I like to call it "Zoom-in-Zoom Out". Instead of taking one photo and cropping out the extraneous features, I find a subject and zoom closer in on it, to see the finer and many times more interesting features that might be missed in the wider view. I took these one day at our favorite day …
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I live in the Pacific Northwest (AKA Pacific North-WET), which is known for lots of rainfall. We do get our share of rain, but it's mostly light rain, rarely the kind of "raining buckets" that I have seen on the East Coast. Rain doesn't stop most activities-you can see kids playing soccer in the rain …
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My birthday is in April, when flowers are blooming everywhere. Here are some pictures of flowers around me. I received these from my best friend at work. Thanks, Leslie! On a street near my workplace, I see these trees on my way in to work every day. How about those flowers! And a little closer …
I am an "essential worker" at my aerospace company (at least until May 29, when I retire), and my days begin at 0510 when my alarm clock rings (really my iPod playing Wildwood Flower). So I mostly go to work in the dark, until just lately. I captured this sunrise picture on my way in …
Thanks to Tina Schell for passing along this challenge. Since the majority of us are "sheltering in place" and not traveling, we pretty much have to post photos of places we've already visited. One of our favorite places is the Diablo Lake Overlook, on the North Cascades Highway, east of Newhalem, Washington. Hubby and I …
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As 2019 ends, and 2020 approaches, I have to say that it was a pretty fine year for our little family (Me, Hubby, and Kitty). There were no disasters, no serious illnesses, only a few bumps in the road. Our Country has been wracked and torn by the disgusting DemocRATS impeaching President Trump, but he …
This past weekend, Hubby and I made a trip to the local Asian Grocery Store. Uwajimaya has two big stores in the Seattle area, the flagship store in the International District of Seattle, and a new branch in Bellevue where we went. This family-owned store has been in business since 1928, and stocks a bewildering …
By the Calendar, and by the Sun, today is the first day of Winter. Sunset today was 4:18PM. Since in my neck of the woods it's 43 degrees and raining, with nearly two inches of rain in the past three days, I went back to the Archives of Winters Past for some photos. Happy Winter …
On Friday, Hubby and I took a drive up to Snoqualmie Falls Park, near North Bend (in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains). We went late in the day, and the sun was nearly setting, but the Falls was well-lit from where we stood. It was a beautiful, crisp Autumn day, and the drive up …
The week after Memorial Day, I took a solo trip to the Olympic Peninsula, to use up some vacation hours, and get away from the constant stress of work. I jumped in the trusty old RDX (old, from 2008), drove onto the Kingston Ferry (where the fare-taker asked if I was really a senior!), and …
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