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Archive for September, 2009

Published by Sara L. Chapman on 30 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Highline Seatac Botanical Garden

On a walk with a friend, I visited the Highline Seatac Botanical Garden this past week. So beautiful. If you are in the area, it’s a must. Not too huge, a perfect strolling size, flat, and wonderful. I really like it, can you tell? I’ve got to go back and really take some photos before the fall weather gets serious here.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 29 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

View from the overlook

The weather is quite changed, much colder, and summer is truly over, I’m afraid. We had rain and wind and brief sun, and luckily I was at the overlook near my house today and saw Puget Sound in its glory. Happy Watery Wednesday!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 28 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

A red, red rose

The weather has begun a rainy cycle and the roses may not recover. Here is a shot from a few weeks ago. I love roses.

For more visions of ruby redness, visit Ruby Tuesday. And this one is bright enough to qualify for Color Carnival, too. Go see how colorful the world really is.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 27 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

A bowl of roses

Since I planted my rose garden only this summer, I am reluctant to cut too much off the new plants, as it can weaken them. So I take a few short stems and put them in a bowl instead of a vase. This photo is one of my top faves.

For more flowers, a regular flower shop of photos from around the world, visit Today’s Flowers.

And for more close ups, visit Macro Monday.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 26 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Scenic Sunday at the overlook

I just can’t get over the weather we’re having lately. Since May it has been unusually sunny and warm. I am enjoying it so very much, but you can see the season is changing. This overlook is quite near my house, looking at Vashon Island, across Puget Sound. For more scenic photos, visit Scenic Sunday.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 25 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Pink Saturday rose

This is one of the simple, old fashioned roses, still so perfect in its way. Visit Pink Saturday for more visions of pinkness.

And Shadow Shot Sunday has great shadows, too!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 25 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Dragon clouds

Here’s a recent sky, one of those ones full of great shapes that force you to free-associate. I see a dragon. You?

For more skies of all kinds, all over the world, visit Skywatch Friday. Post your own!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 24 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Thursday Challenge: Containers

I am sorry I had the wrong link to Thursday Challenge last week. That post has been updated with the correct link.

For this week’s theme of containers, I went to the archives and found these photos from St. Xavier Mission south of Tuscon, Arizona. The interior of the mission was truly gorgeous, in a sweet and handpainted style, and in back and around there were gardens and a museum. I was charmed and intrigued by this holy water dispenser.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 23 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Autumn is here . . .

It’s officially autumn but amazingly enough, our Seattle weather has been warm and magnificent. A local nursery has all the right plants and accessories for the cool days that definitely await. If I take photos, I manage to avoid taking home all the plants I want but have no room for, even if I could afford them. Don’t you want the whole display, too?

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 22 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Lucky koi

I have read that swimming koi (goldfish?) must be pictured from above, or else it is not good luck. Okay, I’m hazy on this, but these beautiful specimens appears lucky to me. The many fish in this large indoor pond were large and healthy looking, and so thrilling, the way they move so quickly and gracefully.

For more water photos of all kinds, visit Watery Wednesday. You’ll like it a lot.

I really love this photo and have tagged it a Best Post of the Week. For a fascinating selection of the blogosphere, check out their site.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 21 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Red begonias

Begonias bloom and bloom, with no removal of spent flowers (deadheading) needed, and they are happy to bloom in the shade for you. I try to overwinter them in my garden by adding a lot of mulch, which sometimes actually works, or take them indoors if I can. The colors of the flowers and the leaves are so varied. This one is just red, but what a red!

For more ruby visions, visit Ruby Tuesday. And for those fans of super bright colors, visit Color Carnival.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 21 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Angel trumpet

This plant is poisonous, but so very beautiful. I had seen white ones, but never this peach shade or the pale yellow. For more close ups, visit Macro Monday. And for those who adore yellow, try Mellow Yellow Monday for more flashy color.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 20 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Nursery plants

Visiting a well-designed nursery is a delight, even if you don’t have a budget for much purchasing, or even if there’s no room to put anything, a common complaint of avid gardeners. Here’s a display of asters with pansies, and in the left corner, that white little flower is called Chinese Jasmine and very fragrant, even that one little bloom.

Visit Today’s Flowers for more flowers around the world.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 19 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Bench shadows

Here’s a shadow shot for you today. The weather continues, amazingly, to be mostly warm and sunny here in Seattle, even well past Labor Day. It’s supposed to be over 80 later this week! Hope you are enjoying your own weather, getting outside and breathing deep, wherever you are.

Visit Shadow Shot Sunday for more fascinating shadow visions.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 18 Sep 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Pink dahlia

So many dahlias in these last brilliant days of summer. Here’s a pink one for your delectation, just for Pink Saturday.

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