Category Archives: Photographs

Pinnacles ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Grand

Crater Lake National Park is almost in my back yard; a mere 250 miles South.  Last summer my sister took me around the entire perimeter and then down to the canyon floor to see the pinnacles.  Maybe not Grand, as … Continue reading

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Ice – My Pond Freezeth Over

As the world experiences severe weather, we in the Pacific Northwest have had a dose of record setting cold temperatures.  Yesterday it was -9 degrees C, and this morning it was -10 C.  The days are bright and sunny, though … Continue reading

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10,000 LUX ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Light

When I first learned about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) pieces of the puzzle I had been trying to solve about myself fell into place.  The theory helped explain why I would become ever more gloomy as winter approached, and conversely, … Continue reading

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Startle ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Unexpected

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Fungi ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Eerie

Living in the Pacific Northwest where the weather often is damp and cool, and the ground strewn with evergreen and deciduous tree duff, fungi of all sorts pop up and flourish year round.  The bigger they are, the more otherworldly … Continue reading

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Same Horizon ~ many years and seasons ~ Weekly Photo Chalenge

The view from Cabin 1 Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA towards Waldron Island (foreground) and Saturna Island (behind Waldron).

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Rainbow ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ The Hue of You/Me

I looked through my catalog of photos wondering what color represents the me of me.  Could it be green, the hue of plants – one of my favorite life forms?  Or maybe blue?   Yes – the name we give … Continue reading

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PINK Hydrangea ~ Weekly Photo Challenge (Saturate)

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Crow’s View ~ Weekly Photo Challenge (Perspective)

A favorite perspective of mine is to look up and see what’s going on in the world above me.  Glimpsing patches of sky and light filtering through branches of big trees is always a pleasure.  Today I was delighted when … Continue reading

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Where Rocks Are Born ~ Weekly Photo Challenge (Sea)

at the edge ocean motion slaps and tugs earth mother heaves slabs births boulders

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