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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Tumwater Falls Park

I used to visit often, camera at the ready. The Deschutes River runs through, where Tumwater, the first American settlement began in the 1840s. The first mill was built there, and now the site is the abandoned brewery where Olympia Beer was made, and then Pabst. Below the last falls there is the old... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Bear Creek Dog Park

It's one of the best off-leash parks I've seen: wide open hillside, next to a forested creek with little trails through... I've shown it here before, in other seasons. Davy is a clown, of course... He will make you smile. The trees are entering their glory days, and the creek runs a long quietly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

A year ago, I was in Washington, DC

The one that folk in Washington State, refer to as The Other Washington. I was visiting my daughters and families for a few weeks, was there when Sandy blew by without great effect on their houses, and some minor effects in the neighborhood. Sandy was saving it up for New Jersey. The Eastern... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 30, 2013

Skies

If you like skies, and clouds, and sunsets and storms... These links are for you. http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/sets/72157625994758336/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/sets/72157627630808413/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/sets/72157624480901838/... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 30, 2013

They're coming...

Most of the pictures I took going up and down Pike's Peak yesterday are loaded to Flickr, which presents the newest first, in the photostream, so if you go back to the black squirrel pictures, and go left through the shots, you will have them more or less as I experienced them. (If you want a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 26, 2013

Rock Ledge Ranch: houses and gardens and surroundings

Yesterday, strolling around the paths from one of the two main houses to the other, there were little eye-catchers everywhere! It took some doing to get to some actual history of this historic site: most articles are about Rock Ledge Ranch as a 'living museum' and tourist attraction. Even the sign... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 23, 2013

Rock Ledge Ranch: The Pond

The evening that we went to see CYMBELINE in the tent in the meadow, there was time first to stroll around the grounds, and around the small pond. I plan to go back to take some other pictures showing the buildings and gardens of this historic site, but on this occasion there was only time for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

more Colorado Skies!

http://flic.kr/p/fuXDB6 Storm clouds building huge and threatening across the southeast skies, while the west is blue and sunny... Maxfield Parrish skies... Pike's Peak, and sunset light... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

The north side of the plane

I sat on the left, the north side of the plane this time, so there are no shots of Mt Rainier on my departure from Seattle. Instead, on the horizon there is a far-off Mount Baker, and another major peak of the Cascades that I don't know the name of. Then, there are many many peaks with deep blue... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

a few new aerial shots

These are from the trip to Washington State. In fact, there wasn't much inspiring along the way, until we crossed the Columbia River and I saw, first, Mt Adams, and then, distantly and grey, west of it, Mt St Helens, and to the south of them, Mt Hood on the horizon. And then...... Sign in to see full entry.

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Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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