Last Friday my husband, my sister, her boyfriend, and their two dogs crammed into a borrowed mini van with all our camping gear and headed to the ocean. We intended to leave by 1pm to beat the rush hour traffic that plagues us Seattle dwellers but somehow it was suddenly 4pm when finally merged onto the...
Do you remember last Fall when all the leaves were falling and Shutter Sisters gave us the photo challenge to shoot from the leaf’s perspective? There were so many cool shots that people came up with and I really fell in love with this shooting style. When I can’t think of anything else to shoot...
“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.” -John Calvin “If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of...
We live near the water so these gulls are everywhere. At the beach they pose for pictures and let you get close – but not too close. On the ferry ride home a passenger supplies a feast for these rats with wings. In a moment dozens of them head our way. Swarming and diving towards the...
“Solitude, says the moon shell. Every person, especially every woman, should be alone sometime during the year, some part of each week, and each day.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh Steve and I took a mini road trip up north yesterday to Deception Pass. Although we were together we spent most of our time apart. Wandering around...
A sunny Seattle day always brings a smile to my face. I love being so close to the water and seeing mountains in every direction I look. I love how the whole city comes alive when the sun comes out (even if it’s still freezing cold). I love complaining about the rain and fog that...
