There are certain benefits of being retired, one of which is being able to take day trips on weekdays, when destinations may be less crowded. One of the most popular photos on this blog has been a picture I took many years ago, from the Deception Pass Bridge, which connects Whidbey Island with the Washington …
This week's theme is one that I actually think of quite often. If I see something picturesque, I normally try to capture it more than once, from two angles, or zoomed in/out. Most things are beautiful in multiple ways. Take the big pine tree I captured last week along the Wenatchee River. Standing right at …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #154: One subject, two ways
I never take our wonderful world for granted. Wherever I go, I pay close attention to my surroundings, on my own level, and above and below me. That is why, today, I am linking to another of my own posts, here at Calling-All-RushBabes. Check out "I've looked at clouds from both sides now", below. Just …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #153: Wonderful World (in two posts)
Just a couple of pictures I took today, on the way to Leavenworth, WA on US Highway 2. Not far from Leavenworth is the old Tumwater Dam on the Wenatchee River, which used to be a hydroelectric power plant. Now, it's just a beautiful waterfall, at the end of a beautiful stretch of deceptively calm …
Shadows are cast by people and things, by the Sun. You often see a person's shadow before you see the person. It's really hard to sneak up on someone in the bright sunshine! How often have you seen something you want to photograph, and there's no place to stand where you do not cast a …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #152: Shade and Shadow
My favorite color is red. I drive a red car. I have a red leather folio for taking notes in meetings, a red leather case for my pens and reading glasses, and a red "accordion" wallet, all from Levenger. On our recent vacation in Nashville, red things were abundant around us. From the Waterfront Park …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From large to small, in color(s)
That would be, Picnic Point County Park, in Edmonds, Washington. It was such a gorgeous day, I asked Hubby if we could pack a picnic lunch and find a beach. Well, he found one, and I am almost ashamed to say that I can't remember ever having gone there before, and I have lived in …
I have always loved wild places, and we certainly have many right within a day's drive of my home in Western Washington State. In Eastern Washington, the landscape shows the effects of glaciation in the last Ice Age, over 10,000 years ago. Much of the land was a huge lake called Lake Missoula, covering much …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild!
Living here in the Pacific Northwest, we are simply surrounded by blue and green. Washington is the Evergreen State for a reason! Driving down Highway 530 on the way to North Cascades National Park, tall trees line both sides of the road, and the late afternoon light makes them look more than one shade of …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #149: Cool colors, blue and green.
On Sunday, Hubby and I went to our very favorite park, Tumwater Falls Park in Olympia, which is a long way from our home in Everett. The park was closed much of last year, but has now re-opened, and we could hardly wait to get there! Well, the park looked even better than it did …
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