Went to visit a friend in New York and we went to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. I had never seen the huge rose garden there, which was at its peak. If you can ever go, do so. This is less than half of it.

Magnificent triangular rose garden at peak bloom, in New York Botanical Garden

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I don’t usually post food photos, but this was spectacular! We went to the Chihuly Collections Cafe in Seattle and my crab cakes were almost too pretty to eat. But not quite!

Crab cakes with mango-kiwi salsa and edible flowers

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I learned that weigela (why-GHEEL-a) is related to honeysuckle. No wonder its sweet smell attracts bees!

Variegated weigela with pink flowers, and bees, with red rhodies in the background

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Was lucky enough to have a little picnic the other day at a new place to me, Mt. Baker Beach. Here’s the pier:

City of Bellevue WA in the distance, from Mt. Baker Beach park in Seattle

And here’s the little park where we had a picnic. Isn’t that inviting?

Picnic tables in the distance on a perfect picnic day

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The creek and some azaleas at Seatac WA’s small but delightful Highline Botanical Garden. Happy Spring!

Highline Botanical Garden

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This year the spring flowers seem even more spectacular than usual. Seattle does spring very well indeed.

Pink dogwood and red rhododendrons and a pea trellis in my backyard

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These giant orchid cactus now at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory are each as big as my hand!

Orchid cactus or Epiphyllum is one of the showiest flowers, with white stamen and anthers

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For a brief time it was sunny out. The garden is in bloom.

I heart bleeding hearts! Pink and white spring flowers in my yard.

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I am still enjoying my photos from this spring’s Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle. This stunner was on a tall glass pedestal.

Pink roses and orchids from below at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show

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My friend has a houseplant…and a sense of humor.

Octopus tentacle emerges from ordinary houseplant!

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OK, now I know why these plants are called Bird of Paradise. Doesn’t this flower bud look just like a bird’s head?

Bud of Bird of Paradise flower in Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory

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My windowsill Minerva amaryllis bloomed earlier. Now a second bloom is happening, and the first bloom actually set seed! Below is a view of the dark brown seed and a second, unripe pod behind it.

Minerva amaryllis second bloom this season

Two seed pods, one ripe, of Minerva amaryllis bulb plant

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