Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Looking for Red and Pink on a Green and Rainy Day
Monday, Monday and rain is falling here in the Pacific Northwest.
Though I was looking for red and pink for this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge, I firstly found raindrops on green.
Fortunately, the green was surrounded by red berries,
and even the droplets contained some red. Look closely and you’ll see me inside, wearing a red sweater! 😉
Pink was harder to find but I remembered a pastel sunrise from last month, in shades of pink and lavender.
The piglet matches the same color scheme, his soft, baby pink nose and ears, blended nicely against his lady caregiver.
Speaking of ladies, I found this one in a fancy rose dress, at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The show returns to Seattle this week and hopefully we’ll make it again.
The rose below was much more modest though just as beautiful. It adorned a parking strip, and I was surprised to find it still blooming in January.
Finally, I saw this otherworldly sunset over Astoria a couple years ago. I’ve never seen another one like it; unfortunatley the gorgeous colors were due to smoke from wildfires.
And that’s enough red and pink for today.
~ Susanne
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Wow, your images are stunning, Susanne! The dripping red berries and pink rose so sharp! The pig is so precious. You really nailed the pink sky and that pink ball over Astoria is quite incredible!
I’m getting excited about tulips, when is the best time to see the tulip festival in Skagit? I might want to venture out more your direction this spring and summer!
Thanks so much, Terri! I was happy to remember some of my pink images, but had to squeeze in the raindrops, too! 🙂
Here’s a link to the Tulip Festival. https://www.visitskagitvalley.com/skagit-valley-tulip-festival/ You’ll love it! I usually go to Roozengarde. It runs all of April, but it depends on weather and when the blooms start happening. They usually keep the website updated for Tulip status. I avoid weekends as the traffic can be bad. March is wonderful too for daffodils in the same area, as well as winter birds.
Thank you, Susanne, for the insider suggestion! 😁
Certainly! Maybe we can meet up sometime on this side of the mountains! 🙂
Yes to that!!!
Beautiful photos! 🌺
Thank you so much!
Wow, simply gorgeous!
Thank you so much!
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Those are some great photos! I love the pinks and reds you managed to capture in the photos!
Thank you so much! 😍
Great selection Susanne. The raindrops are gorgeous, the florals fantasctic, and if you want to make your own cute piglet photo, let me know. I’ll ship you over half a dozen!
Thanks so much, Graham. 😊 I love how the challenges inspire me to combine photos in a different way. And the piglet was adorable at the Fair last fall, but I was happy to leave him there!
Great finds, Susanne. You nailed the theme!
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete! I had fun with this week’s challenge. 😊
I love the raindrop photos in particular, but all are lovely!
Thank you!
A rose blooming in January? That’s wild!
I thought so too!
I love the water drop with the little reflection. I know I keep saying this, but you really do keep getting better.
Aw, thank you so much! 😊
A beautiful and varied collection of images–from droplets on flowers to a contented piglet.
Thanks so much!
I love all your choices. Those raindrop ones are awesome.
Thank you so much!
Really beautiful photographs , stunning views , congratulations
Thank you so much.