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Kubota Garden in Winter

February 11, 2014 by Beth Shepherd

Beauty in the midst of winter at Kubota Garden in Seattle.

Winter rain —
The field stubble
Has blackened

~Matsuo Basho

pond reflections Kubota Garden

Pond reflections

Cotoneaster at Kubota Garden

Cotoneaster

Raindrops on pine

Raindrops on pine

Pine Needles Kubota Garden

Pine Needles

Moss at Kubota Garden

Moss at Kubota Garden

Curly Willow Kubota Garden

Curly Willow

Berries at Kubota Garden

Berries

Take the road less traveled, Beth

Filed Under: Garden, Seattle Tagged With: cotoneaster, curly willow, Japanese, Kabuta Gardens, pine, pond, raindrops, Rainier Velley, reflections, Seattle, winter

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