I think I took some very good photos last year, and I am quite happy to post them again. I'll start with my very favorites, the best ones I took last year. I think they would make good postcards. They are boats at the Everett Marina, which I took after dark in November. There was …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #379: Favorite photos of 2025
I thought I was done for the year, but then I went to a doctor's appointment, and out to the supermarket to get fixings for tonight's dinner, and... It's been a beautiful, sunny day in the Pacific Northwest, and as we say here "The mountains are out!" Behind a medical office I caught the Cascades …
It's time to display the photos I took in 2025, of which I am the proudest. These photos were taken around home, and far away. We took two big trips in 2025, to Arizona and to the Carolinas, and both trips were great for photography, as we visited places where we had not been before. …
My state keeps making the national news, and we WA-dwellers are not proud of the stories that are coming out about conditions here. We are ruled by a near-super-majority of DemocRats who value illegal aliens over law-abiding citizens. They pass laws which privilege leftist schools and teachers over parents, and keep significant information about bodily …
Continue reading *Welcome to my cockeyed, corrupt world of the State of Washington
In a demonstrably awful world, we all need some humor. Here are some humorous Christmas items I have collected. First, some fun from my favorite, Simon's Cat: Cat vs Tree https://twitter.com/SimonsCat/status/2000908266310611246?s=20 https://twitter.com/SimonsCat/status/2001634300119146770?s=20 One last Reindeer: Who knows the song? And Santa has his own set of issues at Christmas, this year maybe more than most. …
Continue reading Merry (Happy, laugh, guffaw) Christmas! Holiday fun, for a nice timeline cleanse.
The un-elected EU "Leaders" are attempting to eliminate farming, adding taxation and onerous regulations, so they can destroy farmland with windmills and solar panels. Then, they can import cheaper food from abroad, and have the entire population under their thumb, dependent on foreigners for their very lives, owning no property and eliminating centuries of agrarian …
Continue reading *Farmers are rising up in Europe, fighting the EU Bureaucratic Tyranny.
This is a woman whose account I follow on X/Twitter. She posts the most wonderful videos, of her "Hand of Snacks," wherein she holds out her hand full of bird snacks, and they come and eat. She must have an iron arm, because she can hold still for long periods while the birds come to …
Continue reading I am proud to introduce Jocelyn Anderson, Bird Photographer
As per the rules, this last challenge is supposed to be photos we have not posted before. Like Tina, many of my photos are plants and critters, from my back yard first, then other places. We are fortunate to have a yard with plants that turn gorgeous colors in Autumn, especially our Japanese Maple trees. …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #378: Last Chance 2025
The header photo for this post is the Hood Canal Bridge, the main artery to the Olympic Peninsula, which is closed due to high winds. We are being hit by a succession of atmospheric rivers off the Pacific Ocean, which cause extensive flooding and road damage all over the Western half of the state. Some …
First up, some news stories from local media. All the stories include photos. Auburn Neighborhoods Evacuated. US Highway 2 Closed from Skykomish to Leavenworth. This is very bad news, for tourism in Leavenworth, and for the businesses in Skykomish itself. https://twitter.com/wspd6pio/status/2000681307639063016?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Flood damage closes Highway 12 in Naches, repairs underway. Naches is in Central Washington …
Continue reading Followup on flooding in Western Washington. News and photos.
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