Patina Moon

 Hello Friends!  Last week, I took the advise of my friend,  Georgianna and made my way over to the Washington Park Arboretum   to photograph all of the blooming trees before the spring  wind and rain blew them all away.  It turned out to be the perfect day except for the fact  that I didn't get to share it with my sweetie because he had to work.  I mean, who can stand under this tree with all of it's blossoms and lovely sweet scent and not be in the mood for love?  I've never been to Paris in the Springtime (not in any season actually).  Living here in Seattle, however, makes me feel like I've always imagined  I would feel seeing Paris in the Spring. Speaking of my "Sweetie," he saw an artist supply store near his work,   and signed me up for their Artist Club Card.  Oh Boy,   have I ever been having a fun time visiting this ...

Greetings dear friends! November and the holidays are upon us, so I wanted to get one last  Autumn post in before everything turns to winter here.  I took these photos at the Washington Park Arboretum,  a short distance from our home.  This is the kind of place that you need to visit  every season, to see the change.  They even have a calendar to show you what's in  bloom each month! It was a lot larger park than I expected and we didn't get around to  each garden that was on the map this time.  We picked a beautiful day to do this.  The sun was peeking through the clouds and the  temperature was not too cold.  Some places had benches and some  had picnic tables just out in the middle of it all!   I'm bringing munchies next time. :-)  So many varieties of trees and plants. Each with their own bu...