It is always an adventure blogging remotely, as I am this week.  While taking care of my sister in the Seattle area, I have been wandering around shooting the many and wonderful blooming plants, shrubs and trees in the area. Whether I will be able to download the relatively raw files here is another question.  So here I go!  Photographs are in all their relative raw glory.

Among the many flowering plants for which the Northwest is known, many rhododendron and azaleas are in bloom now.  The one below is named "Unique".

rhododendrons and azaleas 1

The tri-colored Cordyline terminalis is a beauty in pattern, color, and form. Cordyline terminalis

Ferns are everywhere in wet climates, and the rhythm of their fronds make good photographic studies. This is a western sword ferm, filled with unfolding fiddleheads.

ferns

Apple trees have lovely branching and flower structure.  The branch below is from a Bramley apple tree.

apple blossoms in Seattle

And finally, a tool of the well-intentioned gardener.

wheelbarrow in garden

until next Monday,

DB

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