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admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:43:48 +0000

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Cabin in Columbia Gorge, Summer

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:47:21 +0000

Back for a summer outing 6 years later, the path still welcomes you home.

Moss at Falls Creek Falls

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:44:12 +0000

After a short hike to falls creek falls, you come to the lower section of a stunning 3 section waterfall. Water falls down and mist shoots up. These mosses find a friendly home.

Cabin in Columbia Gorge, Winter

admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:44:29 +0000

Several years ago we visited the vacation house of a friend of a friend in the Columbia Gorge, near White Salmon. Sometimes the fog would break and you could see the expanse of the river below. After a stroll, here’s the path back to the house.

View from Frank’s Beach

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:19:14 +0000

It’s now a little tradition to get a restrained amount of fireworks at Bargain Betty’s on the reservation on the way to the island for 4th of July. Sparklers and the last light of day; the smell of sulphur infused smoke.

Birds and Windows Don’t Mix

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:16:11 +0000

Up on Lummi Island for the 4th of July, exploring the backyard at the house. Saw this little one on the outdoor shelf under a garden-facing window.

The Smell of the Forest

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:22:46 +0000

Sunday I went out to the woods in search of wild chanterelles while Dana was studying. I returned victorious with several pounds that smelled of wild places and changing seasons.

Willamette as Glass

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:19:25 +0000

On my bike ride downtown to the office I often see the way the seasons play out on the riverfront landscape, but seldom do I stop to snap a shot. Today was different. The fall air was cool and damp, and the river was glass.

Tomato harvest #1

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:07:13 +0000

This was the first of many harvests from our curbside tomato beds. We have a zillion golds, which just pop in your mouth when they are warmed by the sun.

Before the rain in Colorado

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:04:03 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I was in Boulder for a surprise birthday party for my dad. As I was driving into town the light was just that perfect afternoon photo light. I stopped out on 75th, near the old railroad car depot. To my back was an apple tree, and I could smell the faint odor of the apples on the ground turning to the sweetness that wasps love.