For much of this week, we have had what the weather guys call an “atmospheric river” bringing heavy rain to our area from that big water to our west, known as the Pacific Ocean. Here are some photos and videos showing our waters. First, Snoqualmie Falls. https://twitter.com/markskaggs10/status/1998898875147628652?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ And here’s one from a helicopter. https://twitter.com/pnwconservative/status/1998872381176344595?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Note …
Yes, they do go together. We are in Leavenworth for the weekend, partaking of activities in the Leavenworth International Accordion celebration. We got to town around 5:00PM, offloaded our gear at our hotel, and attended the first performance of the amateur bands. Of course, Tempo Trends Music, from Victoria, BC, had their normal extensive display …
Via Highway 530, Arlington, Darrington, Rockport, Marblemount to US 20 to Newhalem and the Diablo Lake Overlook. First stop on 530, the Oso Slide Memorial. A nice roadside installation, commemorating the 2014 landslide that crossed the river and inundated a whole neighborhood. Individual memorial Views from the site Here are Mountain Views along the highway. …
Continue reading First trip of the year to the North Cascades
Yesterday morning very early, in the cold rain, we boarded our Alaska Airlines flight to Phoenix for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar. I had the window seat in First Class. Here is what I saw. Above the clouds Sunrise Mount Rainier Curvature of the Earth Snowy mountains Natural beauty Mountain ranges I would love …
Continue reading Seen from the airplane window. Everett WA to Phoenix.
Next to Autumn, Winter is my favorite season. I like cold weather, and I'd rather have it too cold than too warm. You can always bundle up against the cold, but you can't get more naked than naked when it's too hot. And believe me, I experienced both situations during my two years in grad …
My first set of contrasts this week is Desolate/Verdant. First is a photo taken right along my drive to and from work every day. There is a plot of land that is the most desolate, depressing place I can imagine. I have no idea who owns the land, or how it got this way, but …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #271: Contrasts
Unlike Tina, we had no problems with Covid restrictions last year, so we traveled when and where we wanted to. In April we drove to Colorado and back for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar. It was a wonderful springtime trip, and we traversed numerous mountain ranges on the way, starting with the Cascades in …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #231: Favorite Photos of 2022
Sorry, I just couldn't resist the urge to put a couple of keyboard diagonals in the post title! Even the "number or hashtag" sign is made up of diagonals. Nature presents us with diagonals all the time. This shrub-steppe hillside in Eastern Oregon presents an obvious diagonal against the sky. For that matter, the clouds …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #228: \\\ Diagonals ///
Here is my tribute to America, the Greatest Country ever devised by humanity in all its recorded history. This Independence Day, each and every American should be celebrating the founding of a nation founded on a great idea, that All Men Are Created Equal, by their God, with the Unalienable Rights to Life, Liberty, and …
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We are in Washington’s Bavarian Village for the International Accordion Celebration. This is the view from our hotel room balcony. Beautiful Leavenworth
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