Hello, Readers. Have you had a secret (or not so secret) desire to go to work for Disney? Do you have a yearn to act, or staff a ride or restaurant at Disneyland? Do you have a degree in animation or set design? Once you read today's post, put up by Elon Musk himself, you might want to …
This last Photo Challenge of 2023 is supposed to be your best photos of the year. I think I was exceptionally fortunate to be on the roof of the Bellevue Square parking garage on a clear day at the end of December. The Mountain (Mount Rainier) was out in all its splendor. I'm proud of …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #280: Last Chance for 2023
I apologize for not posting this sooner. I want to wish a Merry and Blessed Christmas to all my readers and followers. This year has had a dearth of fun and good news, but we don't have to be pulled under. We can rejoice in all the blessings of living in the United States of America, the …
Magical has different meanings to different people. For me, the most magical thing I have experienced was the three weeks I spent in Cambridge, England, in the summer of 1991, on a UCLA summer program. I had read about it for years in ads in the New Yorker magazine, and I finally decided that I …
Hello, everyone. This week's challenge is going to be great fun for me, as I am always in the habit of looking both up and down for good photos. It's amazing what you can spot, if you look down around your knees. We have been some places recently that had beautiful flower containers on the …
I just love watching out for funny or original signs, and they seem to be just about everywhere. In the 1980s, there was a popular TV series called Twin Peaks, that was filmed in the local town of North Bend, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The town takes full advantage of that little …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #272: Billboards and Signs
One of the great benefits of having a cell phone with a great camera, is that you always have it with you to capture those scenes that just show up without warning. Yesterday, as we were walking back to our car after the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra concert, we took a stroll through the Puget …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270: On Display
So, let's have some serious Feline Fun. First off, some cute cat cartoons. It's really easy to make all sorts of jokes about cat behavior, and what they would say if they could talk. What cat owner hasn't encountered this sort of situation? Remember the saying? "Dogs have owners, cats have staff". And they are …
As we usually do, Hubby and I headed over to the Bellevue Downtown Park for the Independence Day fireworks show. The park was wall-to-wall people, blankets, and tents. And that was only in one direction! People, dogs, kids, and vendors made themselves comfortable with their picnics and drinks, waiting for the big show to start …
Continue reading Fantastic Fourth-Fireworks on Independence Day 2023
In my travels around my city, my state, and other states, I keep my eyes open for interesting "public art". These days, you find public art in some of the strangest places! Like the transformer boxes you find outside buildings, apartment complexes, and along roads. New painted boxes are popping up daily, it seems. And …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #249: Art in Public Spaces
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