Simply Lavender

The fragrance is intoxicating. We visited the Pelindaba Lavender Festival on San Juan Is. which has been on our bucket list for years.  I like lavender but my taste is more in line with Sasquatch all natural soap for men.

Beached Sea Lion

I'm on the beach at Friday Harbor, WA, and what do I see? 

Red Fox

I tried to be a camera minimalist last week and shot this with my iPhone. Apparently the locals feed cat food to foxes on the trail. Technical: iPhone image cropped vertical.

Friday Harbor

One of the benefits of traveling is seeing new subjects and trying new processing techniques.  This early morning fog in the harbor seemed mystical so I enhanced the image to fit my mood. Later fog burned off, other tourists woke up, and the magic faded.

Horsethief Butte

This is a view on the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge.  As you head upstream the land opens up to prairie habitat.  Horsethief Butte is a climbing and rappelling center and crowded with enthusiasts on weekends.

Dog Creek Falls

One of the features the Columbia gorge is noted for are the many waterfalls.  Most of them are on the Oregon side of the river.  This is in the Washington and a very short walk from the car.  Most of the day it was busy but when everyone went home for supper I had it to myself.

If I were a hammer . . .

. . .all the world would be a nail.  To a macro photographer all the world is small.  I recently visited our daughter in Oregon and while waiting for her rappelling class to finish I explored the Columbia River Gorge. Since the light was so bright and flat macro was the only way to go.