A great rainbow last night at dusk, in the Burien WA Trader Joe’s parking lot.

Rainbow arc in the sky as the lights come on

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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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At the recent NW Flower & Garden Show in Seattle, one display area had some incredible “cakes” decorated with flowers. I loved the colors on this one.

Dusk outside, display cake inside, decorated with a cactus-flower motif at #NWFGS

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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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The positive part of air travel:

View of Philadelphia from the air

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At my brother’s house at sunset, a bird feeding against a wintery sky.

A bird in silhouette behind a mesh curtain, at sunset

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Driving into Seattle this afternoon from the north, the city and sky was bathed in beautiful sunset light.

Seattle sports arenas and harbor cranes at sunset on New Year’s Day

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The light returns! Happy Solstice to my dear readers.

The sun’s light returns at the Solstice, and we rejoice.

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I was at my brother’s house in Connecticut. He has a wonderful view of the western sky from his upper window.

Bare tree branches against a sunset sky

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Seattle’s viaduct is still with us, but not for very much longer after the tunnel is completed. I will miss these views.

Dramatic sky over Puget Sound, looking west from the viaduct in Seattle

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There’s a cove near me, south of Seattle, and it does sunsets very well.

Sunset’s brilliant colors reflected in the waters of Puget Sound in Washington State

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