Not far from home is the Narbeck Wetland Trail, consisting of boardwalk and earthen trails around ponds and general wetland. I found most of the wetland dried up this afternoon. Here's what I saw. Used to be wet (above). Unauthorized trail. Leaf mosaic on the pond surface. Here's the Link to Terri's Original Post.
These are only the ones I caught in photos. The Townsend's Warbler came by, but I didn't have the camera ready. Steller's Jay. Visit my Rumble site for video. There are two Juncos in the photo. Can you find them both? Again, video on Rumble This little Red-breasted Nuthatch is one of my favorites, and …
First, let me offer condolences to Terri on the loss of her beloved dog, Aero. It's hard to lose a pet whom you have loved for a long time. Since I don't have a dog, I will stick with Lava this week. Terri informs us that she was in Hawaii in 2018, and so were …
Continue reading Sunday Stills-Monthly Color Challenge:# Lava
Whenever I am photographing something I like, I always take multiple shots from different angles and distances. A pleasing subject is often pleasing in numerous ways. Take the beautiful vase of flowers my husband sent me for Valentine's Day this year. It had so many different flowers, different colors, and different angles, I just had …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #220: One subject, three ways
If you have been paying attention to the news at all this past week, you will be aware that a hurricane has hit Southwest Florida and the Carolinas, causing extensive damage. The storm surge of ocean water propelled by 150MPH winds drowned a good part of low-lying Florida. It turned out that people in the …
Continue reading Your electric-car horror of the day. Fire and water.
Not many today. Yesterday at the local mall. October 2021. Here's the Link to Terri's Original Post.
Maybe it's only me, but I seem to see a lot of news stories about bad things happening to people in cities recently. Like the street crime in Chicago and New York City; homeless drug addicts attacking walkers on Venice Beach in California; and AntiFa attacking drivers stopped at traffic lights in Portland, Oregon. Aside …
Continue reading Sunday Stills: Dilapidated, desolate places and things
This week, Tina has sent us on a guided treasure hunt, with a list of subjects to capture with our cameras. I think I can find them all. Here we go! First on the list is A Pet. My readers will all know that I have a profusion of photos of our pet (owner), Kikyo …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #219: A Treasure Hunt
At age 73, I still don't think of myself as "over the hill". However, I have taken some hills in my long life. Here in Western Washington, we are hemmed in by the Cascade Mountains to the East, and we cross them often. On the way to Stevens Pass, the road winds by Mount Index. …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #218: Over the Hill
Here are a couple more of the photos I took of the youngsters and their beautiful horses at the State Fair. This young lady is finished with her competition, and leads her horse back to the barn. She will remove its saddle, rub it down well, and feed it (hopefully it will get some treats …
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