Tag Archives: nature

Travel theme: Contrast

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

With my mind’s eye (and my camera’s memory) still full of images from yesterday’s Tulip Festival, I could easily have done a flower theme this week, although I already used that as a theme during Macy’s Flower Show in NYC … Continue reading →

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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

My dear friend Sylvia and I hit the road yesterday bound for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival; an easy 60 mile drive north of Seattle; 70 miles south of Vancouver. Even with a late start and a couple of wrong … Continue reading →

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US road trip day 22 – Final Furlongs

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Follow the trip from the beginning here. The last day of our road trip dawned bright and sunny. We woke early, anxious to make the most of our final morning on the road. After a leisurely breakfast Jill set about climbing … Continue reading →

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US road trip day 21 – Freeway watching along the Oregon Coast

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Follow the trip from the beginning here. I woke up face down on my laptop and it took a few moments to remember where I was. Jill had disappeared and I was all alone in the flickering fluorescent laundry room. It … Continue reading →

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Travel theme: International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I had dozens of photographs in mind when I first started thinking about doing a post for International Women’s Day; but in the end I distilled my choices down to one single photograph; a white water lily as a symbol … Continue reading →

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Happy Dr. Seuss Day

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as children’s book author Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2nd 1904 and to celebrate his birthday, I had a bit of fun matching up a few of my photos with some quotes from the … Continue reading →

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US road trip day 20.1 – Lost Dreams on the Lost Coast

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Follow the road trip from the beginning here. We woke at the crack of, well, not very early at all, in the middle of the forest in Richardson Grove State Park. Despite all the rustling in the undergrowth the night before, … Continue reading →

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US road trip day 19 – Golden Gate Bridge and el Diablo

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Follow the trip from the beginning here. The next morning found our truck and all our belongings safe and sound, just as the security guards had promised us the night before. We didn’t waste any time getting back on the road; … Continue reading →

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Travel theme: Mountains

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

It’s hard to beat the soaring majesty of mountains. It’s also apparently hard to define exactly what a mountain is. Countries around the globe use factors such as height, elevation, relief and volume in a vain attempt to define them. … Continue reading →

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US road trip day 18 – Welcome to the Motel California

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

Follow the trip from the beginning here. We were up not so bright and not so early after the night that wouldn’t end. In fact, we barely made it up in time to check out, so I started loading up the … Continue reading →

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