Oh my goodness it was lovely the other evening. A quick visit to Seahurst Park in Burien, WA showed a perfect scene.

A boy runs along a Puget Sound beach in front of a brilliant sunset

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The recent sunny days and brilliant sunsets have been such a blessing to us in gray Seattle.

Winter sunset from Highline College in Des Moines, WA

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Visited Camp Verde, AZ, and watched the rain clouds roll in.

A big rainstorm coming in the sky above Camp Verde AZ orchard, branches bare in the winter

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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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Today marks the start of longer days in the Northern hemisphere. Here comes the light! Happy Solstice to you, and may you take and enjoy lots of beautiful photos with the increased light.

Peaceful view of sky and Puget Sound in Washington State

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Here’s a view of Seattle you won’t see for very much longer, taken November 2016. Note the Great Wheel, the construction cranes, the Space Needle, and the Viaduct roadway, soon to be torn down.

Dark clouds above the Seattle skyline

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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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It was extremely foggy this autumn morning. There were crows outside my window.

Three crows on a wire on a foggy day

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We had very unusual fog today, lasted the whole day. Here’s a local college campus building looking eternal.

Evergreens recede into the foggy distance on autumn evening at Highline College

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Rain was clearly on the way in this view of the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle from the back.

Almost looks like lightning, doesn’t it?

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