Mt. Adams seen from around Glenwood

There is nothing like entertaining visitors to remind you of what a beautiful place you live in. When we visited Fort Worden (the old WWII bunker in the background) on the tip of the Quimper Peninsula near Pt. Townsend, WA, the yellow lupines were dotting the the landscape with brilliant yellow.

"In the deep spring when grass was green on fields and foothills, when the lupines and poppies made a splendid blue and gold earth ... then there was no more lovely place in the world."

~ John Steinbeck

Backyard bird, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_2032

The Palouse from Steptoe Butte

Washington State, USA

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This was captured in Gig Harbor Washington State

Its been 7 years since I've made the trek into Royal Basin. One of the best and most beautiful hikes in the Olympic National Park. This is a two shot Panorama.

Lincoln County-Washington State

Downstream view of the Big Qjuilcene river.

Backyard birds, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_4072

Lincoln County-Washington State

Cloudy morning

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The city as seen from the Bainbridge ferry and slid in Snapseed and DistressedFX apps. HSS!

Beautiful cloud filled blue sky reflects on Cottage Lake.

The Glowing cap caught my eye.

Never get enough of them. Always different.

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Should have gone to see Floetry. How did I not know about Santigold at the Neptune? I just can't keep up anymore.

Lincoln County-Washington State

This isn't fifteen feet different and might even be shot in the same tripod footprint as 'the pointing tree', but what a difference between the shots. A really nice bit of schooling/learning on composition between these two photo's so I'll include the almost exact but completely different shot in comments. What do you think?

Photographed at Snow Mountain Ranch, Cowiche, Washington. IMG_5761

Backyard birds, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_3423

All was still at Rapjohn Lake, I don't recall hearing a sound. There was no one there to see me, but I probably looked pretty foolish tiptoeing around trying not to break the enchantment. :-) Happy Sunday folks, and thanks for stopping by.

Red sun in Woodinville WA caused by wildfires some 250 miles away in Washington and Oregon states.

Note the sun spots.

Photographed at my home, Yakima County, Washington.

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A few of the many Brandt's Cormorants that can be seen nesting on the Westport Jetty.

Photographed at my home. I will be away for a few days.

Photographed from from my driveway. Smoke from the many wildfires has been hanging over the Yakima Valley off and on, mostly on, for the past week or so causing the sun to be brilliant orange just before sundown. IMG_8165

I had the opportunity to photographed Cedar Waxwings eating juniper berries so I took many photos. Yakima County, Washington. IMG_1212

Washington DC 2022.

Photographed yesterday (Aug. 8) late afternoon in my backyard, Yakima County, Washington.

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Photographed at my home, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_8622

Bird photographed during a 2.5 miles walk in the L. T. Murray Wildlife Are, Whiskey Dick Unit, Kittitas County, Washington. I enjoyed standing and listening to these birds sing. If I hadn't moved on I think they would have sang for me all day. I located 6 Sagebrush Sparrows and 2 Sage Thrashers among other birds that I saw. IMG_0812

...and Spirit Lake many years before the 1980 eruption! Old Kodachrome slide by my dad in 1958! Digital scan and treatment by me. Thanks dad. HSS

A view along the drive into the Upper Dungeness River valley.

Photographed in my backyard, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_4464

Photographed at my home, West Valley area, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_3297

Seattle, Washington. July 5, 2012.

Olympic Discovery Trail.

Photographed in the West Valley area, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_8883

Photographed at my home, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_3038

Photographed at my home, Yakima County, Washington.

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Photographed in Oak Creek Wildlife Area near Oak Creek Road, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_7596