Seattle’s weather has been colder and wetter than normal. Here is a plum tree in my back yard, trying so hard to bloom, taken on a rare break in the rain.

Plum blossom buds, waiting for sun and warmth

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We have a huge cedar tree in out backyard. Here it is in the heavy, wet snow that fell, before it all started to melt. Bonus image below: our front yard. You can see that there is even snow accumulated on the power lines, but it was already starting to fall off.

Heavy snow decorated this 300-year old cedar tree

Snow briefly covered everything, even the power lines

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Rain. Fog. Repeat.

Bare apple tree branches, with evergreens in the distance

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I know it’s not the Christmas season anymore, but on a walk around the neighborhood these looked so fine.

Pointy leaves and red berries of the holly plant

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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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This is the sight that greeted us New Year’s Day morning in our backyard, south of Seattle WA.

No wind creates a beautiful snow scene

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Saltwater Park is in Washington State, a bit south of Seattle. I’m in a sky view mood lately.

View of Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest on a cool and calm winter day.

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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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Happy New Year, dear readers! May 2017 bring us all peace, joy, health and abundance.

Puffy clouds reflected on a calm Puget Sound, in Washington near Seattle

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Winter has its beauty.

The sun tries to appear in this late December sky

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My favorite neighborhood Christmas outdoor decor: Santa balloon with penguins, of course.

Santa Claus inflatable holiday decor, with penguins.

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Our kitty Dusty, happy and relaxed on a lap at Christmas.

Dusty kitty at Christmas

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