Sometimes, you just have to see life in black and white. Most of the time, there are myriad colors all around you, so you can get jaded. I am in no way any kind of professional photographer, and these days most of the pictures I take are with my iPhone. So the pictures for this …
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When you live in the Pacific Northwest, you can be "on the water" in moments, from most places. We have the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, and numerous lakes and rivers within a short drive. Silver Lake is less than five minutes from my house, and I never get tired of taking pictures of it. Its …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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