This is the final week of summer vacation for Washington schools. School normally resumes on the Wednesday after Labor Day. I took a stroll by Silver Lake, and here are some observations. On a very warm Tuesday, the lake is usually packed with kids swimming, kayaks and paddle boards with people standing and paddling around …
This X post is somewhat self-explanatory. None of the commenters disagreed with the author. https://twitter.com/thekentacorn/status/1952056077102743884?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Notice the 970 likes. Fifteen comments. All favorable. Am I the only one who thinks that this statement is just plain wrong? The author is human too, and runs a project preserving oak woodlands in Britain. I follow him. If …
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This week's theme really made me happy, since I am always on the lookout for photos incorporating all those elements. In fact, I happened to be getting a pedicure with my best friend at our local nail salon, and right in front of me, there were two great examples! First, there was a three-section screen …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #359: Tools of Photo Composition: Line, Color, Pattern
On Sunday, we packed up and headed home from the Accordion Celebration. It was a warm, sunny day, and we were in no hurry to get home, so we stopped at Deception Falls. Deception Creek runs under US Highway 2, and there is a nice nature trail along the creek, with a newer bridge and …
Continue reading Refreshing interlude on the drive home from Leavenworth: Deception Falls
I had to get out of the house today, so I went up to the Narbeck Wetland park not far from our house. I have a broken toe, so I made it a short walk. Here are some photos.
Since John said we could pick our own word for this week, mine is Reflections. Since I live in a state, Washington, that has numerous big and small bodies of water, reflections are pretty easy to find. Just yesterday, as I was on my travels around town, I noticed that our local lake, Silver Lake, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #338: Pick a Word
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 …
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 …
Way back in the 1970s, a favorite phrase describing something you liked was "Cool, man!" Living in a place with abundant bodies of water, and the nickname of "Evergreen State", you'd think that cool colors would be everywhere. You would be correct! Sometimes, though, you get too much of a good thing, with vegetation run …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #313: Cool colors
Here are some recent photos from around my area of Western Washington. In my own backyard Near my dentist’s office Silver Lake near my house The business park near where I work Also in the business park where I work. We had a very dry summer, so the trees dropped their leaves almost before they …
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