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There's something about hosta leaves i find irresistible.
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May 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Ravenna Creek soother
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May 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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First honeybees I've seen
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A honeybee busily forages the pink heather flowers, taking advantage of the sun and warmth.
February 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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A pretty picotee camellia, to refresh the mind!
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A bicolor camellia, surrounded by the bush's green leaves, shows off its red stripes and splotches artistically placed on its creamy petals.
March 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Backlit hellebores
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A cluster of dark purple hellebores glow red with sunlight from behind. The yellow anthers make a vivid contrast.
March 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Glow in the dark red rhododendrons
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A close up of brilliant scarlet rhododendrons glowing in the shrubbery. The flowers' red ruffled petals form a funnel along which red stamen and pistil stems end in red anthers and red stigmas.
May 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Pink pompoms gracing the dog walk
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Rounded pink blossom clusters open between the leaves on a rhododendron shrub in a garden. The trumpet-shaped flowers at the end of the stems look like pompoms.
April 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Spend a few days inside as the weather warms up and the rain falls and the wind blows, and ta-dah! Crocuses
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A patch of purple crocuses spring up between the dead chestnuts leaves. Their lavender to white sepals provide a nice backdrop to the golden color pop of their stamens and pistils
February 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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They're back! A flock of daffodils on a rainy day spreads a little sunshine. A yearly neighborhood treat.
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A strip of bright yellow daffodils grow in a sidewalk planter at the foot of a gray mossy stone wall. A couple of bushes behind them are starting to bud out.
April 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Almost perfect
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This dandelion seed head, processed in black and white, has no seeds blown away by the wind, so it looks like a sphere full of glistening fluff flowing out from white stars.
April 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Shapely leaves almost look like tapestry
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Dicentra leaves in black and white : the feathery leaves make a delicate pattern which is enhanced by the monochrome.
April 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Fiddling
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A closeup photo of a green hosta leaf with raindrops beading on top. The drops reflect the white sky, looking like paste diamonds. The leaf texture looks velvety.
May 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Camellia time in the PNW
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A close look at a pink camellia bush show an abundance of buds just waiting to open alongside the delicate pink rose like blossoms. The light hits the pink petals just right, making them look like China, colorful tasting with the dark green, glossy, dentate leaves.
March 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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We happened upon yellow rosebay or yellow rhododendron, struck by sunlight, a burst of brightness
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A small bush full of yellow rhododendron blossoms is surrounded by purple heather. The sun, behind the bush, strikes the flowers and creates a pale yellow burst of color under the shady trees.
March 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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A wonderful tree peony flaunts its crimson beauty for the delight of passersby
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A red peony flower opens its numerous silky petals next to a garden rock wall. Its lacy compound leaves make a lovely setting for its beauty.
April 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Petal strewn sidewalk
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A sidewalk in my neighborhood is covered with pink crabapple petals after a wind storm. Pink flowering crabapple trees bend over the sidewalk from curbside strips. You can see blue scilla growing on both sides as well as bright tulips and other spring flowers.
April 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Morning sunshine
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Leopard's bane has bright yellow daisy like flowers that glow amid its soft green heart shaped leaves. The sun is striking them at a low angle, creating dramatic light and dark contrasts.
March 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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More native plants in the woods at Ravenna Park: Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) is graceful amid its lacy leaves
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A small cluster of pink and fuschia flowers are ready to bloom amid lacy leaves.
April 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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I thought i missed the bloom time for orange honeysuckle (Lonicera viliosa), but there it was in the hazelnut bush, blooming away
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A cluster of orange honeysuckle flowers with their flaring trumpet shape glows amid green sunlight dappled leaves.
May 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Really scarlet poppies caught my eye in the community garden as we walked by
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Brilliantly scarlet, these lovely poppies caught my eye as we walked by. They have yellow pistils and their black anthers are topped by yellow pollen sacs. There are plenty of buds next to the flowers amid an array of compound green leaves.
May 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Yellow azaleas in the neighborhood
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Three bright golden-yellow clusters of azaleas glow among their dark foliage. The flowers have 5 petals, looking like idealized stars. Their yellow stamens have red and brown tips. Their pistils are also long and yellow, with a turquoise green tip.
May 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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A fence with camellias
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A lattice work fence with a topper runs along a sidewalk, The fence is lined on the garden side with camellia bushes sported pink ruffled flowers. The feeling is calm, serene and spring green.
April 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Some pretty crested iris in the P-Patch
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Some bronze and yellow crested iris splash out in front of some in shades of deep blue in the dappled sunlight along the community garden path.
May 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Another walk, another flower. This bergenia looks pretty happy.
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An orange stalk topped with 5 petaled, pale pink and bell-shaped bergenia flower is surrounded by rounded thick green leaves in a garden bed. The leaves are edged with orange from the past winter's frost bite.
March 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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#Two coral red camellias
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A pair of wide open coral red camellias sport layered ruffled petals and bright gold hearts. The anthers hang down, heavy with pollen. There are several buds ready to bloom amid tge dark green glossy leaves.
February 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM