Last night, the world was alight, in more ways than one. Twitter was full to the brim with posts showing the Aurora, caused by a huge solar storm, from all over the globe, North and South (Aurora Australis), East and West. In the US, members from Montana to Alabama posted photos and videos of bright …
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Well, he doesn't actually call himself that, but I will. He is an excellent bird photographer, and has his own Bird Club for his followers to join. He lives in Somerset, in England, so his birds might be new to you. https://twitter.com/CarlBovisNature/status/1788544463264010460 Below are more examples of his work. If you are on Twitter/X, I …
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I just love patterns, both in nature and man-made. I'll often photograph a chair with an interesting upholstery pattern, or even a piece of furniture, like the bench below. I spotted this on a walk through downtown Bellevue, Washington last week. It's remarkable how you can actually bend slices of wood into undulations not normally …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #296: Abstract
So, rocks are this week's subject, and my photo library is chock-full of rocks, from near and far. Did you know that there is only one approved building material in the city of Jerusalem? That material is the stone called...wait for it...Jerusalem Stone! All city buildings and dwellings must be built of this sandstone, and …
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I have always believed that moving water was Nature's Original Music (hmmm, should I copyright that phrase?). Before there were plants or animals on Earth, there were rivers, with the sound of rushing water competing with the sound of erupting volcanoes. If the original multi-celled organisms in the primordial seas had auditory organs, what they …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #293: Moving Waters
Back in the Dark Ages, I used to laugh at people who spent lots of time watching cat videos. Hell, there's even a bunch of memes making fun of people who waste hours a day watching cat videos. That was, until I joined Twitter in November of 2022. Now, I totally understand people who like …
Continue reading My Favorite Twitter/X Cats (#CatsofTwitter)-Updated!
My readers will know that we don't live very far south of the Skagit Valley, and it's one of our favorite day trips any time of year. Spring is the best, due to the flowers that bloom in the Valley starting in March with daffodils, and continuing in April with the famous Skagit Valley Tulip …
Just look around you! How many circles are there? They are everywhere! I am driving in circles every day, though Audi calls them The Rings. I looked up while in the Everett Public Library, and what did I see, but some brightly-colored glass circles. OK, Tina, here are some for you. Seattle's Great Wheel How's …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #290: Going around in Circles
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
It has not been a good day so far (mostly my own fault). This post didn't make it any better. https://twitter.com/vancemurphy/status/1736869965054263412?s=20 The photo is cut off, but the banner says "I got my Covid-19 Vaccine." Yeah, that vaccine, the one the CDC is still pushing on people as young as six months of age. All …
Continue reading Muddled Monday. Random thoughts and posts from everywhere, including my own mind.
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