Category: Photos
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iPhoneography Monday: 6-16-14
A warm September afternoon and one last chance to feel the sun before fall… Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Challenge: Black and White.
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The Virtual Blog Tour and NW Frame of Mind
Last week I received a lovely message from Sally at Lens and Pen by Sally extending an invitation to participate in this Virtual Blog Tour. The purpose of the tour is to introduce bloggers to a wider audience by answering a series of four simple questions related to their…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra, Extra
It’s been a busy week here filled with family activities, end of school projects, a band concert and a Wednesday birthday. Mine! I was lucky enough to have the day off but couldn’t fit everything I wanted to accomplish into the happy day and still try to relax at the same time.…
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iPhoneography Monday: 6-9-14
It’s Macro week over at Lens and Pen by Sally and my entry is this up close and personal view of a red pepper before adding it to our dinner last night. To see more fun Macro shots please visit Sally’s Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Photo Challenge.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Room
Every time I walk past our local library I see the backside of a mysterious little house covered in moss and protected by a fern. Each week some new element appears and while I didn’t want to creep around the planting bed to take a closer look I finally gave…
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iPhoneography Monday: 6-2-14
My backyard view from the grass last night looking for a photo for today’s Nature post as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly challenge.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story
Who can get the closest without a soaking? In the summer this fountain is full of happy kids but only the bravest are willing to face the random spray pattern in early spring. Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story.
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Travel Theme: Cities
Alisa’s newest Travel Theme: Cities is a great excuse to post another photo from our recent visit to the top of the Space Needle. This view is looking south towards the Downtown area over Elliott Bay and one shot manages to show you a gray spring day, the Port of Seattle,…
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iPhoneography Monday: 5-26-14
The fourth Monday of each month is Challenger’s Choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly photo Challenge and I’ve selected architecture so I can show you one more view of the Experience Music Project Museum at Seattle Center. Gold is the last color in my series after silver, blue, pink…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist
In the winter of 1945 the USS Nereus left for it’s first voyage departing Pearl Harbor bound for Japan. Through it’s 25 year career the Nereus supported US submarines across the Pacific and as far north as the Arctic Circle. An Edmonds resident served aboard the ship in 1955 and in 2012…
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Travel Theme: Metal
For Alisa’s Weekly Travel Theme: Metal I have a small section of John Fleming’s Grass Blades installation at Seattle Center. The blades are actually segments of painted stainless steel stacked vertically to emulate the gently swaying movements of grass in the wind.
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iPhoneography Monday: 5-19-14
It’s time for Black and White photography at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Photo Challenge and today I have a view from inside the courtyard of the Pacific Science Center. The four pavilions which house the traveling and permanent exhibits surround these shallow pools and…
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Travel Theme: Blossom
For Alisa’s new Travel Theme: Blossom I have one more photo from our spring trips to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. This colorful display was filled with so many varieties it looked like an enormous bouquet!
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iPhoneography Monday
I’ve still got a few hours left in my Monday to post tonight, sorry to those who read this on Tuesday. 🙂 Sally’s challenge for the second Monday of every month is Macro photography and each time I have to admit it’s the week that gives me the most trouble.…
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1 Day 1 World Project: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
For the 1:00 pm entry in my new 1 Day 1 World Project I have this stormy view of Seattle taken from our Sky City table at the top of the Space Needle. The restaurant makes a complete 360 degree rotation every 47 minutes and John, Ryan and I recently spent a fantastic 2…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: On the Move
Regular readers know I’ve had fun posting small exterior images of the multi-colored Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle, WA. So far we’ve seen snapshots of the Silver, Pink and Blue sides but I haven’t had a good Red image to post until last weekend. Our manageable spring showers had just turned to…
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iPhoneography Monday: 5-5-14
Sally’s back from a wonderful vacation and her popular Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Photo Challenge begins the month of May with Nature as its subject. I’ve posted this view of Marina Beach Park before when the trees were at their height of fall color and I thought it would be fun…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Spring
I’ve posted a lot of pretty spring flowers lately so for this weeks photo challenge I’m going in a slightly different direction… This is a close up view of a fascinating kinetic sculpture at the Pacific Science Center and I thought the chrome coils looked like heavy, industrial springs. Posted as…
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Travel Theme: Close-Up
This week Alisa’s weekly Travel Theme: Close-Up is all the encouragement I need to post another view of the unusual curved sides of the Experience Music Project Museum at Seattle Center. This museum is dedicated to the history and exploration of music, science fiction and popular culture and its unique…
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A Word A Week: Water
I’ve been in a beachy kind of mood this week with lots of water themed posts so here is one more image from the same spring day as Bud’s Bait Shop and the “I wish I was on a cruise” Life Ring. Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge:…
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Black & White Tuesday: 4-29-14
I haven’t posted a new Black and White Tuesday photo for a few weeks but after our Sunday afternoon hike around Deception Pass State Park I’ve got plenty of new photos ready to share. In the spring of 1792, Joseph Whidbey, master of HMS Discovery and Captain Vancouver‘s chief navigator proved that it was not…
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iPhoneography Monday: 4-28-14
Sally is enjoying her last week of vacation but since I enjoy posting an iPhone photo every Monday I thought I would keep up with her schedule and choose Architecture for my week 4 Challenger’s Choice selection. Every time I walk by Bud’s Bait House on the Edmonds waterfront I think…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Letters
I really like this shot looking up from our table at The Yard in Seattle but since I cut off most of the sign trying to include more of the light fixture I’ve held back from posting it. Waiting for the right moment was a good thing though because this week Cheri has…
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Travel Theme: Glow
Maybe I’m just looking for another opportunity to post a tulip picture but I can’t stop looking at these glowing red tulips under a stormy spring sky. Yesterday I drove a very excited Ryan to Anacortes, WA to join a group of 18 middle school kids and 6 scientists for an…
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Happy Earth Day 2014
Our April showers paused just long enough for me to take a walk this afternoon and snap some photos of our spring blooming trees in honor of Earth Day. My fingers are crossed hoping these wet days really will bring more May flowers…
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iPhoneography Monday in the Skagit Valley Tulip Fields
I know I said Thursday would be my last tulip photos for a while but since Sally’s mobile photography challenge is on vacation until May 5th I thought I’d share one more post from the Skagit Valley. The annual Tulip Festival is a favorite with photographers as well as fun day trip for the family…
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Travel Theme: Round
We found this old wagon wheel just down the beach from the driftwood pirate ship I posted yesterday. The owners of the property have a knack for collecting and re-purposing old items and interesting pieces of wood but I think this wheel is at the end of its road… Posted as…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top
On top can be a feeling, a perspective, or a physical location. The Daily Post – Sara Rosso This eagle perched on a weathered driftwood pirate ship had to feel like he was sitting on top of the world… Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top.
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Skagit Valley Tulips – 3
I took hundreds of tulip photos last weekend but don’t worry, I won’t post all of them at once! After today we’ll take a break from the Skagit Valley pictures and tomorrow will bring something new to see and talk about.
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Skagit Valley Tulips – 1
I usually post a new black and white photo every Tuesday but after spending the weekend surrounded by millions of tulips my head is full of bright, vibrant colors and I thought it would be fun to spend the week sharing a few of my favorite views from the 2014 Skagit…
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iPhoneography Monday: 4-14-14
The second Monday of every month is dedicated to Macro at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly photo challenge. We were out-of-town again this weekend and while I took a lot of photos in the Skagit Valley Tulip Fields none of them were macro which left me thinking I might…
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A Word A Week: Sign
I know this is a change of pace from my usual photo style but Sue’s Word A Week Challenge is “Sign” and I don’t think I’ll ever have a better chance to post this shot of the back of a Seattle Metro Bus. It’s an advertisement for the Washington State Health…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument
In this week’s challenge, show us your take on a monument (broadly defined). It could be a fresh angle on a well-known tourist site, or a place nobody knows outside your community— anything can be monumental as long as it’s imbued with a shared sense of importance. Ben – The Daily…
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Black & White Tuesday: 4-8-14
Today’s Black & White Tuesday post is a view of Seattle’s EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum’s silver side. If you missed the pink side you can see it again here and stay tuned for blue coming soon…
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iPhoneography Monday: 4-7-14
The Skagit Valley tulip fields haven’t quite reached their peak but early April is a perfect time to see the Daffodils. We drove through the valley yesterday afternoon and John was patient enough to stop the car twice while I tip toed through the mud in order to get a few pictures of…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold
Crossing this threshold means entering one of my favorite shops in Seattle, Greenwood Space Travel and Supply. GSTS operates to support the amazing non-profit writing and tutorial center 826 Seattle and inside the shelves are full of an amazing assortment of science themed books, toys, equipment and all around cool stuff. Where…
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A Word A Week: Contrast
Ryan has a habit of picking up what ever electronic device is left lying around and secretly leaving his mark. I never know what to expect when I realize I haven’t seen my phone for a few hours but usually I discover new voice recordings, fun messages on my fitbit…
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Travel Theme: Misty
I love living by the waterfront with easy access to the beach but our proximity to Puget Sound also brings plenty of misty days . In the fall we can spend weeks at a time wrapped in thick fog and even though I know the trees are turning brilliant shades of red and yellow and that the sky…
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Black & White Tuesday: 4-1-14
I really hope this will be the last bare branches photo of our winter as April’s warmer air and longer days means it’s almost time for the Emerald City (Seattle) to live up to its nickname.
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iPhoneography Monday: 3-31-14
This week introduces a new element to Lens and Pen by Sally’s Non-Traditional photo challenge – editing and processing using apps. I’ve been wanting to try Waterlogue and as I expected it’s been fun seeing what my photos might look like if I had any talent with watercolor. My first attempt was this still…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
A place reveals itself on its streets, from pedestrians strolling during lunch time, to performers entertaining tourists on sidewalks, to the bustle of local markets, and more. Whether you’re shoveling snow from your own driveway or walking a familiar route to work or getting lost in a foreign city, a…
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Travel Theme: Statues
The Santuario de Guadalupe in Santa Fe, NM is the oldest shrine to our Lady of Guadalupe in the United States. I wrote a little about the history of this place in a Black and White Tuesday post about the Church here and today, as part of Alisa’s Weekly Travel…
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The Seattle Public Library
A quick post today showing a second view of the Seattle Public Library. My Reflections photo was taken below this point looking back along the face of the building and for this one I stepped out to the sidewalk and looked all the way up…
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Black & White Tuesday: 3-25-14
A fun moment around the International Fountain at the Seattle Center. This fountain, along with the Space Needle were designed and built as part of the 1962 World’s Fair and is a popular place to run, play and relax in all kinds of weather. The fountain sprays in varied patterns…
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iPhoneography Monday: 3-24-14
The fourth Monday of every month is Challenger’s Choice over at Lens and Pen by Sally. This week marks the debut of a new challenge title, Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Photo Challenge, encouraging all non-traditional photographers using a smart phone, digital music device like an iPod, tablet or even a…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
Yesterday John, Ryan and I spent a fun few hours walking through Seattle Center, peering up at the Space Needle and meeting family for a play at the Seattle Children’s Theater. I took plenty of interesting reflecting photos with this challenge in mind and even though you’ll still get a…
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Travel Theme: Pink
I know I’ve been very quiet this week but don’t worry I hope to spend some quality time with my reader as soon as tomorrow. I plan to be back to a more normal schedule by next week and can’t wait to see what everyone has been up to while I’ve…
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Black & White Tuesday: 3-18-14
A small portion of Bruce West’s untitled stainless steel sculpture at the City of Lynnwood’s Veteran’s Park.
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iPhone Monday: 3-17-14
I’ve posted a few photos of this beach log but I haven’t shown it from this angle before. Is it just me or does anyone else think the old roots look like fingers reaching into the ocean? Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Monday: Black and…
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Travel Theme: Garden
This isn’t a traditional garden picture but March in the Pacific Northwest is a challenging time everyone who loves the outdoors. It’s cold and damp 90% of the time with a few brief stretches of sunny weather that give us all spring fever but send pollen counts into the double…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
So much of life happens inside something. A house, a car, a sleeping bag, a UFO… The Yard in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood is our favorite place to relax on a wet Northwest afternoon while Ryan attends a new debate workshop at the fantastic writing school, 826 Seattle. The school is a…
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iPhone Monday: 3-10-14
In response to Sally’s March Macro Challenge I have a second view of the spring flowers from my Nature post last week. I encourage everyone who is a fan of mobile photography to spend some time with the thoughtful posts at Lens and Pen by Sally. Her Monday photo challenges include valuable tips and insight…
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Travel Theme: Tempting
In honor of Alisa’s newest travel theme “tempting” I have a set of his and hers photos. Grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s is always full of tough decisions. This morning I stopped in the entry debating if I should get the Bunch of flowers or do I pick up the Bigger…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective
Perspective is important to every photographer. With the creative use of perspective narrowed down through the lens of a camera, a bit of gravel can look like a barren desert landscape or a few trees can trick the eye into thinking you’re deep in a centuries-old forest. Who hasn’t seen…
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Black & White Tuesday: 3-4-14
After a dreary week of foggy October days Ryan and I grabbed our warm coats and headed to the beach. Late afternoon brought us the first touch of light in days and just as the gray lifted a flock of birds rose from their perches at the Marina and flew out to sea.
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iPhone Monday: 3-3-14
My husband surprised me with these lovely spring flowers Friday night and today I’m sharing them with all of you as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge: Nature.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned
Bandelier National Monument is a 33,677-acre National Monument in New Mexico preserving remains of homes of the Ancestral Pueblo People. Human presence in this area can be traced back 10,000 years but permanent settlements in Bandelier date from two time periods – 1150 to 1600 CE (common era). By 1550…
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A Word A Week: Frame
Sue’s latest challenge in her popular word a week series is “Frame“. I’m pretty sure I could find a new scenic image framed in an interesting way to share but instead decided to post a photo of this old wooden rowboat living its last days as part of a children’s play area on the Edmonds waterfront. The boat frame is tipped on its…
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Black & White Tuesday: 2-25-14
The only reason I stopped to take this photo was because of how much I liked the leafless branches against a vibrant blue winter sky yet here I am on a black & white Tuesday removing all color. The original brown and blue palette was striking but after viewing it in monochrome I can really appreciate the organic structure of this great…
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iPhone Monday: 2-24-14
The 4th week of each month at Lens and Pen by Sally’s phoneography challenge is devoted to Challenger’s Choice. There are several categories participants can use for inspiration including Abstraction, Animals, Architecture, Food Photography, Night Photography, Objects, Portraiture, Still Life, Street Photography, and Travel. This week I’ve selected Street Photography so could post this image of a happy couple strolling through…
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Travel Theme: Work
Fresh flowers are scarce during Pacific Northwest winters but the hardworking families at Seattle’s Pike Place Market use creative combinations of fresh and dried flowers to keep their stalls full year round. Christmas Eve in front of the Original Starbucks. Inside, customers enjoy hot beverages in bright red cups while the street musician wears a…
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A Word A Week: Atmospheric
Summer fog rolling across Heather Meadows in the Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest. Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week: Atmospheric.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Three
Michelle’s latest photo challenge asks us to use a three picture posting style to tell a story through images. This is a technique I’ve enjoyed in the past and when you have a son with a flair for the dramatic composing a visual story is a fun way to pass the time. Today, with three images,…
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Black & White Tuesday: 2-18-14
I have another summer beach photo for this mid-February entry in my Black and White Tuesday series. Ryan spent an hour filling his pockets with rocks for sling-shot ammunition while I relaxed on driftwood logs snapping pictures of the day.
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iPhoneography Monday: 2-17-14
Without fail, by the time February arrives with its mixed bag of wind, rain and snow I can’t help dreaming of warm afternoons spent at the beach. There aren’t any tropical vacation plans in my near future but I do have plenty of photos from some fun summer days by the water to share and…
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Weekly Travel Theme: Romance
As part of Alisa’s Weekly Travel Theme: Romance I’m sharing a well-loved photo my husband’s Grandparents as a young, engaged couple in the early 1920’s. They married soon after and had four children starting with my father-in-law and followed soon after by three beautiful sisters. I’m sorry I never got a chance to meet Joe and Bess but…
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A Word A Week: Violet
One of the things I love about Heather is its determined nature, blooming right on schedule no matter the conditions. This little plant flowers in my front yard every winter providing bright spots of color in a season filled with green, brown and white. Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week: …
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Black and White Tuesday: 2-11-14
This close view of a totem pole is from one of two popular 50 foot cedar poles at Victor Steinbrueck Park near the Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA. Seattle Architect Victor Steinbrueck is credited with spearheading the preservation movement to protect both the Market and Pioneer Square districts in the 1960’s and twenty years…
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iPhoneography Monday: 2-10-14
Our latest snowstorm was perfectly timed, starting after we returned home Saturday night and melting by Sunday afternoon. We had just enough snow to walk around the neighborhood and throw snowballs Sunday morning and safe roads for grocery shopping before the new work and school week began today. Posted as part of Lens and Pen…
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Sunday Stills: Graffiti
I always enjoy reading posts linked to Ed’s Sunday Stills challenges and today’s prompt fit perfectly with a fall photo I’ve wanted to share. My dad is focusing on an urban waterfall while Ryan snaps a picture of him and I am behind both of them watching their choices. With graffiti on the…
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Travel Theme: Yellow
Alisa’s Yellow travel theme has me dreaming of spring days and a visit to the Skagit Valley Tulip Fields. I can’t wait for April!
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Black & White Tuesday: 2-4-14
I looked up at an old tree after parking my car and saw this man waiting for the bus on a chilly winter morning…
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iPhoneography Monday: 2-3-14
Saturday afternoon John, Ryan and I laced up our hiking shoes and set out to explore Southwest County Olympic View Park. This 120 acre parcel was owned and logged in the early 1900’s by Pope and Talbot before they transferred ownership to the University of Washington who eventually granted the property to the City of Edmonds in…
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Wishing my beautiful Grandma Emma a happy 96th birthday.
Last year my entire family and several hundred good friends gathered in Eastern Washington to celebrate Grandma’s 95th birthday and today I am thrilled to say we can wish her a happy 96. Her feisty spirit, good heart and caring personality have carried her through a life full of twists and turns with…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Object
Some photographs, like portraits, focus on individuals, while still-life moments capture the beauty (and often treasured stories) of belongings and found objects. The Daily Post – Cheri Lucas Rowlands I’ll bet this old basket ball has a few good stories to tell… Found during a walk in the woods and posted…
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Travel Theme: Dry
I’ve found the only sure way to enjoy home-grown Pacific Northwest flowers in January is to cut an extra bouquet or two and set them aside for drying. I have the best luck with late season Hydrangeas and if kept out of direct sun their deep purple, pink and blue pigments can last for years. Posted as part of Alisa’s weekly…
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Black & White Tuesday: 1-28-14
Since my last Black & White Tuesday post was all about holiday shopping and hot donuts I thought you might like to see our snack-time view looking over Seattle’s Westlake Park.
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iPhoneography Monday: 1-27-14
The fourth Monday of the month is reserved for challenger’s choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge and today I chose street photography. This strange little sign is one of a series posted on the side of Archie McPhee’s in Seattle, WA and if you have a quirky, strange, funny or…
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Travel Theme: Wood
This huge beach log is one of the most photographed spots on our favorite Edmonds beach and of course I can’t help stopping several times a year to try capturing a new angle. When the tide is out this section of the log is almost as high as my shoulder and the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition
Wandering with my camera, I often find my eye drawn to strange bedfellows. Juxtapositions. Foils. Unexpected pairings. Michelle W. The Daily Post Growing up in the Pacific Northwest I was fascinated by stories of hunters and scientists finding possible Sasquatch tracks in the woods. There was even a TV show…
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Black and White Tuesday: 1-21-14
It’s hard to miss this hot donut stand in Seattle’s Westlake Park, the bright colors and happy customers can be seen from blocks away. Ryan insisted we stop for a bag of our own during a December trip downtown and while his mouth was too full of donuts and sugar for a wordy review, two thumbs up and a smile said it…
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iPhoneography Monday: 1-20-14
Today is the third Monday of the month which means it’s time for January’s black and white week over at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge. I wasn’t sure what I was going to post today until I came across this small trillium photo from last spring. While I like the…
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A Word A Week: Waiting
I think these two gulls were waiting for dinner to drop from the hands of the kids standing behind me… Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Waiting
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Weekly Travel Theme: Silver
Alisa’s weekly travel theme is posted every Friday and the newest prompt is the word “Silver.” I thought I would keep my entry simple today and show you these beautiful King Salmon from Seattle’s Pike Place Market. They are as fresh as you can get without stepping on a boat and…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family
What is family? For some, family is defined by genetics. For others, it is simply those with whom you share a bond of love. Or maybe it is nothing less than an expression of the universality of human experience… Josh R. – The Daily Post I don’t know about you but…
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Weekly Travel Theme: Illuminated
I always look forward to Alisa’s weekly travel themes and this latest challenge has inspired some beautiful images of light from around the world. For my Illuminated post I hope you like this view of a fiery evening sky as seen from the top deck of a Washington State Ferry.
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Black and White Tuesday: 1-14-14
This fun piece of public art is located on the Edmonds waterfront and features three generations of a family relaxing at the beach. A few months ago I posted a photo taken from behind the piece showing three of the family members watching the boats and waves. If you missed it the first time around here is a link to…
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iPhoneography Monday: 1-13-14
Yesterday I sat down in our wet backyard grass and decided I wouldn’t go back inside until I found something interesting to photograph for today’s macro challenge. I’m happy I took a few minutes to look at things from a different angle because I had completely missed how pretty this little mushroom was…
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A Word A Week: Yellow
Looking through my archives tonight has forced me to accept that yellow isn’t one of my favorite colors. It’s not something I can wear successfully and it looks like it isn’t a color I photograph often. Actually I’m kind of surprised I don’t have more photos that feature yellow as I do…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Window
The Glacier Public Service Center on the Mt. Baker Scenic Byway welcomes visitors to the north side of the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest and North Cascades National Park in Washington State. The stone and wood Cascadian style Center was built in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and is listed in the…
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Outside
Tell us about the experience of being outside, looking in — however you’d like to interpret that. Photographers, artists, poets: show us OUTSIDE. My Black and White Tuesday post included the news that I was posting a color photo of the evening sunset from the same Ferry trip on my new Facebook page. Several of you clicked over…
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Black and White Tuesday: 1-7-14
Winter trips on the Washington State Ferries offer some amazing photo opportunities if you have a warm coat and don’t mind some extremely cold wind. John, Ryan and I took a beautiful trip on the Edmonds – Kingston ferry a few days ago and I left the comfy, warm bench to explore the top deck and…
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iPhoneography Monday: 1-6-14
The first Monday of the month means it’s time to focus on nature as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Monday Challenge. The Whatcom Falls beavers have been working long hours to bring this old tree down and even though there is a nice note from the park rangers attached to the side of the trunk asking everyone to…
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Weekly Travel Theme: Possibility
Seattle’s Pike Place Market is a fantastic place to shop for top quality produce, seafood and flowers and every film crew that’s ever visited town has shown the fish sellers tossing their latest catch under the main entrance. Each year millions of people walk through the upper level of this Seattle landmark each but not everyone realizes some of the really fun…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
Beginning. Hello, 2014. And hello and happy new year to our readers, old and new. This week’s theme might be obvious, but I couldn’t help it — it’s a simple and common word, yet can evoke very powerful, emotional images. Cheri Lucas Rowlands – The Daily Post As many of…
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Black and White Tuesday: 12-31-13
For my final Black and White Tuesday of 2013 I have a photo from Seattle’s Pike Place Market and a view down Lower Post Alley. My post yesterday mentioned the Market’s infamous gum wall and this image is as close as I was willing to go… Believe it or not…
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iPhoneography Monday: 12-30-13
The last Monday of 2013 gives us a second chance for challengers choice over at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly phoneography challenge. We have an interesting variety of categories to pick from and today I have a street image to post from our Christmas Eve visit to the Pike…
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A Word A Week: Reflect
Sue’s final word of the week for 2013 is “reflect“. I thought this might be a good chance for a reflective post looking back through my blogging year but as the weekend is almost over and I like this little photo of multiple reflections here we are. This is from a morning walk…
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Travel Theme: Birds
Every time I try to take a picture of a cute little bird something goes wrong. If the shot isn’t terribly out of focus, then the bird will move at the last second or the finished image is just too boring to post but my lack of photographic timing doesn’t stop birds from flying into my pictures each time…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy
Whether or not you celebrate a winter holiday, the years’ end is a perfect time to look back at the year-that-was and happily forward to the year-that-will-be. A time of renewal, celebration, and joy. This week, let’s set ourselves up for a happy new year: share a photo that shows…
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iPhoneography Monday: 12-23-13
The fourth and fifth Monday’s of each month are challenger’s choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly phoneography challenge. We can choose from Abstraction, Architecture, Food Photography, Night Photography, Portraiture, Still Life, Street Photography, and Travel and this week my selection is Architecture. Bob James designed this holiday star in the mid…
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A Word A Week: Wind
January 1st 2010 was the stormiest day I’ve ever spent on a beach with wind gusts reaching up to 70 miles per hour. I snapped this photo during a brief moment of relative calm but when the tide came up a few more feet the wind speed surged and hundreds of driftwood beach logs began rolling through the surf like…
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Travel Theme: Winter
When I read Alisa’s latest post announcing “Winter” as her weekly travel theme I knew I wanted to wait until December 21st and take a photo of the first day of winter. December 20th brought our first snowfall of the year but we were still officially in Fall so I waited……
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Weekly Photo Challenge: One
Every good photograph needs a focal point. It’s the thing that draws the viewer’s eye and tells the story. Michelle – The Daily Post This is the first year my son has been able to take the bus to school and since our pick up location is about fifteen minutes away the thirty…
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The Little Things
Ryan is an enthusiastic collector of little, quirky things and his hands are never far from tiny objects ready for a quick touch during the day. This habit and the inevitable pile of stuff on every flat surface in his room causes more than a few arguments when it comes…
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Black and White Tuesday: 12-17-13
We spent a fun few hours in Seattle Sunday afternoon watching A Christmas Carol at the ACT Theater and walking through the city looking at the holiday lights and decorations. I enjoyed our time together away from the usual weekend routines and I think Ryan’s favorite moments were “high-fiving” Scrooge at the end…
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iPhoneography Monday: 12-16-13
The above ground twists and turns of old tree roots always catch my attention but this one stopped us on the trail. We thought it looked like an ancient dinosaur leg resting on the forest floor… Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly Phoneography Challenge.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Community
In 1916 Washington State outlawed the sale of alcohol and four years later the nation wide prohibition on the sale, production, importation and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States became law. This ban remained in place until 1933 but as you can see from the 1932 photo above alcohol was…
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Travel Theme: Still
Alisa wrote a lovely post today about stillness and the origins of the word solstice as December 21st is almost here. She explains the word comes from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still) referring to the point at which the sun pauses on its seasonal path (as viewed from Earth)…
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A Word A Week: Track
Even though Ryan growing up before my eyes he is still small enough to enjoy bringing out his Polar Express Train Set. The tree lights up and bells chime when the train pulls into the station and last night Santa took his important place on top of the present car. Posted as part of Sue’s…
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Black and White Tuesday: 12-10-13
There is something about fences that always draws me over to take a picture…
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iPhoneography Monday: 12-9-13
The second Monday of every month is devoted to mobile phone Macro photography at Lens and Pen by Sally so for today’s post I have this shot of the last Anemone seed pods left in my garden. The final seeds let loose during our last windstorm and I’m sure we will find new plants sprouting…
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A Word A Week: Shadow
I had to stop and look twice at this shadow pattern on the side of the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, NM. Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Shadow
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand
Grand. We’ve hosted a “Big” photo challenge in the past, but for this week’s challenge, we want you to consider not just the size of something, but also that special element: the “wow factor” of a scene or subject that makes a picture so stunning. That magical quality you’re always out looking…
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Across the Globe with Issue Five.
Originally posted on The Paperbook Blog: Well, here it is folks. Despite the world’s best efforts, Issue Five of The Paperbook Collective is here for your viewing pleasure! Without further ado… THE DECEMBER ISSUE! PDF ~ The Paperbook Collective Issue Five 2013 ISSUU ~ The Paperbook Collective Issue Five 2013…
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Black & White Tuesday: 12-3-13
My Dad and Ryan walking together Thanksgiving afternoon talking about fishing and photography…
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iPhoneography Monday: Nature 12-2-13
The first Monday of every month focuses on images of nature at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge. I love the vibrant shades of the ever-present bright green moss growing all around this part of the Pacific Northwest. Chilly temperatures will soon take a toll on the vivid display so I’m happy I captured…
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A Word A Week: High
Sue’s latest word of the week is High and while her fun post is full of beautiful bridges, cliffs and waterfalls my photos tend to be from points closer to the ground. I don’t like heights… I do however love to see trees reaching for the sky and fall gives us the opportunity…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light
Take a look around you. Choose one of the light sources you see, and make it the focus of your challenge entry. Ben – The Daily Post This week Ben asks us to focus on a point of light and feature it in a post for the Weekly Photo Challenge. …
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Black & White Tuesday: 11-26-13
El Santuario de Chimayo Chimayo, NM We spent a beautiful June afternoon here walking through the grounds, viewing the art work and lighting candles for family members.
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Travel Theme: Fragrant
This week Alisa’s travel theme is all about fragrance and she has some beautiful examples of wildlife, baked goods, fresh fruit and spices posted at Where’s My Backpack. Since the theme for my blog is a view into our corner of the Pacific Northwest I thought it would be fun to show…
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A Word A Week: Lines
Nothing is ours except time. A photo of the time capsule in my town’s Centennial Plaza. I wonder what is waiting underneath these lines… Posted as part of the Word a Week Challenge: Lines.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected
Unexpected. The world is an interesting place: we stumble upon unexpected things each day, like signs that are unintentionally amusing… Cheri – The Daily Post When read today’s weekly photo challenge and saw the prompt was the word “unexpected” I couldn’t think of a single image in my photo roll…
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Black and White Tuesday: 11-19-13
The days are getting shorter and shorter here in the Pacific Northwest and as I look out my window to nearly dark sky at 4:20 pm I thought this black and white image was a fitting choice for today’s post. The birds are still flying but the light is almost…
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iPhoneography Monday: 11-18-13
While I have been lucky enough to see several pods of Orca Whales swimming along this waterway I have yet to get a good photo of a whale. Maybe that is why I take so many of pictures of this beachfront sculpture… Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge: Black…
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Travel Theme: Short
As a mom who doesn’t ride motorcycles I can’t help but feel relieved that Ryan is still too short to ride my cousin’s Harley Davidson but this smile in Jake’s driveway tells me loud and clear he’s going to find a way… Posted as part of Alisa’s weekly Travel Theme: Short
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers
Layers. Layers can reveal, conceal, and make something more complex. They can vary in size, texture, color, or functionality. Each layer can have its own story, meaning, or purpose. They can overlap, blend, or be distinctly separate. A layer doesn’t have to be a part of a single object but can…
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A Word A Week: Pose
This young man was one of the many fantastic Teatro Zinzanni circus performers we saw while attending my husband’s employer’s “Under The Big Topper” themed 100th Birthday celebration in September. We had a wonderful time at the party and this photo is my choice for Sue’s A Word A Week…
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Black & White Tuesday: 11-12-13
I missed my black and white post last week but Tuesday is here again and today I have a beachfront image from our stretch of fall fog a few weeks ago. The waterfront was surprisingly full of people but the heavy mist muffled all sounds and if I angled my view just right it…
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iPhoneography Monday: Macro 11-11-13
Capturing clean macro photos is always a challenge for me but I love Sally’s weekly Phoneography posts so here is my latest attempt. These fern fronds were part of the path through a park we visited Saturday afternoon and I liked the woodsy shades of brown on the forest floor while we were surrounded…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Habit
This week, show us something that’s a HABIT. Capture a moment both constant and fleeting. Michelle – The Daily Post For each new photo challenge I aim to trust my instincts and create a post around the first image or location that comes to mind. As Michelle says above, moments of habit can be…
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Travel Theme: Connections
Walking with my brother’s dog Heidi, my son Ryan and his new friend from school this morning I was thinking about connections and how lucky we are to have a great community of friends and family around us. Of course I couldn’t help taking a few pictures along the way and once…
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A Word A Week Challenge: Behind
One of our favorite things to do in the summer is fill a backpack with supplies and take a walk into town to get ice cream or watch a movie. The hike is a little over two miles each way and Ryan and I always find a few new things to…
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A Word A Week: Two
I have one more forest walk photo for you because it could be a long wait for a better chance to post an image of a two headed tree… Inspired by Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Two
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iPhoneography Monday: 11-4-13
The first week of the month is nature’s time to shine at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge and today I have another photo from our Sunday afternoon walk through the woods. We left the house planning to spend a few hours on the beach but now I’m glad the access roads were closed because…
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Travel Theme: Delicate
This is the first, and hopefully only, time I post a photo of a slug but this little guy just insisted on being the center of attention today. Yesterday brought a huge windstorm to the Seattle area and today John, Ryan and I ventured out hoping to visit a “new to us” beach. The…
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Venture Through the Looking Glass with Issue Four.
Originally posted on The Paperbook Blog: Good afternoon Paperbook People! As always, I am pleased and proud to announce the arrival of yet another issue of The Paperbook Collective… The November Issue! I’m sure that everyone is feeling a bit fragile from last nights various Halloween shenanigans. So stop whatever…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Eerie
…a photo doesn’t have to be blatantly macabre to be eerie. But it can have a mysterious, otherworldly vibe — the viewer wonders what lurks in the shadows. Something eerie has a story to tell — one you aren’t quite sure you want to know. Cheri – The Daily Post The night before the…
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Happy Halloween 2013
Halloween is a pretty big deal at our house. Honestly it is my husband’s favorite holiday and he talks about it, plans it and shops for it 365 days a year. Our 2013 theme was inspired by a shoebox of vintage photographs found in my sister-in-law’s attic and abandoned by previous homeowners years ago. Working from…
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The 2013 Summer Photo Finalists Are HERE – Vote for Your Favorite!
Originally posted on Field Notes From Fatherhood: Well, folks, after a slow start (and a deferred deadline), we’ve had a fantastic response to our latest photo competition. Thanks so much to all of the entrants. It was really, really difficult to cull this lot down to a manageable size, and…
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Black & White Tuesday: 10-29-13
After spending a few dark days in a surprise stretch of October fog I stopped complaining about missing the fall color and blue skies and headed out to make the best of our gloomy weather. It was very quiet along the beach this afternoon and even though a Washington State Ferry was loading cars next to us the…
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Phoneography Monday: 10-28-13
The fourth Monday of every month is Challenger’s Choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Weekly Phoneography Challenge. Sally provides us with a variety of subjects to pick from including street, night and architecture photography so today, I paged through my files looking for something that met at least a few of these criteria. I like…
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Travel Theme: Stone
During a recent hike in the Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest we ran into a layer of high mountain fog which hid the fantastic views of Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan and directed our gaze lower, to the rocky foundations of these mountains. I had a chance to see what I’d…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon
Horizon. The space or line where the sky meets the earth. Sara Rosso – The Daily Post Here in the Puget Sound we’ve been blanketed by a cold stretch of deep fog and this photo is from the last time I saw the horizon, one week ago today. Keep your fingers crossed for us, this gloomy…
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Black and White Tuesday: 10-22-13
I am so happy that Ryan is a good sport when I ask him to sit still for pictures. Late last year I realized I forgot to schedule an appointment for our traditional Christmas Card portrait and a quick look at the calendar confirmed I missed every deadline to get them done professionally. This was a clear, sunny day…
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Phoneography Monday: Black and White 10-21-13
The third Monday of every month is devoted to black and white phoneography at Lens and Pen By Sally. My small town is in the middle of its fourth day of heavy October fog and I hope Sally doesn’t mind the touch of Sepia in these misty beach photos because I need a hint of color…
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Travel Theme: Brown
Growing up in Bellingham, WA a trip to Tony’s Coffee in the Fairhaven District was a huge treat. My favorite thing on the menu was hot chocolate and if we were lucky Mom also ordered a dinner plate sized cinnamon roll for everyone to split. By High School my mug of hot chocolate switched…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You
For this challenge, we want to keep it simple: share a photograph with a prominent color (or assortment of colors) that reveals more about you. It could be a symbolic, meaningful shade; a color that expresses how you currently feel; or a combination of colors that excites you and tells…
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Black and White Tuesday: 10-15-13
I usually prefer my end of the day sun scenes in color but something about this photo with it’s bands of pure, bright light and white fluffy clouds spoke to me today.
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Phoneography Monday: Macro 10-14-13
Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Monday Challenge. If you would like to join the fun this weeks theme is Macro.
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A Word A Week: Silhouette
Sue’s latest word of the week over at A Word in Your Ear is Silhouette. I’ve posted a smaller image of this tree before but thought the contrast of the dark leafless branches against the bright white sky was worth a second look today. Unfortunately the tree died last year and was removed to make way for…
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Travel Theme: Deep
Seven year old boys are so much fun, everything is an adventure and anything goes when it comes to work, play and clothing choices. Raking leaves at our old house was a huge job but Ryan was always ready to step up and help. This cold afternoon he dressed himself in…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite
Infinity can produce contrasting effects on (and in) us: it might make us feel dwarfed or amplified, afraid or empowered. The Daily Post – Ben How do you feel under a summer sky filled with the constantly changing combinations of fluffy, white clouds? Do you feel small in comparison to the infinite expanse…
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Travel Theme: Height
It’s not quite as dramatic as Devils Tower in Wyoming but looking up at Table Mountain in the Mount Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest always reminds me of the great 1977 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind… If you find yourself in the NW corner of Washington State searching for fantastic…
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Capture the Colour 2013
Through September and October I’ve had the pleasure of reading bright, colorful posts from participants in the Capture the Colour 2013 contest. I thought this particular challenge sounded like a lot of fun but fall has been so busy I haven’t had time to check out the sponsoring website to look through the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Good Morning!
This week, show us a photo that says “Good morning!” It could be a shot taken during your morning walk, the morning vista out your kitchen window, your cat doing a pre-breakfast stretch, or a textured close-up of your oatmeal bubbling away at the stove. I’m excited to see how…
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Phoneography Monday: Nature 10-7-13
I’m home from a fun-filled family trip just in time to participate in Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge: Nature. Last Wednesday I posted a photo looking up through some late summer flowers and today I thought I would show you a view of the same planting bed looking down toward ground level instead of up to…
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A Word A Week: Underneath
A clear sign that the seasons are changing and fall is here…birds flying south for the winter. Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Underneath I’ll be away from WordPress for a few days enjoying some family time but am looking forward to catching up with your posts when I’m back!
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Black & White Tuesday: 10-1-13
While John and Ryan shopped for our stone steps I had a great time wandering around the property taking pictures of the old farm equipment, tree art and bird houses. This one looks like a deluxe summer home but the boards across the front windows and black and white coloration make me…
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iPhoneography Monday: 9-30-13
The fifth Monday of every month is a second chance at Challenger’s Choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge and today I choose Architecture. This is a small part of the breakwater at the Edmonds Marina taken from the walkway leading to the fishing pier.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated
Every year I find at least one place to plant this combination of ferns and red begonias. I enjoy almost every color variety of begonia but non stop red has claimed the top spot as my favorite with the maidenhair fern. This pot spent most of the summer in a shaded spot…
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Waiting
A farmer waiting for his next customer at the Edmonds Market. Posted as part of the Daily Prompt: Waiting
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Black and White Animals: Heidi
I’ve never met a Lab who didn’t love playing at the beach. The combination of water, sticks, sand, other dogs and stinky things to roll in make for a fun-filled afternoon and a happy, sleepy dog who goes to bed early is pretty nice too. Posted as part of Cee’s…
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Black and White Tuesday 9-24-13
I had a few minutes to walk along the beach Friday afternoon and happily spent them listening to this gentleman, in his white suit and hat, play a trumpet while facing the waves. There were several families around us enjoying the last hours of summer and just as I put my phone down two little girls ran up…
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Phoneography Monday: 9-23-13
I recently realized that even though both my About page and widget mention we love to cook, I haven’t posted a single recipe or even a photo of something from our kitchen. You’ll need to wait a little longer for my first recipe post but since this is the fourth Monday of the month…
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Travel Theme: Through
Alisa’s weekly travel theme is all about the word “through”. You never know what will come into focus through these view finders but this time we saw crystal clear views of Mt. Baker, migrating birds heading south for the winter and someone out for their last warm kayak trip of the season. Posted as part…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines To Patterns
From lines to patterns. We see lines and patterns in the world around us, in nature and things man-made. Sometimes we don’t realize they’re there: on the street, across the walls, up in the sky, and along the ground on which we walk. Cheri Lucas Rowlands on September 20, 2013…
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A Word A Week: Arch
The natural arches in this large driftwood stump are a great place to play, climb and build forts on the Edmonds Waterfront. Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Arch
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Black and White Tuesday: 9-17-13
When I’m working from home Heidi is happy to nap outside the office door as long as she gets a short walk in the morning and a longer one in the afternoon. Yesterday was busier than normal though and our afternoon walk had to be postponed until later in the day. By 3:00 pm she let me…
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Phoneography Monday: Black and White 9-16-13
The third Monday of every month is dedicated to Black and White Phoneography over at Lens and Pen by Sally. I spent some time with my photo files this morning looking for something interesting to contribute and was surprised by how many pictures of wheels I took this summer. They vary in…
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Travel Theme: Multicoloured
The vendors at our Edmonds Farmer’s Market had an amazing assortment of peppers available this morning . I love their bright, cheery colors and wonderful variety of flavors so of course we ended up with more than one bag for our fajitas tonight! Posted as part of Alisa’s weekly Travel Theme: Multicoloured
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
I don’t know what it is about small spaces that pulls children inside, ready to play, hide or even relax. I was one of those kids who didn’t like being squished into someplace small but as you can see, Ryan and his cousin Emma have been doing it for years.…
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A Word A Week: Square
It would be nice to have some beautiful travel photos to share for this challenge, maybe a wonderful meal in a town square, a row of interesting windows, or even some funny signs but the school year has started and my “square” experiences are now limited to picking up shoes and perhaps mowing the grass… Posted…
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Black and White Tuesday: 9-10-13
Hiking in the Mt. Baker National Forest on a foggy summer day limited our views of the sky scraping mountain peaks but emphasized the beautiful rocks and landscape under our feet.
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iPhoneography Monday: Macro 9-9-13
The second Monday of every month is devoted to Macro over at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly Phoneography Challenge. A Hydrangea bouquet from my parent’s garden photographed with my iPhone’s Hipstamatic app and edited in Snapseed.
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Weekly Travel Theme: Hidden
Every time we walk past the window of this empty shop space Ryan says “look, there’s Olive Oyl. You know, from Popeye.” When I finally realized he was talking about the group of toys I wondered how I had missed her in the crowd. Now I see her bright red top every time. I think she is…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV
Challenge yourself to rethink your ideas about what subjects are appropriate, and then challenge yourself again to find an unusual perspective on your subject. Lynn Wohlers – Photography 101 post on Point of View I’ve always been fascinated by street photography and as a kid spent countless summer days laying on…
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Black and White Tuesday 9-3-13
For today’s Black and White Tuesday post I thought it would be fun to experiment with the Hueless app on my iPhone. These piles of curvy driftwood caught my attention as Ryan led me down the beach with the rule that we could only walk on logs…no sand or rock steps allowed.
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A Word A Week: Pink
Sue’s last word of the week was Pink and yes, I know, I’m a little late with this one. Over the next few days I hope to catch up with the recent posts waiting in my draft folder – starting with the word Pink. Though I am not usually a…
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Phoneography Monday 9-2-13
My last week of summer here in the Pacific Northwest has been filled with long days working on our landscaping project but I did take an afternoon off to visit some favorite locations looking for fall planting inspiration. This view is from one of the many of flower beds at Marina Park along the Edmonds waterfront.…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea
Sea. What kind of emotions does the sea or ocean make you feel? Do you remember the first time you went in the water? Had a wave crash on you? Felt the sand burn your feet? Do you feel more peaceful around water? Do you hate the beach? What’s the…
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Speed
Photographers, artists, poets: show us SPEED. Every September the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce hosts the Edmonds Classic Car Show filling our downtown area with hundreds of classic cars, live bands, great food and a lot of families having fun. We always stop by and Ryan and his cousins race from car to…
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Black and White Tuesday: 8-27-13
For today’s Black and White Tuesday I have two more images of old farm equipment displayed outside the stone yard we visited a few weeks ago. John and Ryan had a great time searching through the stone choices for our new front yard steps while I wandered around the property taking pictures of their rusty, well used collections. Spread across…
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iPhoneography Monday 8-26-13
The fourth Monday of every month is Challengers Choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Monday. Today we attended the orientation session at Ryan’s new Middle School and I thought it would fun to post the last of our Elementary School playground photos before cleaning up my phone files in preparation for the new school year. It’s…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus
For this challenge, get out there and take a picture demonstrating the concept of focus. Depending on your skill level or type of camera, tinker with the manual settings, use the auto focus feature, or play around with an app. Daily Post August, 23rd 2013 This week’s photo challenge is…
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Travel Theme: Play
This simple slingshot has been our “go to” toy of the summer. It travels everywhere with Ryan, tucked into his back pocket, along with a few small pebbles ready to fire whenever we are in a location that is wide open and away from windows. I love that his first choice for play…
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The First Lost Tooth
From the moment he lost his first tooth Ryan insisted he would keep them all forever. The Tooth Fairy was kind enough to leave this first one behind, along with a shiny silver dollar… Ryan’s teeth continue to fall out but while the anticipation of a visit from The Tooth Fairy has diminished, he…
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Black and White Tuesday: Santuario de Guadalupe
The Santuario de Guadalupe was originally built as a church in Santa Fe, NM in 1777 and currently houses the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s collection of New Mexican santos (carved images of the saints), Italian Renaissance paintings, and Mexican baroque paintings. Though it has been renovated several times The Santuario is the oldest,…
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iPhoneography Monday 8-19-13
I take a lot of pictures with my phone every week. Not only do I find images everywhere that look interesting, I frequently shoot the same subject with more than one camera app to learn more about which settings I like in different conditions. I have previously posted photos from these two locations below…
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A Word A Week: Herd
Sue’s newest travel theme, Herd, was a tough one for me and by the end of the week was completely out of ideas. I spend a lot of time by the water, working in my yard and driving on the freeways through Seattle but don’t find myself around herds very often… John and I…
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Travel Theme: Big
Visiting National Forests, travelling around the Pacific Northwest and taking lots and lots of pictures with family are some of my all time favorite activities. It is also fun to share our world with WordPress and in the past few months my Dad started his first blog and my sister began her second.…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree
One of our favorite places to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon with a fishing pole, crab pot and picnic lunch. Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree
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Standing Out in a Crowd
When was the last time you really stood out in a crowd? Are you comfortable in that position, or do you wish you could fade into the woodwork? Photographers, artists, poets: show us STANDOUT. Last weekend my family definitely stood out in the crowd. Every year we come together for one…
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Black & White Tuesday
The theme for Sonel’s final black and white challenge was windows and doors. I have really enjoyed taking time to look at my photos in a new way every week and even though Sonel will no longer be accepting submissions to her weekly group I want to continue posting a few…
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Phoneography Monday: 8-12-13
The second Monday of every month is Macro over at Lens and Pen by Sally and even though I’ve had plenty of time to prepare I haven’t been happy with any of my Macro photos. By this afternoon I decided I would just need to wait until next week to re-join…
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A Word A Week: Bisect
The word of the week over at Sue’s fun blog A Word in Your Ear is Bisect. Walking back to our car after a beautiful sunset on the beach I turned around for one last photo through the boats in the Marina.
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Travel Theme: Architecture
The Ganahl-Hanley log cabin was built in the Seaview neighborhood of Edmonds by Gaston Ganahl. Mr. Ganahl fell in love with the guest cabins at Yellowstone Park and in 1930, hired the builder who oversaw their construction to come to Edmonds and build his dream home. All materials for the cabin came from the land surrounding the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways
For this challenge, capture two images — a horizontal and a vertical version — of the same scene or subject. There are no concrete “rules” here, but a) it should be evident that both shots are of the same place/location or person/thing, and b) your photographs should ideally have been taken during…
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Black and White Weekly Challenge: Texture
For the current theme of Texture over at Sonel’s Corner I have one more image to share from my walk last week. These tree branches looked so pretty arching over a stone wall that Ryan and I both stopped in the shade to take a few pictures before continuing down the steep hill to the…
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Phoneography Monday: Nature
In the middle of a very busy week filled with excavators, concrete mixers and dump trucks Ryan and I escaped for a walk to clear our heads and breathe a little fresh air. These two photos are of a small creek that runs along the bottom of our hill and were…
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A Word A Week: Castle
The Pacific Northwest is full of beautiful scenery, lovely hikes and fun, urban cities but finding a Northwest castle for Sue’s latest word of the week was a challenge. Mount Constitution on Orcas Island is the highest point in the San Juan Islands and in 1936 the Civilian Conservation Corps…
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Travel Theme: Wild
As part of Alisa’s weekly Travel Theme: Wild I have some photos of wild flowers, wild life and wild water on Mt. Rainier in Washington State.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow
After catching four-year-old Ryan with his third stolen cookie of the afternoon I really needed to take a quiet walk away from our family picnic on the beach… He was ready for me to leave too and I can still hear him say “I’ve got this beach figured out mom, take a…
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Black and White Weekly Challenge: Upward
This piece of brushed steel public art is so large the only way to capture the details is by looking upward. Posted as part of Sonel’s Weekly Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge: Upward
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Phoneography Monday: 7-29-13
Walking along the beach is one of my favorite things to do on a Sunday afternoon and yesterdays visit was picture perfect. Edmonds has several waterfront parks open to the public 365 days a year and most of them display quirky, fun pieces of public art in unexpected locations. It doesn’t…
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A Word A Week: Roof
In a June post I wrote one of the things I love about travel is the chance to experience a brand new view in very normal moments. Walking down the street and people watching in cafe’s are two of my favorite “normal” locations and as a result I spend a lot of…
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Travel Theme: Sweet
Sometimes revenge is a little sweet… Halfway through our first hike in New Mexico Ryan stepped off the main trail and landed right on a low growing Prickly Pear Cactus. It’s needle sharp spines buried so deeply into his shoes, socks and skin that it took a pair of pliers to clear the last ones out of the rubber soles. At lunch the first…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece
Masterpiece…a location or scene that’s special, unusual, or even magical in some way. Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece Cheri Lucas Rowlands on July 26, 2013 This maple tree, tucked in the far corner of our backyard, shares its beautiful pattern with every season. Posted as part of the WPC: Masterpiece
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Curve
I walk past this sculpture twice a week and have tried to photograph it many times but haven’t been able to avoid including the building on one side and the busy road on the other. Last night I tried a new angle and captured the two dancers framed by the sky. Posted as part of Sue’s Word a Week…
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Black and White Weekly Challenge: Abstract
Sonel’s newest theme for her Black and White Challenge series is the word “Abstract”. I really like how these simple shades of black and white accentuate the abstract, natural shapes in this sea star and driftwood stump in the San Juan Islands.
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Phoneography Monday 7-22-13
A little over two years ago our house was robbed and though the thieves emptied my jewelry boxes they left the glass dish shown above. I’m sure it looked like nothing to them but it means a lot to me as I brought this piece home from my Grandparents house after their memorial. It sits quietly on the top of my…
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Travel Theme: Tilted
Alisa’s current travel theme challenges us to show images illustrating the word Tilted. I spent a few days looking through my archives and finally chose two photos from summer vacations that were a little off kilter… I really admire the tenacious nature of these tough pine trees surviving on the edges of the San Juan…
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A Word A Week: Unexpected
With five days in Dallas and Houston I knew I would see plenty of cow images and Houston would definitely have some space themed public art but I didn’t expect to see a larger than life Space Cow! This statue greets passengers inside the Houston Airport Terminal A and is my…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
Originally posted on "I dwell in possibility…": From the daily post: “Fresh. The definition for fresh has a bit of a fork in it – it’s a state (new, recent, previously unknown) and it’s a taste or sensation (cool, sweet, invigorating, refreshing)” I’ll take both interpretations and run with them. In…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
Fresh. The definition for fresh has a bit of a fork in it – it’s a state (new, recent, previously unknown)… – Sara Rosso This morning, home after a busy week in Texas, I couldn’t wait to sit down and catch up with the latest posts in my reader. As I expected it is filled with…
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Flower Friday: 7-19-13
A Cactus flower next to our hiking trail north of Santa Fe, NM.
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Black and White Weekly Challenge: Family
Last summer we decided to stay close to home and try a touristy “staycation” in the Seattle area instead of leaving town during the best part of the year. We filled our house with family and spent a great weekend exploring Seattle, The Pike Place Market, taking a Ride the Ducks Tour and having…
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Phoneography Monday: Black and White 7-15-13
iPhone 5 native camera and edited in Snapseed The view from the courtyard at La Casa Sena in Santa Fe, NM. Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly Phoneography challenge: Black and White
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Travel Theme: Simplicity
The simple things that bring me back to the beach day after day. Posted as part of Alisa’s weekly travel theme: Simplicity.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour
The Golden Hour. In photography, the “golden hour” is the first and last hour of sunlight of the day. Cheri Lucas Rowlands on July 12, 2013 The Golden Hour is my favorite time of day here in the Pacific Northwest. I love how everything (and everyone) around me glows with…
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A Word A Week: Distant
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Star Wars In 2011 the Pacific Science Center hosted an exhibit of original Star Wars props, costumes and fighter ships. We took Ryan to see the show for his 10th birthday and I tried to get some clear shots of a few…
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Black and White Photo Challenge: Toys
Look what happens when I ask for help with a photo challenge. The boys bring out their old toys and add zombies…. Posted as part of Sonel’s Corner Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge: Toys
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Phoneography Monday: Macro 7-8-13
When looking through my photo files for something to illustrate a post my first impulse usually leads me to an image with bright bold colors. There is a big world out there though filled with muted, grungy colors and one of the things I love about Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenges is the opportunity to stretch out of my comfort zone…
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A Perfect Day for Paddle Boarding
Last Sunday we filled our backpacks with swim suits, towels and sunscreen and walked down the hill to the Edmonds – Kingston Ferry for a day of fun on the water. I tried and failed many times to photograph a pod of Orca whales so you will just have to take my word for…
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Travel Theme: Motion
Ryan never stops moving …especially on the soccer field. Posted as part of Alisa’s weekly Travel Theme: Motion.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgic
Nostalgic. Sometimes, we long for the past: for moments we want to remember or recapture. The good times. The golden years. Or perhaps we’re homesick, or longing for something — or someone — that might have been. Cheri Lucas Rowlands The Daily Post I have been in a…
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A Word A Week Challenge: Boat
In honor of our 4th of July holiday and in response to Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Boat I have four photos from a family boat trip celebrating the 4th of July, 2002. These images are scans from old film prints and I like the scratchy texture and vibrant colors from…
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Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge: Bridges
The third week of Sonel’s black and white challenge asks us to show the word “Bridge”. For more unique interpretations of bridge please visit Sonel’s Corner and her Black and White Challenge: Bridge.
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Phoneography Monday: Nature
For today’s Phoneography Monday: Nature post I have two cool images from our Pacific Northwest Spring to share. My afternoon forecast is for the mid 90’s and the season of pretty spring flowers is over…
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My Neighborhood in Black and White
I was happy to discover Sonel’s Corner a few days ago and today I decided to jump in and post my first entry in her new black and white photo challenge. The themes are suggested by readers and this week is set aside for images of your neighborhood. I’ve posted photos of what I loosely…
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Travel Theme: Sculpture
Sculpture is the new travel theme over at Where’s My Backpack. I always like photographing outdoor sculpture and as luck would have it we had a picnic at the fabulous Shidoni Gallery in Tesuque, NM just last week. Ryan, John and I wandered through the grass taking pictures after lunch until the heat got…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable
Companion – A person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another. Share a picture of a COMPANION and explain why you chose that picture. Michelle – The Daily Post I have been thinking a lot about companions today. I am definitely a creature of habit and…
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The Artist’s Eye
Photographers, artists, poets: show us ART. Michelle W. – The Daily Prompt My usual approach to a Daily Prompt post is to trust my instincts and write about the first thing that comes to mind. This rule isn’t working for me today though as I am struck by so many different ways to respond to the…
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What I Like About Travel
One of the things I enjoy most about travel is the chance to experience a brand new view during very normal moments. I’m sure most of us have been disappointed by a sub-par hotel room with an uninspiring view of the parking lot but I don’t take pictures of those mistakes… I do…
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Wordless Wednesday: 6-26-13 Santa Fe Supermoon
* A few words… the June 2013 Super moon rising in Santa Fe, NM. We had a wonderful dinner at La Fonda then returned to our hotel to toast what would have been Grandpa Joe’s 89th Birthday from our lounge chairs. It was a beautiful evening.
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Phoneography Monday: Architecture
One of my favorite things to do in Santa Fe, NM is walk along the streets around the Plaza at night. The air is warm, the stars are bright and live music softly echoes across the adobe walls and brick sidewalks. Photo from my iPhone 5 and edited in Snapseed. For…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes
My first few photos from our recent summer trip to Santa Fe are actually of snow-covered Mt. Saint Helens. This is the view out the airplane window as we broke through the clouds on our way from Seattle, WA to the high desert of northern New Mexico. For more unique views of the world please see the latest Daily Post: The World…
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Flower Friday 6-21-13
I am going to miss the Weekly Photo Challenge today but here is a Peony from my garden for Flower Friday. Photo taken with my iPhone 5 and edited in Snapseed.
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A Vibrant Edmonds Sunset
If I wasn’t traveling tonight I would right here be at our favorite beach in Edmonds. This sunset was part of a beautiful evening last week and is posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Vibrant.
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Wordless Wednesday: 6-19-13
* I am away for a quick summer trip but will be back next week with new photos to share!
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Phoneography Monday: Black and White
Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge: Black and White.
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Bookworms and Words
Tell us about the last book you read (Why did you choose it? Would you recommend it?). To go further, write a post based on its subject matter. Photographers, artists, poets: show us WORDS. By Michelle W. on June 16, 2013 BOOKWORMS Every month I like to feature a book…
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Travel Theme: Flow
Alisa’s newest travel theme is Flow and I have some fun photos of a very chilly but exciting morning in December when Ryan and I grabbed our warm coats and went to the beach to experience a Winter King Tide. King Tides occur when the sun and moon align increasing the gravitational pull on the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
Curves. I bet you can find curves wherever you are. Show me! Sara Rosso – The Daily Post Sara’s right, curves are everywhere when you begin to look. I have a gallery of curvy images to share from some memorable summer vacations around the Pacific Northwest.
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Phoneography Monday: Macro 6-10
iPhone 5 and edited in Snapseed and PhotoToaster For more fun Macro images and phoneography tips please visit Lens and Pen by Sally and this week’s Phoneography Challenge: Macro Mobile Photography
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Daily Prompt: Everyday
Is being “normal” — whatever that means to you — a good thing, or a bad thing? Neither? Photographers, artists, poets: show us EVERYDAY. The Daily Prompt – Michelle W. After seven years our “Everyday” is about to change. This playground at Edmonds Elementary is where my son’s school day has…
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Travel Theme: Peaceful
A quiet moment at Lake Wilderness on the 4th of July. We enjoyed a few peaceful hours swimming and kayaking before the fantastic, celebratory firework show started at dusk. For more images of Peace please visit Alisa at Where’s My Backpack and the new Travel Theme: Peaceful
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting
I’ve been thinking a lot about the fleeting moments in our days, and in our lives. The quiet, precious moments between the ones we love. Cheri – The Daily Post In a new post created specifically for this challenge, share a moment that means Fleeting to you. May in the…
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A Word A Week: Metallic
“Sinusoidal” Ted Jonsson, Sculptor City of Lynnwood Public Art Collection When I saw the new word of the week was Metallic I thought it would be fun to return to Lynnwood, WA and photograph more of their unique public art pieces. This sculpture is located in front of the Library and across the…
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(i)Phoneography Monday: Nature
Every Monday I look forward to being a part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly phoneography challenge. The first Monday of each month is reserved for Nature and while I planned to have a post ready to publish first thing this morning, life and work got in the way. Here…
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Travel Theme: Costume
Halloween is a huge holiday in our family. It’s my husbands favorite time of year and he really enjoys planning new, spooky decorations for the house and costumes for Ryan. I don’t usually take photos of people in costume but looking through my photos reminded me we have plenty of…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says…Family Fun
Signs. Funny, poignant, symbolic, incorrect, informative, foreshadowing…there are so many signs in the world. Sara Rosso – The Daily Post I am unpacking and trying to catch up with my reader after a work trip to Phoenix but couldn’t resist taking a break to answer the latest Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign…
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A Word A Week: Angle
Untitled – Artist: Bruce West. Stainless Steel Sculpture This week Sue’s dictionary has opened to the word “Angle”. I spent a day wondering if I had any photos in my files with interesting angles before reluctantly deciding I might have to skip this challenge. I left the house to return a stack…
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iPhoneography Monday: Architecture
Architecture: Orderly arrangement of parts; structure. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language iPhone 5 native camera, edited in Snapseed and PhotoToaster. For more examples of iPhoneography and Architecture please visit the latest iPhoneography challenge at Lens and Pen by Sally.
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Journey
Photographers, show us JOURNEY – The Daily Post Spring Break 2012: Four beach front Island cabins filled with 9 adults, 7 kids and 4 dogs. Boat access only, no grocery stores , plenty of warm clothes, hiking, exploring and great memories.
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Travel Theme: Pathways
This week Alisa asked us to share photos of pathways we have travelled. These are a few of my favorites from our adventures through Washington State from the water to the mountains. To see more paths from around the world take a look at Where’s My Backpack and the Travel Theme:…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background
In the Background: The places that we pass through day after day, or even once in a lifetime, leave in their small way, echoes and traces of themselves upon us. But so often when taking self portraits or pictures of friends, the places themselves become a soft blurred mush of…
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Daily Prompt: Green
Today in the Daily Post the photography prompt is Green. I almost posted this iPod picture a few weeks ago but in the end decided the finished image was too green to fit with my other photos. Today it gets a second chance for a moment in the sun. This is a small view of my…
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A Word A Week: Face
This week Sue’s dictionary has opened to the word FACE and I have two faces to post from a memorable trip to Santa Fe, NM. This first “face” was a spooky surprise in the rocks during a visit to Bandelier National Monument. We were the only people on the trail at dusk as a…
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iPhoneography Monday: Black and White
This old Maple tree was a beautiful focal point in our front yard until it suddenly (to us) died last year. Yesterday my husband and I spent the afternoon trimming branches and finally cutting down the trunk to clear the space for our new garden plan. I am sorry to…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape
This was a long day spent trying to escape from our escape… They call it Shallow Bay for a reason! For more great tales of escape and adventure please visit the Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape.
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A Word A Week: Mountain
This week the dictionary at A Word in Your Ear has opened to the word Mountain. We have spent some wonderful days hiking in the mountains around the Pacific Northwest and today I want to share a gallery of images from a trip to Mount Baker, WA. For more amazing…
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Wordless Wednesday: 5-15-13
I’m sorting though Mountain pictures for my next Word a Week post and came across an old favorite. Lunch and a rest on Mt. Rainier. For more fun Wordless Wednesday photos see what’s new at The Jenny Evolution.
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iPhoneography Monday: Macro
The second Monday of the month means it is time for Macro images. If I was thinking ahead I would have saved my pattern photo from last week to post today but instead you got to see it Friday afternoon and I spent the weekend thinking about new macro subjects.…
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Travel Theme: Beaches
This week Alisa over at Where’s My Backpack says “let’s have a beach party!” If you have visited my blog more than once you know I love spending time by the water so this theme should be a breeze. Well, looking through all of my Northwest beach pictures is a…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
“Pattern. Patterns are everywhere. Patterns are sometimes intentional and sometimes accidental. They can be decorative or merely a result of repetition, and often patterns can be in the eye of the beholder to discover them.” – Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern Today I made an effort to slow down and look…
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A Word A Week: Orange
This week Sue’s dictionary at A Word in Your Ear has opened to the word “Orange”. I love listening to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons so for this challenge I thought it would be fun to show you how orange changes through Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter in the Pacific Northwest.
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iPhoneography Monday: Nature
For this week’s iPhoneography Monday theme of Nature I have a picture of freshly cut Rhubarb from our local farmer’s market. Photo from my iPhone 5 and edited in Snapseed and PhotoToaster. If you would like to join the iPhoneography Monday photo fun please visit Lens and Pen by Sally for the schedule and details.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above
From The Weekly Photo Challenge: Above. Change your perspective on something. Find a subject and instead of taking a picture from in front of, at an angle, to the side, or from behind, take it directly from above! With Sara’s directions in mind I went outside looking for something that I don’t usually see from…
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A Word A Week: Sleep
Each week Sue at A Word in Your Ear opens her dictionary to a new word, then challenges her readers to post a photo or write a short paragraph showing our take on the current choice – this week we have “sleep”. Well, I have lots of photos of sleeping kids, pets and…
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iPhoneography Monday: More portraits of Mother Earth
Sally of the beautiful Lens and Pen by Sally is continuing her April theme of Mother Earth for this week’s iPhone photo challenge . I am just starting to experiment with the camera on my iPhone and hope to try a new technique or approach every Monday. I know some images will be more successful…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture
Aaron Joel Santos, the guest host for this week’s challenge writes: Culture is a bit of a loaded word. In a photograph, it can embody everything and nothing. So where do we draw the line? Shopping culture, hippy culture, Asian culture, Thai culture, ancient culture, and on and on. These…
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Travel Theme: Light
An hour before these pictures I had to break the news to my son that his Grandpa Joe was moved into hospice care and would be leaving us soon. While my husband quietly spent the day with his father and sisters I took Ryan to the beach for a walk and a chance to…
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2013
Each April hundreds of thousands of visitors attend the month-long Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in the NW corner of Washington State. While words on a page can’t fully describe the feeling of being surrounded by millions of blooming flower bulbs I hope my pictures below share some of the unforgettable views found…
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iPhoneography Monday: Earth Day
Did you know that close to 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water? In response to Lens and Pen by Sally’s challenge to share portraits of Nature in celebration of Earth Day I want to post four new iPhone pictures featuring views of the water in Washington State. These first two images…
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Travel Theme: Contrast
Alisa at Where’s My Backpack has challenged us to share photos that celebrate contrast. A few days ago I posted my first black and white iPhone photo here and the always curious Photography Journal Blog promptly asked if I was going to show the original color version too. Thanks for the great…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Up
If you look up in Seattle there is a pretty good chance you will see The Space Needle. At the time of its completion in 1962 it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. The Pacific Science Center is also on the site of the 1962 World’s Fair,…
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Dawn
Dawn usually finds me curled up on the couch with my first cup of coffee. I like to get up early but rarely step outside until after the sun is up so it took me a few days to find a picture to meet A Word in Your Ear’s latest challenge – Dawn. New Year’s Day…
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iPhoneography Monday: Black and White
I always love to see great black and white photography but haven’t stretched outside of my comfort zone to try it for myself. We spent Saturday afternoon in the Skagit Valley Tulip Fields and I took a lot of pictures with my camera for a future Pacific Northwest travel post but I also snapped…
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Weekly Travel Theme: Benches
Alisa’s weekly travel theme is all about benches and the unique stories each location has to share. I knew immediately which bench I wanted to show you but had to wait a day to make the trip to Bellingham, WA to capture the image. The weather switched between snow and…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Change
Today the Weekly Photo Challenge asks us to select an image that represents change. Looking through my pictures this morning I realized that while my life has been filled with twists, turns, evolutions and surprises I have very few photos capturing these occasions. I thought about the big family moments of birthdays, graduations, weddings and funerals…
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Travel Theme: Pale
Alisa of the wonderful Where’s my backpack has asked us to search our archives for pictures that embrace the word “pale”. I usually lean toward bright and bold colors but there are days when softer hues capture my attention. If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme please follow Alisa’s directions below: Create…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Color
I love bright, beautiful colors and many of my pictures are filled with images of vivid flowers and sunny waterfront days. For me the hardest part of this Weekly Photo Challenge: Color was sorting through these pictures to choose just a few photos and finally I decided to share some of the Rhododendrons that grow freely in Washington and fill…
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My Favorite Places in Washington (State) Part Two – The Coast and Olympic Peninsula
Washington State’s Coastal region is home to some amazing views of the Pacific Ocean, Olympic National Park and The Hoh Rainforest. If you love to drive, a trip north along the Pacific Coast Highway is a great way to spend a few days. This 2,500 mile long stretch of highway begins at…
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Phoneography Favorites
What a great surprise to hear Cheri Lucas and The Daily Post featured my “A Day in my Life” post below as one of their Phoneography Favorites for the month of March!
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Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in my Life
The new Weekly Photo Challenge is all about documenting a day in your life. I hope you enjoy this quick view of my Friday!
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Travel Theme: Smoke and Mirrors
Today Alisa has selected Smoke and Mirrors as her fun weekly travel theme challenge. I had no idea that March 29th was Smoke and Mirrors day but what a great way to showcase some spooky photos that wouldn’t have a home in a more traditional post. Some of you may remember this photo of…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense
March is phoneography month at WordPress and the Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense asks for images showing the both the present and a hint of the future in one frame. I thought about going outside to take a new picture of the early signs of spring but when I saw freezing temperatures and falling snow I…
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Travel Theme: Time
This week Alisa at Where’s my backpack has chosen Time as her weekly Travel Theme. I am always watching the time trying to coordinate multiple projects and schedules for both my work and my family so I thought this would be an easy post to illustrate with a great image. A quick…
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The Paramount Theater
In the late 1920’s the first “talking pictures” were produced in Hollywood and as part of their efforts to distribute their movies to as many viewers as possible Paramount Pictures began an ambitious program to build movie palaces in almost every major city in America. Seattle was included in this early expansion project and…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime
My Travel Theme post about the color green mentions our first crab caught from the Edmonds Fishing Pier. We had a great day figuring out how what kind of bait to use (chicken), how to throw the pot, visiting with the other fishers and crabbers around us and discovering what kinds…
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Travel Theme: Green
To celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day and the arrival of spring Alisa’s weekly Travel Theme is all about the color green. I love green and living in the Pacific Northwest gives me plenty of opportunities to photograph this beautiful color. Today I chose three pictures that I think highlight the themes I like to talk about…
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Phoneography Challenge: Neighborhood
Today the Weekly Photo Challenge is all about capturing your neighborhood through phone pictures. We love our small town and I’m always taking pictures on my iPhone so after school my son and I had a little fun on Main Street. All pictures were taken with my iPhone 5 and…
Northwest Frame of Mind 