On the Waterfront

We have had a series of sunny days here in Western Washington, so yesterday I went on a photo-hunting expedition down to the new Waterfront Place development on Marine Drive (aptly named, don't you think?). The channel divides the long Jetty Island from the new park, which has a walking/running trail (there were lots of …

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Holidays at the Marina

Thursday Hubby and I went out for dinner to our favorite Italian place, near the Marina. It was another cold, clear night with little wind. We noticed some bright blue lights nearby, so after dinner we went outside and found this. Lighted hollow ornament We thought it was very pretty. And the lights weren’t just …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #271: Contrasts

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 …

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Some beauty for your weekend

Tucker Carlson was doing a bit on his show today, discussing the lack of beauty in our environment, specifically ugly buildings.  So I thought I'd find some natural beauty for you. Here are some sailboats in the channel on the Everett, Washington waterfront.  They are sailing south to north.  It was a breezy day. These …

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Journey to the Olympic Peninsula

One of our favorite day trips, here in Northwest Washington State is a ferry ride and drive to the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge on the Olympic Peninsula.  In the afternoon on Friday, we headed down to the Edmonds Ferry Dock, to take our ferry ride to Kingston on the Kitsap Peninsula for the first leg …

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