It's beach season again (but you wouldn't know it from the weather in Everett today, which is cool and drizzly). We are extremely fortunate here to have a plethora of beaches available to us within an hour or two drive. If you asked us, our most favorite beach is the Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge …
I appreciate this week's challenge topic, because I have been prompted in more ways than one to be grateful for all the treasures that make life in our America wonderful. It would be so easy to wallow in misery at all the country's problems, but we definitely need to step back and appreciate what we …
I've traveled to cities large and small, old and new, in my 73 years. In all of my travels, my very favorite city is an old one, a college town in England that has been settled for around 2,000 years. I first went there in 1984 with my first husband. We liked it so much, …
Continue reading CFFC: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: City Structures
With Antifa and Insane abortion promoters firebombing women' clinics; perverts celebrating their perversion in the streets of many cities, and Supreme Court Justices being threatened with death, I thought I'd try to add some beauty to take your mind off all the filth. Below are some photographs of my state, Washington's rural areas, whose natural …
Continue reading Washington State Pastoral-a break from all the ugliness
My first thought upon seeing this week's topic was "I rarely photograph people, so I don't have many faces". However, upon further reflection, it occurred to me that there are a pair of quite striking eyes right in our own house. They belong to our black cat. This photo deserves a caption. Can you suggest …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #205: The Eyes have it
When I saw this story in the Epoch Times, about a photographer who got to meet a legendary Friesian black stallion. Click on the link above, and read the heartwarming story. You will love the photos with the kids. I've been horse-crazy since childhood, and I hope I get to meet one of these gorgeous …
Continue reading I was reminded how beautiful Friesian Horses are
My readers will know that my husband plays accordion. Until recently, he played in an accordion band, but is no longer, since the band now only accepts Covid-vaccinated players. The gathering was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, so everyone was thrilled that it went forward in 2022. We went for the entire time, from Thursday …
Continue reading Highlights from the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration 2022
The barrel of posies is out in front of the Leavenworth Pizza Company, on US2, across from downtown Leavenworth. They are so colorful! Here's the Link to Cee's June 22 FOTD post.
What do you think of when someone says landscape? The wide-open spaces of the prairie? Big mountain ranges in the distance? And what is a waterscape? The ocean? A winding river? How about all of the above! Just last Sunday, we drove home from Leavenworth on US Highway 2. It was a beautiful day, and …
Last year at this time, the temperature was over 100F here in Western Washington. This is how our black cat dealt with the extreme heat. We are fortunate not to be covered in a thick layer of black fur. Right now, in Everett at just after noon, it is 65F, cooler by far, but expected …
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