Drip Drop

Looking this way and that

Looking North from the Bridge

Looking South from the Bridge

It's the Water

Olympia's public artesian well

Water? Fall? WATERFALL!

Denny Creek Trail to the Lake; rained out before getting to the lake. Maybe next week!

Storm Water

Happy Halloween from San Diego

Took this at sunset yesterday at Ocean Beach. BOO!

surf's up

Strong winds brought wind- and kitesurfers to Magnuson's beach to skim the water and catch some air on Lake Washington.

For Alexa; Sports Shots

This is Hans (a Senior), Matt (a Junior) and Jeff ( a Freshman) battling their way through the pack to synch a 2nd place finish for the Guys Team at the Beaver Classics race yesterday. All three of these guys are headed to Texas next weekend for the Division Conference race!
This is the start of the Race yesterday, Beaver Classic; in Corvallis, OR. My brother Mike (a Senior at SU) is number 561, Kelton (a Sophomore) is number 560, and Eric (a Senior) is the one slightly hidden behind the other two. They are all going to Texas for the Division Conference race next weekend!
This is the start of the Mike Hodges Invitational in Oregon City, OR. My brother Peter is the Blonde headed kid farthest to the right of the Black and white SU Team. Peter is a Freshman.
This is Hans. He is a Senior at Seattle University. Taken at the Sundodger Invitational in West Seattle.
This is Cara. She is a Freshman at Seattle Univeristy, and originally from New Jersey. This was taken at the Woodland Park Invitational, in Seattle.

Drive By Oregon Sunrise

I drove to Oregon this morning to watch my brother's last College Cross Country race. This was the sunrise taken from the back seat of the car going down the freeway. It's true, you never know when you will need your camera!

Beware the Grim Reaper

And always bring your camera with you. You never know what spooks you'll see in the dark.

 Happy Halloween

Skagit Migration

The itsy bitsy spider

Y is for Yellow

Monty Python's Flying Circus
How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away
'AND NOW...NO. 1...THE LARCH...'

Looking closer

Some insects come to take a look at you, others rest quietly allowing you to approach and some are underfoot. I used my macro lens to "catch" the dragonflies and grasshoppers, then went home to find out who they are: Blue-eyed Darner, Cardinal Meadowhawk and mating grasshoppers.

















Read about the life cycle of a dragonfly. I had no idea!















http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonflies















See more on how grasshoppers reproduce: She's laying eggs!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper

I pointed the grasshoppers out to several walkers who stopped to see why I was on my knees shooting. They were also delighted and told me their grasshopper stories!

the many shades of fall ...

HOT

where did they go?

Outta My Gourd!

FALL FUN !!!

Images of Indian Summer

For me, Indian Summer always means crisp sunny days with trees ablaze!...

and preparing for Halloween... The savvy crow conjures up images of witches and broomsticks and goblins and things that go bump in the night. Growing up in Wisconsin, we often wore our Halloween costumes OVER our snowsuits! These images were made in Issaquah this week.



Reflections...

Autumn's Fire

Seattle's Indian Summer Has Been a Bit Wet

It seemed like every time I went out to shoot the last few weeks water was the theme! The bridge is over a waterfall.