Woof!! That's the bark. Nah, not really! How about these? They are two different Douglas Fir trees. The one on the left was cut down, and I took the picture to show how thick its bark is. The one on the right is very much alive, growing near Deception Pass on Whidbey Island. Here's …
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Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia is one of the world's most Special Places, in more ways than one. First, it is one of the most prestigious music conservatories, founded in the 19th Century and still going strong. Second, it charges its students no tuition. Third, it only accepts the very tip-top of applicants, making …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #188: A Special Place
Here's my entry into this week's Black and White Challenge on Cee Neuner's page. Both of the photos below were taken in 2018, on our July cruise to Hawaii from San Francisco. The first picture shows the ceiling of the Crystal Symphony's Asian-themed restaurant. When I am anywhere, indoors or out, I always look up …
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Well, this one should be pretty easy, as I spend lots of time snuggling with my pet kitty, Kikyo, and more time photographing her. In 2020, I even did a whole post entitled "Ten Years of Kikyo". She is named after a Japanese Anime character from the series InuYasha. It's about a present-day Japanese teenager, …
I live in Western Washington, basically surrounded by water on every side. Silver Lake is our local watery spot. I really wish there were a walking path all the way around, but much of the lake shore is in private hands, so the path only goes around the east and north sides of the lake. …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #187: Water, Water, Everywhere
I caught our kitty, Kikyo, on her high cat tree while I was reading on the couch. Thank goodness for the iPhone 13 Pro camera, always at the ready! And for your cat laugh: Kikyo is a "rescue" kitty, and if you are in need of an overlord for your house (dogs have owners, cats …
Recently, Rumble.com, where I have a presence to post my videos, changed the way they display creator videos. In the past, they would show the number of "views", and the number of "rumbles", or "likes". Now, they not only show you those two measures, they show "dislikes", as in "thumbs down". Aside from my "RushBabe's …
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This is the beautiful bouquet of flowers my husband had for me when I got home from work yesterday. He said he chose something that would look nice on my desk, and it really does! Aren't they gorgeous? Here's a link to Cee's Original Post.
Since most of my photos these days are taken with my iPhone 13 Pro, I am quite proud of how well it takes photos in low-light conditions. However, even my old iPhone XR took excellent low-light pictures. Last year, on July 4, we went to downtown Bellevue to watch the fireworks (that had been canceled …
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I'm very fond of purple, and have clothing and jewelry I love that are purple. But I didn't think I'd have any purple living things in my photos. But I was wrong! Growing right in my own backyard, I have this little hydrangea. It's a small bush right now, but I expect it to grow …
Continue reading Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge: Amethyst foretells Spring
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