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Joanna

@joatsky.bsky.social

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#SeattleSeahawks and #SeattleMariners fan. Like #RVing, taking pictures of #MtRainier, #flowers, #birds, #scenery. Have a miniature #schnauzer who is in charge. Like to #embroider and #quilt. #PNW

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Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · 16d

Driving through the neighborhood enjoying all the beautiful fall colors on the trees.
#fallcolors #treesinthefall
#autumncolors #messyleaves

Beautiful fall colors on trees in October!

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · 16d

More roses blooming in mid October. Even with frosty nights in the mid 30’s and sun in the mid 50’s to 60, the roses seem to continue blooming! A week ago, it looked like they were done for the season.
#rosesthrieving
#rosegarden #rosesconfused

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · 18d

Roses are still blooming. But not for long! Rain, wind and chilly nights are just around the corner!
#jacksonandperkinroses
#endofroses
#fallishere

Beautiful bright yellow rose bud showed up. With the rain, wind and colder nights the roses will be disappearing soon.

One of my favorite roses just bloomed again. I thought they were done blooming, but in between the rain and sun coming out, it must have thought it was still summer! The blooms won’t last with the cold nights, rain and wind.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · 27d

Beautiful Chicago Peace rose! Love color!

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Seattle Sports @seattlesports710.bsky.social · 27d

Three key bats for the #Mariners deliver as they beat the Tigers 3-2 to even the ALDS at 1-1 and give Seattle the franchise's first home playoff win since 2001.

sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...

Seattle Mariners' key bats deliver in 3-2 win in ALDS Game 2

Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez and Jorge Polanco came up big as the Seattle Mariners evened up their ALDS against the Detroit Tigers.

sports.mynorthwest.com

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Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Sep 18

More sand sculptures at Seaside, Oregon!

Look at the details of this amazing sand sculptured castle at Seaside.

This sand sculpture is a face. It has very detailed features of the eyes, nose and mouth.Looks like he is staring at you!

Cool looking sand sculpture with bug creatures crawling on arch.

A fun display introducing the 2025 Sunfest carved in the sand.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Sep 18

We luck out this past weekend and saw the Seaside Sandfest 2025- talented artists creating amazing sand sculptures on the beach. We got to see the artists in action. What a treat!
#SeasideSandfest2025
#talentedsculptureartists
#greatweekendatseaside

Two sculpturers creating a huge, detailed sand castle or church. Not sure because they were not finished.

Artist creating a face sculpture made of sand. He is wearing a big hat. The face is laughing.

An artist is sculpting a face out of sand. Very detailed features.

An artist is sculpting a dragon out of sand.

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Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Sep 17

View from Cannon Beach on a semi cloudy day in September.
#cannonbeachview
#whitesandbeaches
#haystackview

Beautiful view on Cannon Beach, Oregon. Was trying to get a sharper image of rocks but sun glare and clouds would not cooperate.

Captured a closeup of Haystack Rock from side of road while we were driving by.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Aug 25

Sunrise this morning!
#beautifulsunrise
#goodmorningsun

Caught the sunrise before it disappeared this morning. It is so colorful in the eyes of the camera.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Aug 24

My neighbor’s sunflowers are huge!
#hugesunflowers
#awalkintheneighborhood

Our neighbor has huge sunflowers.🌻 They are so cheerful!

Huge sunflowers growing in our neighborhood! Look like they are smiling at you!

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Aug 14

Pretty sunset this morning and three hours later, gloomy clouds. It was 60 at 8:45 this morning and finally the sun came out and it warmed up to 78 this afternoon! Yesterday it was 92! Very hot for us!
#beautifulset
#hidingbetweentheclouds
#whereisthesun
#istheweathermanright
#sunnyday

Beautiful sunset mixed in between the clouds!

The forecast was for 78 degrees, but these clouds certainly didn’t look like it would be this warm. It was only 60 and a bit chilly. Luckily the clouds blew away and the sun finally came out and it did get up to 78! Yesterday it was 92 degrees, which was hot for us!

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Jul 30

Neighborhood art in the sidewalk! Maybe future artists!

Artwork on the sidewalk by neighborhood children.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Jul 29

Perfect photo catch!

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Jul 28

This cactus flower is gorgeous! The plant is over 40 years old. Half of the time, the plant looks like it is dying. I inherited it from my Mom after my brother said I should take it. I used to get 1 or 2 blooms a year. Now it bloom several times a year. The booms seem bigger and are gorgeous!

This is a beautiful red bloom from a cactus like plant. It gets huge and only lasts a few days. It boom randomly several times a day. When I inherited it, it only bloomed once a year.

Beautiful catus bloom. Not sure of name.

I inherited this cactus after my mom passed away. The plant is not attractive but it produces a gorgeous bloom. It only lasts one or two days.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Jun 16

Gorgeous color!

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Jun 7

Gorgeous view of Mt Rainier on the way to the airport! Looks like it is wearing a halo!
#mountainisout
#wearingahalo
#pnw #mtrainier

My Rainier view on the way to the airport. Looks like it has a halo on top. Gorgeous view!

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Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Jun 3

The roses love our warm weather! Everyday they seem to bloom overnight bringing so much color to the garden! These are Jackson & Perkins. The white one is one of my favorites, JF Kennedy.
#rosesinbloom
#rosegarden
#jackson&perkins
#colorfulandfragrant
#flowers

White rose from Jackson & Perkins. Very impressive rose with great fragrance. One of my favorites.

Pink rose from Jackson & Perkins. Very pretty and great fragrance.

This rose has so many flowers in bloom. Just a couple of days ago, the were just buds. They are orange red.

Large pink rose from Jackson & Perkins. Such a beautiful rose.

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Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Jun 1

The roses are starting to bloom. The other day they were just buds but with the unusual warmer weather, they are seem like they all bloomed at once! They are so large this year especially the red one.
#rosesgalore
#jackson&perkinsroses
#flowers #roses

Two toned red rose. Jackson and Perkins.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · May 31

The mountain certainly was out and beautiful yesterday! Trying to capture the mountain while husband is driving down the freeway! Have to wait for a clear space without trees, wires, buildings, trucks and cars!
#beautifulmtrainier
#themountainisout
#pnwbeauty

View of Mt Rainier on a beautiful clear day. Captured while husband is driving down the freeway.

Picture of Mt Rainier on a clear sunny day. Trying to get picture without trees, buildings, telephone wires, trucks or cars while driving down the freeway!

Picture of Mt Rainier later in the afternoon with a pink glow.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · May 30

More flowers for a colorful yard! The deep purple iris was beautiful, but the wind and heavy rain knocked them over! Got my geraniums, pansies and daisies potted for a colorful yard!
#johnnyjumpups
#iris #daisies
#colorfulgarden

Deep purple iris before the heavy rain and wind knocked it over!

Geraniums are potted and ready for the summer. I like geraniums because they are so colorful and last all summer!

Dark pink daisies potted and ready for summer. So colorful!

Pansies or Johnny Jump Ups. I got three different colors. These are the dainty little pansies. So cue and colorful!

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · May 30

The azaleas, rhododendrons, cherry blossoms were so beautiful this Spring. The flowers were so big and colorful and lasted longer than normal because of our warm weather. We did not have the usual rain, cold and wind.
#flowersinbloom
#colorfulgarden

Cherry blossoms. They were very pretty this year. Glad the rain and wind didn’t show up early so that we enjoy the flowers longer!

This is a rhododendron called Unique. It had lots of blooms this year.

A dark pink azalea in full bloom. This is the most blooms it has ever had.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Apr 13

After a couple days of sun, all the tulips started blooming and the garden is so colorful. It definitely looks like Spring!
#flowersblooming
#colorfultulips
#sunnydays
#springishere

Orange with yellow edge tulips blooming.

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Apr 7

If you see this post, post or quote repost a boarded walkway, or something.
#NewportOR
#schnauzerwatching

Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Apr 4

Congratulations on your retirement, Ilena! I can remember when I retired, I thought how did i ever find the time to go to work! I had so many other thing to do to fill up my day! Enjoy!

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Joanna @joatsky.bsky.social · Mar 28

Daffodils brightens up our yard even if we only get a few days of sunshine vs many days of rain and clouds!
#daffodilsblooming
#colorfulyellowdaffodils
#makemydaysbright
#flowers #blooming

Bright yellow daffodils blooming! So cheerful!

Bright yellow daffodil with bright orange ruffled cone. This daffodil stand out among other daffodils in garden.

Pale yellow daffodil with darker yellow ruffled cone.