photography

  • Remnants

    Remnants

    Whenever I peruse the woods and shore at Matthews Beach, just a few yards from the residential creek that so captured my attention several years ago, I hope to find something interesting and significant half-buried in the sand or nestled beneath the frothy fern fronds and ivy roots. Luckily, I have found many interesting items

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  • Water, Water Everywhere

    Water, Water Everywhere

    For when it’s just “wet” out there!

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  • Camp Like A Girl

    Camp Like A Girl

    A woman’s foray into solo camping goes just as expected… magnificently!

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  • Lavender Blue

    Lavender Blue

    Sequim is the crown jewel of lavender in Washington state, and it’s easy to see why!

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  • This Broom’s Not for Sweeping

    An invasive weed, a glorious golden hue; seed pods that crack, and we can never go back…

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  • Licorice Fern

    Licorice Fern

    I remember the first time I read the word “licorice fern.” It was stamped clearly into the stone wall of one of the staircases at Multnomah Falls. I had recently emigrated to the west side of Oregon from the high desert of the east side of the state, for school, so I was taking every

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  • Lofoten Vignettes

    Lofoten Vignettes

    Shades of turquoise, burgundy and gold abound in the Norwegian archipelago of Lofoten.

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  • Gryllefjord

    Gryllefjord

    Contemplations in sleepy town of Gryllefjord, empty after the summer season.

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  • Last Day in Svalbard

    Last Day in Svalbard

    I had the day to myself. Jim had gone off on another boat trip, but I elected to stay behind today. The boat yesterday didn’t agree with me, and after days of travel, hiking, and boat-tripping, I needed a day to just… be.

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  • Arctic Fossil-hunting

    Arctic Fossil-hunting

    How did fossils of tropical trees and plants make their way onto an artic archipelago? They didn’t – it moved up north!

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