Camoflage

Saw this clever one this morning and hung clothes around it. Good luck buddy!

Wildlife Up Close

Providing habitat is the best way to bring wild creatures near. How do you make a place for wild animals in your life?

I was excited to see these two Evening grosbeaks on the tray feeder. I tried to be sneaky and get a good shot, but they saw me right away.

No, not the cherries! Mom with two half grown babies visited the yard. This city lot used to be only blackberry brambles.

This is mom and two very young (barely walking) babies crossing a police line at a nearby park. Talk about cute!

On The Way To Work

Do you go the same way to work every day? Do you see the same things every time, or do you notice new stuff?

I hopped on my bike and took photos of what caught my eye on my way to work. I had to turn around to capture this Wisteria in bloom, next to the red leaf Japanese maple - fantastic colors.

Green, green, green, the green of spring popping through the cage. I wonder what else is in there.

This roof grabbed my attention, so I snapped one off as I rode by.

Unusual Sightings

Some photos make me feel good just looking at them. Here's a couple.

Why does a Great Blue Heron land on a roof in the middle of town?

Hot water shooting out of the ground in the Black Rock Desert. Yahoo!

What Is It Really?

Here's a couple more that make me see other than the obvious. Some things just jump out as different and others require that I relax and let my mind wander to the possibilities. Turning my head sideways or upside down changes everything.

These are raindrops frozen in iron, but they might also be music made solid.

This could be a limb lost, or something soon to be born.

This is a sky from a very different planet.

Seascapes

How do you keep your mind flexible, your imagination active? An early drama coach taught me this exercise. Ask yourself what could something be besides what your first thought tells you it is? Kids do this without being shown. They see wonderfully imaginative things.

Green baby's hair - a child of the sea, or an alien baby.

These of course are whale bones with the Olympic Mountains in the background (okay that would be considered half true).

This must be someone's pelvic bone, or scapula that the sea has returned.

Used

When you're finished with something, do you throw it out?

When its old, do you fix it?

Do you turn it into something new and useful in a different way?

Gun & Wave

What's it feel like to look down the barrel of a gun, a big piece of artillery?

I found it strangely compelling.

Reminded me of the inside of a wave.

Who knew waves and guns were cousins?

Adversity

What's your best tool for dealing with difficulty?

Do you try to overcome it?

Do you try to patch things up?

Enlivening

What do you do for fun when life is at its most boring?

Happiness

What sorts of things make you feel good?

I love to walk. Its a day hike to Lake Ann, at the base of Mt. Shuksan in the North Cascades.

These little buddies always make me happy.

Six days backpacking in the Pasayten Wilderness makes me extremely happy.

Doorways

Some doorways seem to lead to the past.

Some lead to life's finest pleasures.

Some are windows you can step through.

Moss

Whistle lake is rife with moss, in all shapes, colors and textures. I made up my own names for them. Why not?

Mouse eye view of umbrella moss.

Mouse bed moss.

Old mouse beard.

Shower moss.

Green

This is Skagit River green. It is really this clear and this color. I wonder what this color would taste like.

Spring is peeking out. The scent of cottonwood wafts in with the breeze, as the leaves begin to open. Aahh, yes, long awaited spring.

Same Frame

Breathing the clouds once again and color pops out of the gray.

The land where rain falls in the sky, but often disappears before it reaches the ground.

Drops

These drops have begged a picture for weeks now. What fascinates me so much about them?

Raindrops/cloudrops on Madrona branch.

A picture taken with little thought, it jumped out at me when I put it on the computer. What do I like so much about this one? Its cool, its crazy, but its not frozen.

From Inside

In the Pacific Northwest, we know what the weather from inside a cloud is like. Water sticks to everything it can. Even people drip with it.

We breath from the earth's lungs and they feel like our own.

From Above

This is Ballard Locks in Seattle, from above of course. Everything looks wildly different from the sky. Patterns become more obvious.

Most things look quieter and more peaceful, even the Golden Gate bridge and surroundings. I begin to imagine how the world was 100 or 200 years ago.

The Skagit Flats in north Puget Sound looks so glorious in the sun, it begs to be explored. How far back in time would I have to go to walk as far as I wanted without running into a man made barrier?