In our technological world, we beat back the darkness with copious artificial light, enabling us humans to utilize 24 of the 24 daily hours we are given. In fact, there are groups who mourn the zillions of lumens of artificial light that our civilizations pour into the sky. Personally, I prefer to celebrate the fact …
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In 2020, the Washington State Fair in Puyallup (pronounced Pew-al-up), was canceled, like everything else, due to Covid. This year, the Almighty Dictatorial Health Nazis in Olympia and Tacoma "let" it go on. Albeit with a Mask Mandate, requiring that all fair-goers wear a mask, indoors and out, regardless of vaccination status. What did that …
Continue reading A fun and interesting day at the Washington State Fair
The Washington State Fair, or "The Puyallup Fair", as it is widely known, starts this Friday, September 3, and runs to the end of September. I just purchased our admission tickets online this afternoon, and they are good for any day. We are going on Saturday. Hours after I bought our tickets, I learned from …
Periodically, Hubby and I drive from our home in Everett, Washington to the town of Leavenworth, along US Highway 2. For years, I have noticed the roadside sign, pointing to the exit to Flowing Lake County Park. I have always wondered what was there at the park, but we were normally in a bit of …
Shadows are cast by people and things, by the Sun. You often see a person's shadow before you see the person. It's really hard to sneak up on someone in the bright sunshine! How often have you seen something you want to photograph, and there's no place to stand where you do not cast a …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #152: Shade and Shadow
I am a Harry Potter enthusiast. Big time. So, I read, and do, all things Harry Potter, including participate in the Wizarding World Web site, which used to be called Pottermore. When it was originally initiated, the Pottermore site allowed members, who were mostly kids, to essentially follow along with all the books, getting sorted …
Hmmmmm... I said to myself. This one will be difficult (imagine the Sorting Hat talking to Harry Potter). What is a spot? A place (garden spot, a picnic spot); a stain on your clothes or your hand (Out, out, Damned Spot! said Lady MacBeth); or just something roundish. And, what is a dot? A period …
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Last Wednesday, April 28, was our big Ricochet Meetup day, and it started in the morning when Phil Turmel and his wife Patricia picked us up at our hotel for the drive to Lynchburg and a tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery. Stad and Neutral Observer were already in the big Suburban, so Ray and …
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Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have a varied terrain, ranging from the high Cascade Mountains splitting the state North to South; and lowlands in the West, going down to the Pacific Ocean. Today, there are signs of Spring from both places. First, The North Cascades Highway (Highway 20) runs from the small city of …
We have a few squirrels who frequent our yard, using the high fence as their highway to get around all the yards. One of them showed up this afternoon, and gave us all sorts of fun antics to laugh at. Here he is on the fence, obviously trying to decide what kind of mischief to …
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