These are of the Japanese Maple tree in my front yard. A whole tree view is in the post My home trees.
For Becky of Winchester’s Tree Squares-18…and Cee’s Flower of the Day, for the tiny maple flowers and the rose.
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My home trees
The trees together look a bit like a rocket launch, especially in the fall when the maple goes golden. The Japanese maple is in my yard and the Douglas Fir is in the next door neighbor’s yard. When we moved in, 34 years ago, the Japanese maple was only about as tall as I am: 5′ 6″. We had no idea it would get this big…but, boy, do we love it, and the shade it casts on hot summer days.
What’s it going to be?
Friday night’s sky was interesting:
The weather report for the weekend was “scattered rain”. It sounds so tame compared to the dramatic skies we saw:
It starts with a seed…
February 13 
February 23
This time of year the sap starts flowing. I always feel like I need to do something in the garden.
A couple of weeks ago, a few days before it snowed, I found an irresistible packet of seeds. I wasn’t sure where I was going to put them, my beds are pretty full of perennials and volunteer annuals. I carried the packet around in my purse. In part to not have to answer questions from my very linear spouse about what on earth I was thinking (because I wasn’t thinking when I got the seeds).
I eventually decided to put in a hummingbird garden in my backyard to be a micro getaway location. YouTube provided instructions on creating a “no dig” bed.
Defining the bed. 
Loading the bed with growing compost. 
Ready to plant. 
The seeds. 
February 24: Planted up and ready to grow.
The only things left to do are making a border and waiting for spring.
Snowy way
Our snow is almost gone now, but last weekend it snowed for almost two days straight. I still had to walk my four legged friends.
Auriate deciduous-ness
A rather belated entry for Paula’s Thursday’s Special Pick a word. Brought on by autumnal inspiration this week.
I didn’t have a separate photo for Consecrated, but I feel like my yard is blessed during this golden season.
For Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word.
Typical November walk
These days I don’t go anywhere exciting to hike, but I walk my dogs every day around the neighborhood. Come along with us on a November walk.
Friendly Friday: Whilst walking and Lens Artists Challenge #123: Found in the Neighborhood.
The wind changed yesterday
The cold north wind began in the middle of the day yesterday, to chase the clouds away. We awoke to a cold clear morning.
Reminded me of the Lord of the Rings.
In Seattle the north wind usually brings clear weather, in the winter it can be very cold, since the wind is coming from Alaska and Canada. A long time ago I wrote this description of how I loved the cold, very clean north wind when I was a child: Winter wind from the north.
For Hammad Rais’s Weekend Sky #5. And the Lens Artists Challenge this week: the sun will come out tomorrow.
Fall way
These are from our meander through the Chinese Garden and Arboretum at South Seattle College this past week. Lucky we got there when we did, winter is closing in a bit early.
For Alive and Trekking’s Which Way Challenge and Weekly Prompts’ Autumn Stroll.
October sky
