Last year when we went camping, there was a burn ban due to drought and fire conditions. This year, on the rainy Olympic Peninsula, fires in campsites were allowed. I had so missed it.

Tongues of orange and yellow flames leap from campfire logs

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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 change of pace. This perfect rose was photographed at the Garden Club flower show not too long ago.

Macro of a perfect rose, pale orange color. Can you see the tiny water droplets to the left?

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Feeding into Lake Cushman, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, this little waterfall is still going strong even in September.

Moss and ferns grow near small waterfall in late summer

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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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Taking a ferry boat ride home from our camping getaway, Mt. Rainier was glorious this afternoon.

Mount Rainier from the Seattle ferry

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A neighbor had a party today. What a day for it!

Cheerful red print oilcloth on the picnic table and a bouquet, all ready for guests

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When I was in Mexico this spring, I was charmed to see amaryllis blooming in gardens. So I put mine on the patio in full sun, figuring if it can take sun in Mexico, it can certainly take it in Seattle. It bloomed today!

Red amaryllis, from the back, on my patio

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I managed to give the vegetable beds some organic August fertilizer and watered in well. The string beans are doing a whole new crop. If we get a warm September there will be lots and lots more!

Purple and green string beans, wax beans, and tomatoes, just picked

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I was at a flower show today, where garden club members get together and put sprigs of what’s blooming on display.

Alstroemeria, or Peruvian lily, is an excellent cut flower and very easy to grow

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My sister Jo is traveling in Nova Scotia, in Canada, and saw a number of beautifully rusting boats in the village of Marie Joseph. And what a sky! I took the liberty of sharing this one with you.

Rusty old boat against a very dramatic sky in the village of village of Marie Joseph in Nova Scotia

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