Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #364: Quiet Moments

This has been a God-awful week, and we are definitely in need of quiet moments, which are often found outdoors in nature. This week, I visited a park by the Snohomish River just north of my town. It was a very pleasant afternoon, sunny and warm, and I arrived late in the day. Much to …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #276: Looking Up, Looking Down (and trying not to trip over one’s feet)

Hello, everyone.  This week's challenge is going to be great fun for me, as I am always in the habit of looking both up and down for good photos.  It's amazing what you can spot, if you look down around your knees.  We have been some places recently that had beautiful flower containers on the …

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Wordless Wednesday: Come Outdoors with me

I understand from Terri's Post this week, that June is Outdoors Month.  The photos below were taken outdoors in places we have been.  I am frustrated that my bad knee prevents me from doing much walking these days (re-injured my repaired ACL in left knee last week).  In any case, I'm no athlete, and the …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #203: Local Vistas

We are truly blessed to live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.  We are surrounded by water and mountains on all sides.  In our small city of Everett, Silver Lake is just a mile from our home. Martha Lake is another couple of miles south of our house. To the west is Puget Sound, with its …

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