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 …
This week's topic is right up my alley. To start with, my favorite styles of architecture are Art Nouveau and Art Deco, both from the early to mid-20th Century. Both styles involve decorated buildings, with all sorts of frilly details, very unlike more-modern buildings which have no decoration at all (and are quite boring to …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #324: In The Details
First off this week, I have to disagree with one of the quotes Tina used in her post (link at the bottom). The quote stated that all noise is "waste". In my opinion, it depends on how you define "noise". Is the soft plashing of a creek considered noise? Or is it a pleasant, relaxing …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #323: Sounds of Silence
I live in the Puget Sound area of Western Washington, and most of our trees are evergreen (Washington isn’t called the Evergreen State for nothing). But we do have our share of deciduous trees, and fall is my favorite season. Here are some bright fall colors I have seen this week. Maples This line of …
I follow a group of astronomers, and they post absolutely awe-inspiring images from our space telescopes. Here are some recent ones. https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1825956967795535893?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1826653305524638202?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1826771176838103448?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1826805309836308555?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1826826520876257601?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1826985494745682104?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ None of these images need any comments. The beauty of our universe, captured for your enjoyment by the complex products of human ingenuity. Thank God for giving us …
My 75th birthday was a little over a month ago. A very good friend gave me a beautiful orchid plant, and its many flowers have been gradually opening up. The first photo below is from the day I got it. Only a couple of the flowers were open. And here are photos I took last …
Last night, the world was alight, in more ways than one. Twitter was full to the brim with posts showing the Aurora, caused by a huge solar storm, from all over the globe, North and South (Aurora Australis), East and West. In the US, members from Montana to Alabama posted photos and videos of bright …
Continue reading An Aurora Borealis Story, with a side of Sunset
I'm no professional photographer at all, but I do love to snap pictures with my iPhone camera everywhere I go. My most common subject is landscapes, with a preference for rolling hills, mountains, and water. Now, the last week of February, we flew down to Indian Wells, California, for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #240: The Photo Road Most Traveled
Every year, the last weekend in July is the Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair. For 2020 and 2021, the fair was not held, due to the onerous Covid restrictions by the Dictator of Washington State. The Fair was back this year, and just as wonderful as always. Sponsored by the Bellevue Arts Museum, parts of …
Continue reading Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair-Back after two years off
I wondered what to do for Milestone Post Number 800 on my blog, and shortly thereafter was presented with the perfect answer! Now, my readers know that I live in the Pacific Northwest, Everett, Washington to be exact. Our immediate neighborhood is nothing unusual-just a pretty normal subdivision. However, our yard is not like the …
Calling-all-RushBabes 