I took a lot of pictures last weekend while Husband and I were exploring some uncharted (for us) territory. And luckily many of the prompts/topics this week were fitting for a few of my pics! So I hope you enjoy! … May 11 – Out & About Before I knew it was common terminology up here, every … Continue reading »
So, I’m a landscape kinda girl at heart. I love natural scenes, and I love to photograph them. But around this time of year, it can start to get a little rough to photograph the lush, and somewhat over-grown landscape of the Pacific Northwest. Sometimes it just looks like a big leafy mess. Do you have this issue, too? Well, … Continue reading »
About twenty minutes east of Oregon State University is a piece of land dedicated to the preservation of the natural forest environment. Beazell Memorial Forest in Kings Valley, Oregon (just off Kings Valley Highway) is a tranquil moment in a gorgeous setting with well-maintained trails and public areas to enjoy its stunning beauty. It’s a stunning landscape … Continue reading »
So, as I mentioned yesterday … I got a new camera! And lucky for me, I got the chance to take it out for a ride in the Oregon countryside before we headed home. I had never been a fan of the covered bridge before my move to Oregon. I mean … it’s a bridge right? Little … Continue reading »
In taking my tulip pictures this year, I found myself very drawn to the incredible inside colors and designs. Especially when I returned to the gardens in the bright sun. Sometimes I feel like the tulip can seem like a rather simple flower. (That’s one of the things I love most about it.) But then you … Continue reading »
So … ??? What’d ya’ll do this weekend? We went to do a little wandering through the tulips at the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in La Conner, Washington. So even though I have a lot more sorting and editing to do, I thought I’d share a couple of the highlights. It was windy, rainy, … Continue reading »
When Husband and I first moved to Washington from Oregon, we lived in a town about twenty miles north of Seattle for a few months. We, didn’t know anyone, we were living on savings so it wasn’t easy to get home to Oregon often, and we lived in a very, very small space. So as you can … Continue reading »
A while back I posted some pretty pictures from a drive we took from Seattle, down Whidbey Island and back with some friends. This set of photos was meant to be the final installment but, as is so very normal for me, I got distracted by the new pictures in my life. Since I’ve recently … Continue reading »
I’ve been nursing a sprained ankle last Friday and haven’t been to the grocery store during that time and so, in turn, I’ve lost another Taco Tuesday. Bummer. But since that can’t be helped, I was hoping you’d take these cheerful bromeliad photos instead! Bromeliads are a family of tropical flowering plants.Did you know that … Continue reading »
It’s been a fun week at our place. We had our Kiddos visiting for Spring Break and got lucky with a fairly quiet city and some half-decent weather. (As always, the challenge topics are bold): … March 23 – Sun-Kissed The daffodils seemed to fit the description. We took the Kiddos down to Pike Place … Continue reading »
