A suburban stroll in the Pacific North-Wet

Nope, the title is not a typo. Western Washington has the nickname Pacific North-Wet since we get a fair amount of rainfall in fall and winter. Not the kind of deluges you see on the East Coast where the heavens open and everything is soaked through in moments. Just a steady light rain, where you …

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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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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #260: Overlooked

Overlooked?  I'll show you overlooked!  You might not believe this, but it is true.  I have lived in my neighborhood for 23 years, and it was only this year that I finally noticed a dilapidated building across the busy street which borders the back of our complex.  It is behind some trees, and not painted, …

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I spy…with my little eye…Fungi!

In the Pacific Northwest, it gets very moist in the fall and winter. We are also blessed with ample forests and leaf-litter in our yards. Perfect for the growth of mushrooms and other types of fungi. Here are some that I have encountered recently. Below are some mushrooms that were growing under bushes on the …

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