While Seattle’s viaduct elevated road is due to come down soon, we can still enjoy the views.

Ferry in Puget Sound heading out of Seattle, into dramatic sky vista and rain falling. Note blue sky in rearview mirror!

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I’ve seen fern fronds in curls as they unfurl, but never a seahorse shape!

Native fern unfurling in a seahorse shape at Schmitz Preserve Park in West Seattle, WA

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On my birthday recently we went hiking in a delightful piece of old forest right in West Seattle, Schmitz Preserve Park. So very beautiful, and the fabulous weather didn’t hurt one bit.

Sky and trees reflected in forest stream in Schmitz Park in Seattle

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Bleeding hearts are the darling of the shade garden. Little hearts!

Little heart-shaped flowers come back every year and love shade

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These little blue and yellow flowers are well named. You cannot forget them because they will always return to your garden, forever. So pretty in springtime, but then out they must go.

Old fashioned forget-me-nots in front of red azaleas, in my shade garden

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Both trees are five-grafts; the one on the left is has cherries and on the right, plums. We are looking at my yard towards my neighbors’, behind the fruit trees. Which version do you prefer? Happy Spring!

Two multi-graft fruit trees almost done flowering, in spring sunshine

Here they are in black and white. Which do you like better?

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In San Miguel de Allende, an art and tourist mecca in central Mexico, I went to a beautiful former factory, La Fabrica Aurora, which is now a shopping heaven. In the courtyard were these display of roses. Which are prettier, lavender or pink?

Dozens of lavender roses float in a large bowl on a stone floor

Full-blown pink roses float in a stone vessel in San Miguel, Mexico

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There’s a giant market on Tuesdays in San Miguel de Allende. A mountain of strawberries!

A giant mound of fresh strawberries offered at the Tuesday Market in San Miguel

Red strawberries in the Tuesday Market in San Miguel

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Since the streets and sidewalks are quite uneven in San Miguel de Allende (vast understatement!), strollers just don’t cut it.

Baby gazing, in hat with ears, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Adorable baby in hat and boots with ball in San Miguel de Allende

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I do love dandelions, but not in my own yard. These were by the side of the road near my Seattle home.

Brilliant yellow dandelions bloom in early April

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The bright sun in Mexico makes the bright colors look just right. Here are just two scenes, could post dozens.

Stacks of neatly folded, colorful fabric on display in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Dizzying array of colorful handcraft items for sale in San Miguel

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Here are a couple of orange flowers blooming in March in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

Macro of the yellow and orange flowers of the lantana plant, about an inch or 2.5 cm across.

Some kind of orange flower, related to amaryllis?, common in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico [Later: yes, clivia is in the amaryllis family.]