The hills around Windsor, California are beautiful at this time of year. From a January 2011 visit.

Sunset in the soft hills outside of Windsor, in Northern California

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I really need to get a witch hazel tree. My neighbors have one and it smells fabulous.

Yellow, fragrant witch hazel flowers bloom in January in Seattle

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Meeting a friend for lunch on Friday in Mukilteo WA, the weather cooperated and we saw some fine shadows and a fabulous view.

Long winter shadows on a sunny pier in Mukilteo, Washington

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Tomorrow is a big game for Seahawks fans. I really like the flags all around town with the simple “12” design, showing fandom. Seattleites will be delirious if they win tomorrow and go to the Super Bowl for the second year in a row. Good luck, Hawks!

The Twelfth Man flag is everywhere in Seattle

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I saw this note on a planter outside of a Starbucks in West Seattle. Thank you to whoever did this.

#notesoflove don’t forget how great you are

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Not until April, but here’s a quick peek at the unbelievably scenic Skagit Valley Tulip Festival north of Seattle, WA. I really love this image and I am calling it my weekly Top Shot.

Pink, magenta, and red tulips bloom in a field bordered by snowy hillsides

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Even in January, some signs of spring to come. Beginnings!

Tender green sprouts of daffodils emerge in January in Seattle

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Yet another view of the scenic overlook around the block from my house.

Evening draws nigh on a winter afternoon overlooking Puget Sound, near Seattle

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From a summer camping trip. Nature!

Water rushes over rocks in a creek on the Olympic Peninsula, in summertime

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Scrolling through my photo archives, I found this image of huge, tropical brugmansia (Angels Trumpet) flowers from an August 2010 shoot at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory. See how the buds are yellow but the open flowers are pink? Wild, no?

Different colors on the same plant of Ecuador Pink brugmansia, or Angels Trumpet

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A friend has chickens!

Young brown and black laying hen with a red comb

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The fog was lifting, slowly, at the scenic overlook very near my house.

Normandy Park, WA hillside overlooks Puget Sound on a foggy day

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