Category: photography

Just sitting out in the back yard.

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This is the first video I’ve gotten without the sliding glass door between me and our Northern Flicker. https://videopress.com/v/LEDJrHk7?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Northern Flicker loves our suet Some still shots. Northern Flicker Hydrangea getting ready to flower And a couple of Chestnut-backed Chickadees loving the hot-pepper suet. https://videopress.com/v/0iDNofCH?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Chestnut-backed Chickadees And no yard is complete without a squirrel …

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Is Seattle really ready for the Soccer World Cup? Let’s check and see.

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Just today, from overnight, this is what went on in Pioneer Square, the downtown historic district. https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/2065909744918007810?s=20 Street takeovers by young people who block off the intersection and drive their cars around, skidding and throwing people every which way. This is near the soccer stadium where the first matches will be played on Monday. By …

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Outdoors Friday. Sunny day, Puget Sound, Brackett’s Landing in Edmonds.

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I parked on a side street above the beach, and walked down to the ferry terminal. The Washington State Ferry goes to Kingston on the Kitsap Peninsula. The day was a perfect as it gets here in Western Washington. While I was there, two cruise ships went by, on their way to Alaska from Seattle. …

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There is Beauty in the Belly of the Beast

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The Belly of the Beast is the capitol of Washington State, Olympia. We drove down there yesterday so we could sign a couple of petitions, one for voter ID in Washington, and the other to repeal the new "Millionaires Tax" which is an income tax. Lots of nice people were at the signing-we were lucky …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #400: The Rule of Three

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This week, our friend Tina is running things, and she asks us to slightly alter the photographic "Rule of Thirds" which divides the space into thirds, both vertically and horizontally. Instead, she asks us for a subject containing three elements. Three's a crowd? Let's see. In the above photo, there are just three spectators in …

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Beauty and Frustration in the Yard

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This afternoon, I did some work in my yard, cleaning out and refilling the birdbath and refilling the seed feeder for all our little birds that come by. But before I went out, I just happened to be looking out the glass door, and saw a very fun sight. Yes, it's our entire Red-breasted Nuthatch …

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At the Park: Why we are no longer a high-trust society.

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On my way home from signing a petition to repeal the unconstitutional income tax, I dropped by a park near the Sammamish River Trail in Woodinvlle. The trail is paved, and divided like a normal road would be. It was a gorgeous day today, and there were cyclists and walkers on the trail, and moms …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #398: Choose a Color

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Well, this challenge has a condition, only six images allowed. I choose green, which has never really been my favorite color. I gave it some thought, and it's not the color green that I don't like, it's just particular shades. I don't like Kelly green, or chartreuse. But I do live mint-green, and my favorite …

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