Since I consider 2020 to have been the worst year in my 71-year life, let's get the bad stuff out of the way first. In 2020, we underwent the worst government-imposed denial of individual liberty in living memory, when our state governments locked down entire states, preventing millions of citizens from earning their livings, and …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #129: Favorite images of 2020
In our backyard, we have two suet feeders. One has an extension on the bottom for large birds like woodpeckers to rest their tails while feeding; the other is a standard cage feeder with no extension. At both feeders, we get numerous different species, including flickers, a Bewick's wren, juncos, nuthatches, chickadees, and a Townsend's …
Better known around here as the Washington State Ferry System, which connects the Puget Sound mainland cities of Seattle, Edmonds, Tacoma, and Mukilteo with the numerous islands in the Sound, and the Kitsap Peninsula, and even Canada. Thousands of island residents commute via ferry daily, either walking on or driving their cars. And every year …
Around our house, even the "owner", Kikyo the black cat, gets her own Christmas treats. She has a box where we store her toys, so if she wants to play with one, she has to work to get it out of the box. It's pretty simple, just a flat square with holes in the top …
For Christmas Eve, a sampling of December photos from my library. A Merry Christmas to all! This year, in my own neighborhood. Found at a local market last week. Seen near Silver Lake, about a mile from our house. Seen at our local Asian market. It's a wonder that these exotic fruits are grown right …
I've had a pretty long life, at age 71. I've been through two marriages, multiple careers, dozens of jobs, many layoffs, a fair amount of therapy, and years of education. This year, the Plague Year, has had its share of precious moments, especially, for me, those moments when I chose to defy the first actual …
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This week's challenge turns out to be more difficult than I had anticipated. I had lots of subjects in mind, but then thought a little harder. With all the very upsetting things happening in our Nation this year, I have decided that, for me, the most important "A" subject must be, America. At age 71, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #126: Alphabet, Subjects beginning with the Letter “A”
I got in the car and went to get gas this afternoon. When I drove out of the parking lot, I looked up and the sky was spectacular. So I changed my plans, drove down the street to the lake, and parked illegally for a few minutes in the lot by a restaurant, so I …
As long as I get to pick my subjects, I will post some of what I consider to be the best photos I have taken for this blog. Most have been spur-of-the-moment captures that just said "take my picture". This picture of the LaConner Marina just says "tranquillity" to me, and I remember thinking that …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #125: You Pick It
This was last week's challenge, and I couldn't think of anything, certainly not related to the pandemic. This post has zero to say about that-I have spoken at length here anyway. So, here are a couple of "now and then" photos from my back yard. Then: Japanese Maple tree in full fall red foliage. Now: …
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