Are you worried about high gas prices?

The header photo shows the level of gasoline prices in my neighborhood of Western Washington.  Our Dictator has said nothing about the high prices, probably because he is happy with them.  He thinks that, the higher the price of gas goes, the more of his subjects will buy expensive electric cars.  And he is happy …

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Wordless Wednesday: Come Outdoors with me

I understand from Terri's Post this week, that June is Outdoors Month.  The photos below were taken outdoors in places we have been.  I am frustrated that my bad knee prevents me from doing much walking these days (re-injured my repaired ACL in left knee last week).  In any case, I'm no athlete, and the …

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Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: #Pink?

Let it be hereby known to all present that I Hate Pink!  I never wear pink, I don't buy pink furniture or accessories, and I don't like pink precious stones (red is my color).  However, that doesn't mean that I ignore pink things around me, and sometimes even admire them.  For instance, when I bought …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #203: Local Vistas

We are truly blessed to live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.  We are surrounded by water and mountains on all sides.  In our small city of Everett, Silver Lake is just a mile from our home. Martha Lake is another couple of miles south of our house. To the west is Puget Sound, with its …

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CBWC: Piled or Stacked

She wrings her hands and cackles:  "Yesssss, she played right into my hands with this week's black-and-white challenge.  Little does Cee Neuner know, but our house is stuffed to the gills with things piled and stacked.  It was just a matter of choosing which stacks!" Let's start with the bedroom shelves.  Every one of these …

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Loosening Ties

For most of my adult life, I have been a lover of classical music, and especially chamber music.  I got my first taste of playing chamber music in the sixth grade in school, as my string quartet played for other classes of students.  I remember being awfully proud of being able to play beautiful music …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #202: Minimalism/Maximalism

When walking down any beach anywhere, I often keep my eyes on my feet, so as not to miss any pretty rocks or tiny animals.  Through the years, I have taken numerous photos of what I find by looking down. So, what is this?  I'd love to get a mineral analysis of this blue stone …

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Nautical Blue: Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge

This one was just too good to pass up.  Hubby and I have been on two cruises, where we saw many different aspects of the Pacific Ocean.  Nautical blue?  Of course! These are the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Hawaii.  I had never seen the ocean that blue before. These are from our trip …

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