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Almost every year I visit friends in Seattle. It’s always nice to keep in touch with people you can count on at any time. I once heard that you can count your friends on one hand. I’ve been fortunate that I can count them on two. And you?
The weather was perfect while I was there. The Richmond Beach area (right outside of Seattle) is such a peaceful and beautiful place to visit and my friends backyard was still in autumn mode.
I can sit here all day ~ so peaceful.
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The begonias were still in full bloom in mid-October. Quite impressive!
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A quick drive to see the Olympic Mountains, even if there wasn’t much snow on them yet, was perfect to end the day.
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Have you visited the Olympic Mountains before? In winter, on a clear day, they are majestically beautiful.