One of my Anna's #hummingbirds all puffed out to insulate against the sub-freezing temps (the overnight low was 28 degrees!)
#BringInTheFeeders season has officially begun!❄️🤍❄️
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#annashummingbird #hummingbird #backyardbirds #backyardbirding #todayinthebackyard
The #juncos, #goldfinches, and #housefinches are all enjoying a pre-Thanksgiving morning at the feeder.
The #BackyardBirds and I wish you all a wonderful and #HappyThanksgiving.
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#junco #goldfinch #housefinch #todayinthebackyard
#TodayInTheBackyard
1) The #birdhouse wrapped in #clematis.
2) #SwordFern
3) a #Grosbeak
4) #ChineseFringeTree #leaves
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#fall #autumn #fallcolor #autumncolor #nestbox
Daffodils
Rhododendron
Camellia
Tree Peony
#ThePromiseOfSpring
I was raking leaves #todayinthebackyard & was surprised to see the #daffodils have sprouted! Wonder what that means?!
Other normal promises that Spring will be here in a few months:buds on the #rhododendron, #camellia, & #treepeony.
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#pnwgardening #todayinthegarden #flowerbuds
#FallLeaves
#Hydrangea, #Lilac, #VineMaple, #Oak
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#autumnleaves #leaves #fallcolor #autumncolor #todayinthebackyard #todayinthegarden #pnwgardening
#ThreeLeaves
These three leaves and a few others are the last signs of the 2025 season for my Chinese Fringe Tree.
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#52frames_blackandwhiteminimalism #52Frames #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #minimalism #ChineseFringeTree #todayinthebackyard #todayinthegarden #pnwgardening
#52Frames Week 45: #ShowUsYourToys
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#52frames_showusyourtoys #windtoys #todayinthebackyard #todayinthegarden #pnwgardening
I’m still trying to figure out how I didn’t notice all the #fallcolor last year! Maybe the trauma of moving? 🤪
This is #CrapeMyrtle 'Sioux', down at the bottom one of the #EncoreAzaleas
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#autumncolor #fallleaves #autumnleaves #crapemyrtlesioux #windtoy #todayinthebackyard #todayinthegarden
#Capture52 2025 Week 34 – #MostlyBlack
#PanicledHydrangea
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#Capture52_MostlyBlack #hydrangealove #hydrangeas #hydrangeapaniculata #pnwgardening #gardenlove #todayinthegarden #todayinthebackyard
#HydrangeaLove.
I know the Pac-Man critter is yellow, but everytime I look at the #BlueAniseSage that's what I think of.
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#todayinthebackyard #todayinthegarden #pnwgardening #hydrangea #hydrangeapaniculata
Hydrangea 'Cardinal Red'
#TodayInTheBackyard
1) This is my 2nd fall living here but I honestly don't remember the #hydrangeas having so much #fallcolor
2) LOVE the #deciduous #hydrangea next to the #evergreen #azalea
3) #CrapeMyrtleSioux
4) #ButterflyWeed #seeds
#hydrangealove #todayinthegarden #pnwgardening #autumnleaves
#TodayInTheBackyard the 1) #Roses & 3) #HardyFuchsias say #Summer is hanging on,but you can see #Fall in the #goldenleaves of the 2) #ChineseFringeTree. 4) #EncoreAzaleaAutumnTwist is blooming again!
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#todayinthegarden #fallcolor #fallleaves #autumnleaves #autumncolor #autumn #PNWGardening #PNWLife
#Capture52 Week 43 - #HundredsAndThousands
A #cairn of #riverrocks
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#Capture52Challenge #Capture52_HundredsAndThousands #todayinthebackyard #rocks #rockcairn #stones #stonecairn #gardencairn #art #balance #graditude #peace #meditation #mindfulness
Bamboo
Abelia 'Sweet Emotion'
might be Hydrangea 'Summer Crush'
#TodayInTheBackyard
1) The #Bamboo does Fall by quietly turning gold
2) Overnight the #Abelia turned on its Fall reds and golds
3) The #Blueberries are the stars in my backyard!
4) The #Hydrangeas are still stunning
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#todayinthegarden #pnwgardening #fallcolor #autumncolor #hydrangealove
Capture52 Week 39 - In The Garden
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#westernhoneybee #douglasaster #todayinthebackyard #Capture52_InTheGarden #inthegarden #pnwgardening
Hardy Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'
Hardy Fuchsia 'Winston Churchill'
Hardy Fuchsia 'Hawkshead'
Hardy Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
#HardyFuchsias are happening #TodayInTheBackyard
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#pnwgardening #pnwgarden #fuchsias #fuchsialovers
Encore Azalea 'Autumn Moonlight'
Douglas Aster
Douglas Aster
Roses: new and old
I’m still getting used to an #azalea as a late summer #flower, but #EncoreAzaleas has designed #azaleas that bloom in Spring&Fall so that #TodayInTheBackyard I have #EncoreAzaleaAutumnMoonlight plus a couple normal late summer blossoms: #DouglasAsters & #Roses
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#PNWGardening #gardenlife #gardening
'til I moved to this fabulous garden I'd never heard of #RebloomingAzaleas - they bloom in spring&fall...and the autumn show is just getting started!!! #LuckyMe
1) #EncoreAzaleaAutumnTwist
2) #EncoreAzaleaAutumnChiffon
3) #BlueAniseSage
4) our native #DouglasAster
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#todayinthebackyard #azalealove
#TodayInTheBackyard the #CrapeMyrtles are dominating.
1) The last #CrapeMyrtle to bloom has pink buds & bright cherry red blossoms-don't know its name
2) #CrapeMyrtleEbonyAndIvory
3) #CrapeMyrtlePurelyPurple
4) #CrapeMyrtleSioux has been blooming since mid July!
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#pnwgardening #crapemyrtletree
#52Frames, Wk32: #Macro + the ExtraChallenge: #FocusStacking
I often focus stack with flowers but I used flowers last week. I considered birds, but close up work+focus stacking+wild birds seemed impossible-then I remembered the 3 birds at the fountain!
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#52Frames_macro #birds #todayinthebackyard
Wk30
#52Frames #UnusualCrop
#Capture52 #ShotAtF8
UpClose to flowers is my normal-a panorama w lotsof #NegativeSpace is #Unusual. Then I remembered C52's theme is use #F8 so I adjusted to #FeedTwoBirdsWithOneScone!
#52Frames_UnusualCrop #Capture52_ShotAtF8 #echinacea #coneflower #todayinthebackyard
#InBloom #TodayInTheBackyard
#GardeniaFrostproof
#Coleus
#Pomegranate
#Hibiscus aka #RoseOfSharon
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#pnwgardening #gardening
#52Frames #InTheStyleOf
I finally figured out how to setup a shot InTheStyleOf Schindler'sList–when StevenSpielberg emphasized the girl with color in an otherwise black&white frame.
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#52frames_inthestyleof #BrachyscomeRadiantMagenta #Brachyscome #magenta #blackandwhite #macro #todayinthebackyard
#52Frames_InTheStyleOf #ImogenCunningham
I tried to recreate her 1925 #MagnoliaBlossom
She lived in Seattle,studied chemistry & worked in the botany dept at UnivOfWash.Her 1907 thesis was on the chemical process of photography. www.imogencunningham.com
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#blackandwhite #magnolia #todayinthebackyard
#HydrangeasAreMyFavorite
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#hydrangeas #hydrangeamacrophylla #mopheadhydrangea #hydrangealove #pnwgardening #inbloom #flowers #todayinthebackyard #todayinthegarden
Happy Wednesday ... brought to you by the color #WHITE
#HydrangeaFujiWaterfall
#HydrangeaAnnabelle
#ClimbingRose
#SouthernMagnolia
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#whiteflowers #inbloom #todayinthebackyard #todayinthegarden #pnwgardening #hydrangeas #hydrangealove #hydrangeasaremyfavorite
A couple alternates from #52Frames ' #FrameWithinAFrame and a couple #Hummingbirds
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#trellis #chickadee #hummingbird #annashummingbird #montbretia #crocosmia #todayinthebackyard
#52Frames, Week27 #FrameWithinAFrame
What do you think? Peach or Orange Sherbet?
Don't know the name of this rose but it makes me think of #peachsherbet or maybe #orangesherbet
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#52frames_framewithinaframe #roses #climbingroses #rosetrellis #peachsherbetrose #orangesherbetrose #todayinthebackyard
