News and Adventures
I’d Fall for That!
This is the time of year I really start to think about autumn, or “fall” as we call it here in North America. I know, just these mere words will cause many Pacific Northwest locals to hiss and boo, because they’ve “suffered” through three horrific seasons of, well, light drizzle and mildly cool temperatures. But frankly, summer doesn’t really do it for me. Now autumn, that’s different!
read moreLabor Intensive
It’s Labor Day Weekend, and as I was laboring to get my booth ready for the Issaquah Salmon Days festival next month, I started thinking about how I spent my Labor Day weekend six years ago. Nope, no BBQ grill was involved, but it did involve a road trip. Back in 2008, I packed up my camera gear and headed to eastern Washington and Idaho to visit the beautiful rolling hills of The Palouse for a three day photo shoot.
read moreThe Mountain Ain’t Gonna Hurt Me
Mount St. Helens is a volcano. A stratovolcano to be exact. And volcanoes are going to do what volcanoes are going to do. Sure, they sit there looking all innocent for a while. But eventually, the “active” ones get tired of just sitting there, and they do something about it. Back in 1980, Mount St. Helens did something about it.
read moreThat Just Gets My Goat!
“Do you have any goat pictures?”, the nice lady at the art festival asked. “I have goats and I’m looking for goat pictures.” “Yes!”, I replied. “I have hundreds of goat pictures. They’re all on my hard drive at home.”
read moreRedmond Arts Festival This Weekend
Wine! Beer! Art! Join me this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Redmond Town Center for the Redmond Arts Festival!
read moreArtist Reception at Redmond Town Center
Join me and other artists this Thursday night at the new VALA Art Center in Redmond Town Center for art, wine, and light appetizers!
read moreNew Features Update
Recently I’ve been tweaking my website a bit, and I just wanted to quickly point out a couple of new features for those who haven’t visited in a while.
read moreWell Isn’t That Iconic?
Icons. Photographers are drawn to them like flies to — you know. Every landscape photographer has a bucket list of places that must be visited and photographed, no matter how many millions of times that place has been captured before by others. They’re just too impressive to pass up. And Horseshoe Bend is such a place.
read moreAngels Landing – Bring Oxygen!
There’s a reason they call it Angels Landing. Besides being way up above the floor of Zion Canyon, it’s also the place where several less than careful park visitors have joined the angels. Be careful up here, or pay the price.
read moreHoodoo You Love?
Hoodoos. Goblins. Sounds like something straight out of the occult, doesn’t it? And when they start glowing their eerie orange glow in the early morning light, you wonder if there isn’t something to those creepy monikers.
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