At a lovely waterside terrace of some friends last evening, you could see the sunset over Puget Sound reflected in their windows.

Sunset over Puget Sound, south of Seattle, in Washington State

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The town of Sequim (pronounced skwim!), WA has a lavender festival every year. They also have some wonderful street art.

Standup street art of a man and a girl, and ice cream, with reflections

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Seattle has had some magnificent clouds lately.

Cirrus clouds on a warm summer day

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She’s a little tattered, but she’s up there, and we love her, above all others. Happy Fourth of July!

The American Flag, in red, white and blue

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I’ve never seen these clouds in this area (Seattle). I believe they are called mammatus. Yes, there were thunderstorms later.

Mammatus cloud forms

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Puget Sound does sunsets very nicely, even in cool weather. With a seagull!

Sun setting behind Vashon Island over Puget Sound, in Washington State

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Before yesterday’s thunderstorms (not too common in the Seattle area), the clouds were getting ready.

Frilly, feathery clouds advance ahead of a big storm front

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On my birthday last week, we took a ferry boat ride to Port Orchard, WA.

Clouds and water view on Puget Sound in Washington State

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Spring is bursting forth, and the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle has their game on. Bonus photo below.

A bit of blue sky makes the daffodil plantings look even better

Tiny true flower peeks out from mauve hydrangea blossom

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The sky over my house, taken on that marvelous sunny Sunday we had. Raining right now, again.

Layers of white clouds over a brilliant blue March sky

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Here are only a couple of the dozens and dozens of cranes decorating the Seattle, WA skyline at dusk recently.

The iconic Seattle Space Needle, seen with cranes from Denny Ave., with Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the distance.

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This is a real water lily plant at Longwood Gardens, outside of Philadelphia. The sign said Longwood Hybrid Water-Platter Victoria ‘Longwood Hybrid.’

Water-Platter water lily plant in outdoor pool at Longwood Gardens

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