On Friday, September 9, Hubby and I again went to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup (in Pierce County). This year's fair was much freer than last year's, when masks were required even outdoors! I did not wear a mask last year, in defiance of the Health Nazis, and even though they were not required …
Hubby said "Let's drive to Leavenworth", so we got in the car and set off, up US Highway 2, to our favorite day-trip destination, just on the East side of the Cascade Mountains. It was a beautiful high-70s day, and most of the traffic was going in the opposite direction! We were quite fortunate, and …
Ooh, this is going to be fun! I have been a transportation buff since the mid-1980s, when I spent a year as an apprentice to a transportation consultant. Whenever I see a train, I try to watch it until it is out of sight. Living in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by bodies of water, we …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #215: Planes, Trains, Automobiles and ?
Tucker Carlson was doing a bit on his show today, discussing the lack of beauty in our environment, specifically ugly buildings. So I thought I'd find some natural beauty for you. Here are some sailboats in the channel on the Everett, Washington waterfront. They are sailing south to north. It was a breezy day. These …
Years ago, Victoria BC. Here's the link to Terri's Original Post.
I spotted these on a display outside my local grocery store this afternoon. They are so very colorful! They would brighten up any room.
To start with, these favorite finds are all from this month of August, 2022. I have a great liking for clouds, and I keep an album on my computer of just cloud photos. I was impressed with these wispy clouds around Colonial Peak in the North Cascades, when we visited the Diablo Lake Overlook on …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #214: Favorite Finds
This paddle-board was spotted in late July on Beaver Lake near Bellevue, Washington. It's the first time I had ever seen three on one board. Priceless, don't you agree?
This is Chesterfield Beach. Yep, concrete steps are what passes for a "beach" at Chesterfield Beach Park in Bellevue, Washington. A boat out on the lake made waves, splashing against the concrete steps.
We live in a part of the world that normally is deficient in sunshine. In fact, we in the Pacific Northwest are the home of the syndrome Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which means that in the winter with mostly-cloudy skies all the time, it can get depressing. And the treatment? UV light, or artificial sun. …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #213: Under the Sun
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