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| Overview of one portion of the garden. Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden Managed by Puget Sound Dahlia Association www.pugetsounddahlias.org |
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| First bloom photo, 2016. |
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| One of our favorites. |
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| All of our photos in this post are processed only to resize. We did not do any crops on these pics. |
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| Although the sky was partly cloudy, you can see some pretty sharp shadows on this one. |
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| Overview of the garden looking from the north side. |
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| Another portion of the garden, planted later, will return some rewards in August or September. |
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| New sign on the newer part of the garden. |
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| One last overview. The picnic table will be perfect when most of the dahlias are in bloom. |
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Wondering ... What is your favorite kind of flower? Could it be the dahlia?
Marine Sightings ...
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| Bulk carriers are not the most beautiful ships, but they get the job done. This is the Crimson Monarch. Portion of Elliott Bay Marina below. July 6th, 5:54 AM |
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| RBD Capri At anchor beyond the Marina |
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| Barge that caught our attention with tug connected. We are not sure, but think it is some how related to marine cable construction. |
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| We like the barge with tall crane and flag flying. A Washington State Ferry in the foreground. Alki Point (West Seattle) in the distance. July 6th, 9:09 AM |
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| COSCO Oceania July 12th, 12:25 PM |
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| Four in a row. At bottom: Legend Cruise ship. Next above: Bulk Carrier at anchor. Next above: COSCO Oceania arriving in Port. In the distance: a Washington State Ferry July 12th, 12:28 PM |
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| A closer look at the COSCO Oceania Container Vessel July 12th, 12:33 PM |
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| Defender Trawler Vessel We like the exterior design. July 13th, 4:14 PM |
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| Dragon Bulk Carrier Vessel, at anchor, in the wee dark hours of the morning. July 14th, 1:43 AM |
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| NYK Line heading northbound out of Puget Sound with Dragon Bulk Carrier at anchor in the right foreground. July 14th, 7:21 AM |
Recent Sky Pics ...
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| July 10th, 11:34 PM Just a little more than half moon. |
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| July 10th, 7:34 PM |
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| July 9th, 5:46 AM |
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| July 14th, 1:42 AM We just happened to glance out and see the big orange moon setting. Focus is not perfect but you get the idea. We rushed to get the camera on the tripod. :-) |
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| Not much (if any) sky in this one, but we like the effect the sunlight has on the flag at the point above the Marina. July 12th, 5:48 PM |
Pretty but not my favourite flower, much prefer roses
ReplyDeleteHello John, the dahlia collection is just beautiful. I love seeing all the ships in the Sound. I enjoyed taking the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island a few times. Gorgeous moon captures. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love all kinds of flowers, but i think my favorite is the rose. I enjoy your collection of vessels, especially the one with four in a row. And your sky pictures are, as always, wonderful. Best to you, John. Always glad to see your "face" show up in my news feed. :-)
ReplyDeleteahhhh purdy flowers
ReplyDeleteThe Dahlia garden is something special
ReplyDeleteThe dahlias sure a pretty.
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice series of photos. Glad you were able to get to the dahlia garden.
ReplyDeleteThe dahlia garden is just coming into prime. I rarely see dahlias here although my Mom used to grow them. so is this a week's worth of ships?
ReplyDeleteThanks for once again sharing the Dahlias.I had been waiting to see them here.As you know,I like all flowers,with roses being my favourite,BUT,I do love the Dahlias,but can't grow them.Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed I love dahlias but here the adult corn root worm beetles reek havoc with the petals so I gave up trying to grow them. Yes we have cornfields all around us...:(
ReplyDeleteOh, these are lovely blooms. Nothing like a lovely flower to brighten up a day.
ReplyDeleteThe sky has been magnificent lately at night. I wish it's just always like that.
How are you, John? :)
My favorite flower is the sweet pea. But dahlias are also very nice. Especially the dark red on one of your pics!
ReplyDeleteexquisite display of delightful smiles of nature my dear friend!
ReplyDeleteit just filled my moments with enchantment:)