I have not had nearly enough opportunity these days to get outside with my camera. So I thought I'd go back to the archive and find some of the photos that I'm fondest of. Here are some. For some reason, this photo of the Potholes Reservoir has been the most popular photo I have ever …
Tag: Pacific Northwest
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest winter
I just had to take this screen-shot this morning on my phone. I use WeatherBug, recommended to me by a "genius" at the Apple Store. As I heard when I lived for awhile in the Midwest, nobody ever shoveled 2 feet of "partly cloudy" off their doorstep. Or 2 feet of rain, either. Our rain …
Pacific Northwest Snowstorm-Updated
This is our back yard last Sunday. This is the parking lot at work Monday. This is right out my front door about a half-hour ago. We love standing at our kitchen window and watching the birds at our two feeders (seed and suet). The cat likes watching them, too. We will get 4-6 inches …
Winter is here. Local winters in past years.
Living in the Pacific Northwest (AKA Pacific North-Wet), means mostly rain and not much snow. However, the Cascade and Olympic Mountains are within a 2-hour drive from most places. Here are some pictures of the area where I live, from previous years. My own back yard bird feeder, with a junco and song sparrow. This …
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Happy First Day of Summer
Herewith, some Summer pictures from around the Pacific Northwest.
Take a Guided Tour, Through my Beautiful Pacific Northwest
I think I live in the most beautiful part of the USA, the Pacific Northwest. Within one or two hours' drive, you can be at the ocean, the lake, the mountains, or the desert. Let's start right close to my home, in Everett, Washington, just north of Seattle. This is Silver Lake, about a half-mile …
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Photo Challenge…Earth
I admit it. I'm a Pacific Northwest Chauvinist. I believe that I live in one of the most beautiful places in the USA. We are never more than 2 hours from the ocean, or the mountains, here in Western Washington. Here are some of my favorite, beautiful, places in my corner of the Earth. …
My Beautiful Pacific Northwest
I was born and raised in Seattle. I have lived all but 2-1/2 years in the Seattle area. We have the world's best climate. Temperate with a Capital T. No scorching hot summers or frigid winters. The Seattle area has the highest concentration of dentists in the US. Why? The University of Washington has a …