Thursday, April 30, 2015

April Photos

A few photos taken in the Emerald City in the last few days ...

"The Mountain" of the Pacific Northwest
Mount Rainier -- 14,409' (4,392 m)
Towering above Port of Seattle
and into the clouds. 

A lady snaps the view from Kerry Park ...
a favorite spot to overlook the city.
And a runner up for our Good Fence entry.

Afternoon sun creates thousands of sparkles on the water
of Puget Sound

Our entry for this week's Good Fences.
It looks pretty good to us, how about you?
Linking up today with Good Fences. Thanks to Tex for hosting!

We like this tree!

Another tree in a little park in the Magnolia neighborhood.
The bench gives you a some perspective on the size of the tree.
Great spot to sit and ponder just about anything.

The new leaves and angle of the sunlight almost
make this tree shine.

We love these in their fall colors ... but isn't the green beautiful too?
These flowers seemed to be glowing in the bright afternoon sun.
A rose is a rose ...  but this one is wild!
Thank you for stopping by John's Island. Can you believe April has gone by so fast ... how was your April?


37 comments:

  1. Good Morning, Visiting with you via TexWis. I enjoyed your lovely photos today. Awesome views! Mildred in Georgia

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  2. Good Morning, John.. I love the view of Mt Rainier.. Great fence scenes and the flowers are lovely.. Have a happy day!

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  3. Great views and super blooms.

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  4. Very pretty pictures! All of them! Greetings from Romania!

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  5. Neat fences and I would love to look over the first fence to see the view, which I am imagining is quite lovely. Lovely blossoms!

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  6. beautiful view and i love all the trees too!

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  7. Beautiful pictures! Yesterday I left the house without my raincoat, a mistake, since it was sunny AND rainy all day long. Love your Rainier pictures especially, and the flowers and trees. :-)

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  8. just beautiful views. i love trees, too, and pick out 'favorites' on my drives. :) really like that asian-inspired garden gate and fence! nice!!

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  9. That great mountain on your first picture, is that a volcano? No idea. I love mountains because we have no one in our small country here. I have never seen a mountain with my own eyes. They seems so impossant!

    I also love the 1000 of sparkles on the water. Beautiful photo! And green leaves? No only blossom here. Thanks for the nice photos.

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  10. What a beautiful view of the city and water. Springtime is so uplifting and refreshing. The photos are beautiful. Yes, hard to believe that April is at an end. Now Wisconsin will green up fast.

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  11. What a beautiful view of the city and water. Springtime is so uplifting and refreshing. The photos are beautiful. Yes, hard to believe that April is at an end. Now Wisconsin will green up fast.

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  12. Wow - gorgeous shots.

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  13. Mount Rainier is an impressive mountain. I always love to see it when I'm up in the area. Beautiful trees as well - I certainly would spend some time on that bench!

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  14. Never had the pleasure of visiting your area, so this was very enjoyable tour.

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  15. This entire year seems to be zipping by.
    What a great post. I liked both fences very much. That view is awesome. The flowers were lovely too and those were some neat looking trees.

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  16. Fabulous images, gorgeous scenery, blooms and sky shots. Great fences too! Have a great day!

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  17. Stunning photos, John! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  18. Very nicely done with your photos.

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  19. Gorgeous views. Nice fences and flowers.

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  20. Well John,I love every one of these pictures. I'm having a hard time choosing between the mountain or the rose as my favourite. I guess I don't have to pick a favourite,I can love them all. Have a great weekend,coming up soon.

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  21. Lovely photos and yes I like your pick for today's fence. I'm a tree fan so i do like the photo of the solitary tree.

    Diana
    http://adifferentlenslens365.blogspot.co.nz/2015/03/wild-kittens.html

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  22. Beautiful views of Puget Sound, Mt. Rainier and the space needle! Great fences, flowers and trees as well!

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  23. Great sequence, wonderful landscapes and flowers!

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  24. Stunning images John. You've really done a great job with this series. I love all the photos as you've captured all the things that I love. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  25. The picture of the mountain looks so surreal, John. That is just an amazing piece of nature. Something so majestic only the hand of God can do, huh?

    All these pictures are fantastic too. I just love nature. Nothing can beat them. :)

    Have a wonderful weekend ahead! :)

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  26. Fabulous photos of a wonderful area and a good day with sunshine too.
    Thank you very much for your comment on my blog.
    Best regards, Synnöve

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  27. Lovely photos. So many gorgeous, beautiful colors.

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  28. Mount Rainier I would love to see. Such beauty in your parts.
    I was looking at your wild rose and wish my tame ones would look that good.
    betsy

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  29. Hi John, what great pics from April and good fence shot too.
    You live in a pretty area.
    Happy May Day and have a nice weekend.
    CM

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  30. Nice pics from April. I would love to see Mt Rainier. Happy May Day!

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  31. Time is going by all too quickly! The bright colors of spring make me feel happy--I like your photos of the trees and flowers. Great view of Seattle!

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