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Local Vistas

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I’m late. Lost a couple of days because we headed over to Dad’s to enjoy the low tides.

We live a block below the good views. Here is a random gallery of photos taken within walking distance of my house or my dad’s house, my two centers of orbit in response to last week’s lens artists challenge: Local Vistas.

One block up the hill from our house
Dramatic late afternoon from Dad’s deck.
Mount Rainier from the ferry.
Sunset from a couple of blocks east.
City view from a small park a couple of miles from our house.
City view from a small park a couple of miles from our house.
Creek at a nature preserve near Dad’s.
City view from Grandma’s nursing home parking lot.
Almost sunrise in winter from our front walkway.
Mount Olympus.
Mt. Olympus from a couple of blocks south of our place.
Winter sunset Colvos Passage.
Winter sunset from Dad’s.
Local vistas

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Puget Sound, Seattle

Unstitchable skies

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The last photos on my card for March are a sequence of the interesting skies we had yesterday evening. A weather front was moving in.

Not quite last on card
Actual last on card

I was hoping to stitch them into a panarama, but I didn’t have my monopod and the angles and scales are a little too wonky to pull it off.

For Bushboy’s Last on Card: March and Hammad Rais’s Weekend Sky.

Random Reflections

Whatsoever is lovely…day 21

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A spotted towhee taking a pause from searching for a snack.
I spotted a spotted towhee in the yard this morning.

Gan Xingfu (chasing happiness) 赶兴福

This November I am chasing happiness by photographing and sharing one lovely thing I see each day. I do edit the photos, often with an artistic effect like the one above, because playing with a lovely thing makes me happy.

Note: My son checked with his co-workers and, while they haven’t heard the phrase gan xingfu, they thought it was just fine to use.

For more explanation about this project check out this post: Whatsoever is lovely…day 1.

This is posted for Nanopoblano.

Random Reflections

Whatsoever is lovely…day 10

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King of the sunflower

I think this little fellow is a white crowned sparrow, daring me to take his picture. Notice how the marking on his beak echoes the shape of the black on his cap?

Gan Xingfu (chasing happiness) 赶兴福

This November I am chasing happiness by photographing and sharing one lovely thing I see each day. I do edit the photos, often with an artistic effect like the one above, because playing with a lovely thing makes me happy.

Note: My son checked with his co-workers and, while they haven’t heard the phrase gan xingfu, they thought it was just fine to use.

For more explanation about this project check out this post: Whatsoever is lovely…day 1.

This is posted for Nanopoblano and Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Pull up a seat

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2019-Week 39

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A PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 39 of the Pull up a Seat Challenge in 2019.

Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

It is always fun to see the variety of ideas.

Continue reading Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2019-Week 39 →
Pull up a seat

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2019-Week 37

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A PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 37 of the Pull up a Seat Challenge in 2019.

Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

It is always fun to see the variety of ideas.

Continue reading Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2019-Week 37 →