

Simple flowers can be the best.

Bright, school-bus-yellow calendula in my garden, joyful in early spring

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Published Sunday, March 26, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Hellebores in sunshine

A friend has a good hellebore collection in her charming garden. Even with the cold weather, they bloom so prettily in late winter and early spring.

Nodding hellebore blooms with purple veining and edges in a PNW sun break

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Published Saturday, March 18, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Crocuses

A friend’s garden has perfect purple crocuses in bloom. Finally, spring flowers are out there!

Brilliant orange centers on these purple and white crocus flowers

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Published Saturday, March 11, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Pink pieris

Also called Japanese andromeda, pieris is a stellar shrub that thrives in the Pacific Northwest. And they are fragrant! Little bells of wonderfulness.

Pink pieris, backlit in the late winter sun

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Published Tuesday, February 28, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Daffodil bouquet

The weather may still be wintry here in Seattle this year, but those daffodils never cease to thrill.

Sun and warmth are promised!

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Published Saturday, February 25, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Cactus flowers

This is what’s commonly called a Christmas cactus, but it’s really a Thanksgiving cactus, or schlumbergera truncata, not a regular cactus. This year, this one is acting more like a Valentine’s Day cactus! When growing them, treat them more like a regular houseplant and don’t let them get super dry, before you soak the soil.

Such showy, iridescent, magenta and white flowers, on this Thanksgiving cactus in bloom.

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Published Saturday, February 25, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Fish hook cactus flowers

Such a cute fish hook little cactus! Be careful, though. The white fluffy stuff is a kind of sunscreen and protects the cactus from wind and water evaporation, too.

Little pink flowers with yellow centers decorate this small fish hook cactus. Careful!

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Published Saturday, February 18, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Purple hellebore macro

I love flowers that bloom in wintertime. The weather is still very cold and gray in the Seattle area, but the hellebores are being beautiful for us, already.

Purple speckled hellebore with white center

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Published Wednesday, February 15, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Red rose bouquet

He brought me roses. So very sweet, every single time.

Red, red roses

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Published Tuesday, February 14, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Foil kisses

Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m all for love and chocolate, and kisses.

Candy, love and chocolate. What’s not to like?

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Published Thursday, February 2, 2023, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Peony blossom

A summer photo for you, in winter mode.

Simple June peony blossom

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