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In Seattle, they say that summer starts July 5 (due to rain), but this year we have had unseasonably nice weather! We are taking a short sabbatical to enjoy these warmer summer days. My next post will be on July 24th. Please enjoy past photos in my slideshow – thank you for all your support!
We have had very favorable weather this spring in the Pacific Northwest, so I have been able to “dig in the dirt” and plant small flower gardens in our yard. One of the flowers I enjoy planting, is the Geranium, because I can ignore it, and still get great flowers! Aren’t these buds a brilliant color?!?!?!
Sometimes bulbs are difficult to grow in the Pacific Northwest because it is so damp and mild during the winter. One of my favorite bulbs is the Lilly, because I can completely ignore it and still get beautiful flowers! I was able to capture this great close-up of this incredible orange/fire Lilly. Wouldn’t it be great to have a whole basket of these beautiful flowers growing in the house?!?!?!
Ocean Shores Washington, USA, is a resort type coastal beach area, but it is also a haven for fishing and crabbing. I captured this great shot (while my tripod was sinking in the sand!) of local crabbers during a low tide. I can’t imagine standing in this very cold water – although I really appreciate the hard work of fishermen that catch crabs!! Isn’t this an interesting landscape?!?!?!
Although the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is winding down, I couldn’t resist sharing one more photo of the beautiful tulips I captured earlier this month. My sweet husband spotted this single “loner” red tulip hiding in the millions of yellow tulips. He is very observant as this shot was almost fifty feet away from us! Aren’t these tulips incredibly beautiful?!?!?
These beautiful tiny flowers are called Grape Hyacinths and return every year in our rockery. They have a light fragrance and are one of the first bulb flowers to poke out each spring. In between rainstorms, I captured this great close-up – just a few inches away – but luckily it is still too early to worry about bees! Isn’t the color incredible!?!?!?!
The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, in Washington, USA held each spring is one of our favorite places to visit. Thousand of tulips bloom each spring. I’m so proud to share that one of my photographs caught the attention of AARP Washington for their Washington Picture of the Day!!!
Mowich Lake is a lake located in the northwestern corner of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State at an elevation of 4,929 feet. Although the main road to the lake was closed for the season, my husband persevered dodging huge potholes in our truck off-road. And we were rewarded with this amazing area to view Mt. Rainier and have a picnic! Isn’t this view absolutely breathtaking?!?!?!?!?!