North of Phoenix, AZ last week, some cactus and flowers by the highway.

Iconic saguaro cactus welcomes us to Arizona in wintertime

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Went to Arizona and the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Sharp stuff!

Sharp spines on this desert plant in Phoenix Botanical Garden

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The first scenic photo of the year: today’s sunset from the overlook near my house.

Sunset over Puget Sound, from Normandy Park, WA

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Finally the Seattle area got some rain last week. Here’s the sky in back of my house right before it got here.

Dark clouds move into a sunny sky ahead of some good rain

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There is so much beauty in the world. I am grateful!

Trees silhouetted against a clear sky at dusk

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Maple tree + autumn + late afternoon sunshine = bliss.

Fall color in maple leaves, with a very Pacific Northwest evergreen tree behind it.

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Last week there was some sunshine. It will come again!

Colorful leaves against some evergreens, with cirrus clouds in a blue sky

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This lovely neon star art was even prettier reflected in the glass panes within the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle at the recent Lusio Lights event. Don’t you love the huge staghorn fern it’s nestled up against?

Glowing neon star art and reflection and staghorn fern, with last colors of sunset showing

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These pieced fabric panels (not really quilts), lit from behind, glowed so beautifully at the recent Lusio Lights event at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory.

Robin Mallory’s textile and light exhibit, as night began to fall on a clear evening

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Our backyard grape vine is doing pretty well this year. We might get ten bunches! The raccoons decimated the plums but haven’t taken all of these (yet). So sweet and delicious. If you can, plant a grapevine.

Backyard interlaken seedless, red, table grape vine, ripening well in Seattle’s short summer.

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A friend gave me a start of this perennial sunflower plant last spring. It flowers in September: YAY!

Brilliant yellow perennial sunflower blooms on a windy, sunny day

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Just for fun, a photo from the other side of the year. Should be perfect for our friends down under…

Pink Japanese magnolia blossoms with pale edges, as big as my hand, in springtime in Seattle

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