Another beautiful week has come and gone here in the Pacific Northwest and I’m happy to say we spent every minute possible enjoying outdoor living and a bit of travel. Sunday afternoon Ryan and I hiked to the lovely waterfall from yesterday’s post along with my aunt, sister and her family and Monday this was our view from the train window on our trip home. Tuesday’s image a small section of some public art outside the Lynnwood Senior Center and Wednesday’s photo is the amazing evening sun from the rooftop garden of our local library.
After all that sunshine I thought Thursday would be a great time to capture the Blue Moon and apparently Hipstamatic agreed framing the image with this purple/blue border. Friday was “too hot to handle” inside our house so we packed up dinner to-go and brought everything down to the beach. This view is from our walk back to the car. Saturday’s photo is of my try-at-home box of Warby Parker sunglasses. If you haven’t heard of this company they specialize in quality eye wear with a retro-hipster edge. Knowing it’s hard to select frames online they ship a box of your 5 choices free of charge to your home for a 5 day trial period and for every frame purchased a pair is distributed to someone in need. Today I brought one of my 5 up to Wallace Falls and plan to work my way through the box during our staycation.
Today’s “Shake It Up” post will be my last here until August 9th but I won’t be vacationing from all my social media accounts. If you’d like to follow our adventures through the beaches, forests and mountains of Washington State I’ll be dusting off my neglected Instagram account and increasing postings on Facebook. Everyone’s welcome to come by for a visit, peek over our shoulders and hike the trails with us!
Each photo was taken with my iPhone 6 using Hipstamatic’s “shake to randomize” function then posted without any additional editing. If you like a particular combination and want to try it at home just click on the image to see the lens and filter used. For variety I continue to add new lenses and filters so if you want to try Hipstamatic but are unsure how to start let me know and I’ll do my best to answer your questions.
So beautiful in the PNW. Great shots and I love August sunsets here.
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Our August sunsets are the best, Ruth. 🙂
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Hipstamatic is such a gem as shown in the first image.
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Thanks, Sally. 🙂
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I sure do need sunglasses this summer, it’s too damn bright but I need the prescription ones, guess I got a bit of searching to do 🙂
Beautiful shots..! 🙂
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Warby Parker does prescription sunglasses, Andy if you like their frames and the prices are great. Thanks for your visit!
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Will take a look then 🙂
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Love the sunset! You certainly are having some fun with Hipstamatic!
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Thanks, Sue. It’s a fun app to experiment with!
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😀
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The sunset image is beautiful. You captured gorgeous colors. 🙂
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Thanks, Amy. It was nice to see the image came close to sharing the colors we saw over the water. 🙂
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I want to move 🙂
So beautiful!
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Let me know if you decide to come out this way. 😉
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Thank you! I will 🙂
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Exquisite sunset image. Too hot too handle, but what a beautiful image. I hope you all enjoyed dinner by the beach. What a great first class view. Happy summer 🙂
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We did enjoy dinner at the beach, Mabel. One of my favorite hot-night things to do. 🙂 Happy winter to you!
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I hope you will enjoy some time away! Sounds so nice to have that opportunity. Your photos, as always, are just great. Glad you’ll be dusting off your Instagram! 🙂
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Thanks, Debra and I’m looking forward to connecting with you on Instagram!
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That first image is sublime!
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I’m happy to hear you like it, Lisa. You’re surrounded by beautiful scenery every day!
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gorgeous sunset! 🙂
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Thanks!
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I love the Pacific Northwest. I hope to retire there in a few years.
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It’s a beautiful place to retire, I hope you get the chance to make a move. 🙂
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Love that rusty railroad bridge! Perfect timing … the angle of the beam with the ship in the background.
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Thanks, D’Arcy! I took a bunch of photos here hoping one lined up just right as the train crossed the bridge. 🙂
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colorful and beautiful 🙂
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Thanks, Joshi. 🙂
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Inspiring setting, Lisa, but you already know that. Beautifully captured and presented.
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Thanks so much, Paula. 🙂 I hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying a good start to a new week.
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