This week's theme really made me happy, since I am always on the lookout for photos incorporating all those elements. In fact, I happened to be getting a pedicure with my best friend at our local nail salon, and right in front of me, there were two great examples! First, there was a three-section screen …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #359: Tools of Photo Composition: Line, Color, Pattern
Online, someone asked for a photo with water in it, so I am responding here. Deception Falls Skagit River Everett Marina on Puget Sound Silver Lake Cumberland River, Clarksville, TN LaConner Marina Rocky beach, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Yakima River Gorge Lake, North Cascades Snoqualmie Falls Flowing Lake Deception Pass The Blue Pacific Ocean There …
For the past 60 years, the Left has controlled public education and the legacy media. They have been indoctrinating children (schools) and adults (media), to believe that all cultures are equal, and that Western countries and cultures have been oppressing the rest of the world for centuries. So let’s take a look at some manifestations …
For the past 60 years, the Left has controlled public education and the legacy media. They have been indoctrinating children (schools) and adults (media), to believe that all cultures are equal, and that Western countries and cultures have been oppressing the rest of the world for centuries. So let’s take a look at some manifestations …
Most often, what comes to mind when you think of "quiet hours", you imagine sunrise and sunset. But even if the background noise is audible, you can be quiet in your own little bubble and tune everything else out. This photo of the Skagit River near Rockport, Washington was taken in the late afternoon. Despite …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #356: Quiet Hours
On Sunday, we packed up and headed home from the Accordion Celebration. It was a warm, sunny day, and we were in no hurry to get home, so we stopped at Deception Falls. Deception Creek runs under US Highway 2, and there is a nice nature trail along the creek, with a newer bridge and …
Continue reading Refreshing interlude on the drive home from Leavenworth: Deception Falls
This year’s LIAC was great fun, and the weather was just perfect. It was mostly sunny, though windy. The temperatures were mostly in the 70s, which was just right for wandering around town. The crowds were manageable and there was enough seating everywhere. Here are some of the sights. Beautiful flowers everywhere Thomas and Cadence …
Continue reading Sights and Sounds from the 2025 Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration
Yes, they do go together. We are in Leavenworth for the weekend, partaking of activities in the Leavenworth International Accordion celebration. We got to town around 5:00PM, offloaded our gear at our hotel, and attended the first performance of the amateur bands. Of course, Tempo Trends Music, from Victoria, BC, had their normal extensive display …
I sure hope the Eyer Sisters win the Bands category in the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration. Here are Ivy on the accordion and Nelia on two different instruments. They call themselves Radio Helper. https://videopress.com/v/vYsY9UQi?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Ivy and Nelia Eyer I think they were just wonderful. But then, I am prejudiced. I have been following them since …
Continue reading These musical sisters deserve a post of their own.
In August of 2001, just after I started dating my now-husband, he rented a small airplane, and we flew from Everett to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. Here are some of the pictures I took from the co-pilot seat in the Cessna 182, and on the ground. Snohomish County and Mount Baker Anacortes …
Continue reading I just found some old photos and uploaded them. Flying!
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