And tourist trap. We are here for the International Accordion Celebration. Here are some highlights. Flowers in window box at our hotel Main Street at twilight Accordions at the Gazebo We had a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, which was a welcome break in the heat. We drive home today. But we will be back soon.
There are some places that just lend themselves to a spiritual state of mind. I am always in awe of the power of Nature, especially features that demonstrate raw power. We harness the power of high waterfalls to make electricity. I could stand there for a long time, just watching and listening to the power …
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Last week I took a walk in the woodland bordering my work building. I saw this tree. This worries me. I sincerely hope there is not an Antifa cell inhabiting this area. You can paint over graffiti on a wall, but not on a tree. Evil lurks everywhere these days, and they are getting bolder.
Fragments are parts of things. Sometimes, you can tell what the original thing was, just by looking at the fragment. These pieces of driftwood were once trees. These fragments, all in a row, tell you that once on this beach, there was a dock for boats to tie up. This remnant is probably from the …
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The little azalea bush that my real estate agent gave me in 2000 as a housewarming present has been outside my front door since 2001. I was worried at first that it might not bloom this year. Thankfully, I was wrong. It is blooming! Isn't it beautiful? Here's a closeup. This just made my day …
This week's topic is tailor-made for me. On my computer, I have an album dedicated to photos of clouds. Here in the Pacific Northwest, the sky is as apt to be covered with gray clouds all winter, and they are never the same one minute to the next. But when Spring arrives and the gray …
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When I tried to pull into a parking space at a grocery store, I found it already occupied. I gave up the space to the Ducks.
There is a place not too far from where I live, which immediately conveyed a mood. It is a large parcel of land that, at some time in its history, was flooded. The entire parcel is still mostly under the water, and is filled with dead trees. This place says "desolation" and "despair" to me. …
Yesterday I took a break at work, and went for a walk in the wooded area on the south side of the business park. Here are photos. The path in front of me The path behind me Big log covered with moss We live in an old temperate rain forest, so most trees get a …
This will just be a quickie. On Sunday, as it happens, we took a little road trip up US Highway 20 to North Cascades National Park. It's still pretty early in the year, and the highway isn't fully open yet. But it was open as far as our favorite destination, the Diablo Lake Overlook. We …
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