Side view of clematis.
Author: Fred King
Seventy four year old photographer, cancer survivor living in Seattle, WA. Currently under going Chemotherapy and soon to start one year of Immunotherapy. Update: 24 Aug 2025: Ten months of immunotherapy completed. ☑️ Now will continue immunotherapy "indefinitely" ( as of October 2025).
Clematis
My last clematis. All of the other clematis I planted in the last two years did not survive. This one almost didn’t make it through this Winter. It looks like it will have 6 blossoms. This is the first.
Chest High in Tulips
Chest high in Tulips. Our granddaughter, Madeleine, exploring a patch of tulips in the Sabin area of NE Portland.
Cooling Off
On a rare, warm ( dare I say ‘hot’) day in the Pacific NW these two children found a way to cool off. This water fountain is in downtown Portland, Oregon, adjacent to the Riverplace Walkway .
Pear & Peach
Ripening pear and peach.
Echinacea
Pair of echinacea. Good for the common cold (X2 ?).
Rose
Rose emerging from behind a fence.
Field of Red
Red tulips on an overcast day.
Skagit Valley Tulips
Skagit Valley Tulips. We drove up this morning, one last attempt to see the tulips this year. The wind was blowing and it rained. Not ideal conditions for shooting.
Skywatch Friday
I haven’t formally signed on to the global Skywatch Friday effort. Thought I would post this sky photo filtered through the branches of our cherry tree in the spirit of the Skywatch effort.
Reflection
Drop of water on a leaf of the hosta plant on our deck yesterday morning.
Two Candles
Pairs is the personal theme for today. This mirror/candle set is hanging in our daughter’s home. I’ve always enjoyed looking at them.
Clematis
I haven’t had much luck with clematis. I think I am one for six. The plant seems so delicate. I have tried to micro-nurture the plants I have had and in return they die. Maybe clematis is stronger than I think and if I just leave it alone it will do fine? I have one last plant still alive so I will test out this theory.
Manhattan
Thought I would share a couple of images from a New York trip I took in the recent past. Our son lives in Brooklyn so I made a trek East to visit with him and als
o a friend in Ct.
Blue Shades & Day Lily
Since it is Spring I guess I am splurging on flowers in various phases and colors. I love the shades that nature produces, even just within one flower.
Busy Bee at Work
Busy bumble bee not bothered by my intrusion.
Reaching, in color
Reaching
Madeleine reaching.
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