Arnica meadows of the Dog Mountain

On last May weekend, I was invited to Oregon to admire arnica blooming. I wanted to see this scene for a couple years already but always missed the right time. It was last chance to do it this year because it was the end of the blooming . . . → Continue reading Arnica meadows of the Dog Mountain

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

Recently I wrote about Bonsai collection in Federal Way. There is another unique garden side by side with Bonsai collection (they share the same parking). This is Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, the largest world collection . . . → Continue reading Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

Blooming tree

Edgeworthia chrysantha ака Oriental paperbush From one of the Seattle’s garden.

Spring fields

Daffodils. Fields

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Daffodils. Portraits

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Saffron’s lover

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Spring

A day is longer than a night, finally! Spring is here. This forsythia agrees with this statement. More photos:

Spring skiing

Finally, I got some skiing in this season and spent four days on Big White. I love spring skiing at this resort: the snow is still good, but it is warm and sunny. More snow photos:

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My Greek Vacation. Athena. Kerameikos

Kerameikos (Κεραμεικός) is another nook of the antic Athena where philosophical reflections easily substitute all other thoughts. Actually it is a cemetery, antic cemetery. Pericles, for example, is buried here. The name Kerameikos came from the bigger area that included the cemetery. Potters lived here.

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