Happy Spring Equinox! We are blessed with sunny weather in Seattle this whole week. Don’t know why we don’t see more of these forsythias around Seattle but I love them.

Brilliant yellow and old-fashioned forsythia is the glory of springtime

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It’s a special bonus when the time change day is sunny, especially in Seattle. This little crocus and its friend greeted me, all wet from the rain just earlier.

Purple and white crocus blooming in early March in Seattle

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Oh, photo archives are a treasure. So many photos, and after a few years, some are completely new to me. I took that? Apparently I did, on a garden tour ten years ago. Here’s to July, and kitties, and sunshine!

A very relaxed orange kitty named Tully, basking in sun and summertime shadows

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Let’s peek back into the bright part of the year, shall we?

Frilly pink petals of fragrant peony bouquet, with bud

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At Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory, there have been some fabulous Lusio light art, music and dancing fundraisers, and the last one this year is coming up on Saturday, October 19. Here’s a photo from the one in January. So much fun!

Mysterious glowing mushrooms curated by Lusio in Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory January 2019

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I took the houseplants in and now the autumn sun comes in this window. My favorite place to read.

Pink velvet reading chair in front of a sunny window

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When the hydrangeas get a little crepe-y, time to cut and bring them in to dry.

Late season hydrangeas

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Even though it’s fall now, May sounds pretty good to me. This is a scene from my May backyard a few years ago.

Meadow rue, tulips, geum, and other spring flowers

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Not ready to let the summer go. Here’s lavender field from a Sequim, WA field in July.

Late lavender in the field, some already harvested

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And don’t forget the lemon cucumbers, two kinds of string beans, or the truly sweet Italian plums. Late summer is the best!

Tomatoes, plums and string beans from my backyard garden

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If you have a roomy, shady spot for a Japanese anemone, it has such pretty flowers. I love flowers that come back every year.

Brilliant range anthers at the center of this soft lavender Japanese anemone flower

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Our young ‘Frost’ peach tree is about three years old. It doesn’t get peach-leaf curl and has such fragrant, sweet yellow fruit, even ripening in Seattle’s short summers. Time for a cobbler!

Home grown peaches on the patio table

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