Your weekly waterfall

On Labor Day, we drove up to Snoqualmie Falls. Here are some photos from that little excursion. Little side channel at the base of the falls Top of the falls. Power plant on the right. Downstream Beaches at base of falls Evergreen forest Fall colors appearing Bush with flowers and berries That’s all, just photos.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #356: Quiet Hours

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

Some beauty-North Cascades-Skagit and Diablo Lake

My regular readers will know that one of our favorite day trips from our home in Everett, Washington is the drive up to North Cascades National Park Diablo Lake Overlook. The highway (Washington 20) mostly parallels the Skagit River, which is the primary source of hydroelectric power for the Seattle area. On this trip, our …

Continue reading Some beauty-North Cascades-Skagit and Diablo Lake

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #117: A Photo Walk on Dungeness Spit

In May of 2019, I took a little driving vacation by myself, to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.  One day, I went to one of my very favorite places in the world, the Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge.  I have been there dozens of times, and every time I see something new.  The path …

Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #117: A Photo Walk on Dungeness Spit