Photography

Photography is my newest hobby. I’m learning new things every day and love to share my latest pictures with my readers!

Photography

Annie at The New Bass

              I love musicals! On Friday night, S. and I had the pleasure of going to see Annie! I was also anxious to finally get a look at the new Bass Concert Hall, with it’s $14.7 million dollar facelift completed.  What a difference! It […]

Art With Children, Photography

Figure On A Trunk

The Bass Concert Hall in Austin, TX currently has a collection of 30 sculptures on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  They are scattered around the grounds and inside the newly renovated lobby.  The sculpture directly in front of the main entrance quickly grabs your attention.  For fun we tried to […]

Photography

Giant Sunflower Countdown

I planted my sunflowers about the same time I started this blog.  In fact, one of my earliest posts was about how my daughter helped me plant them and saw the first sprouts after a rain shower.  I remember looking forward to taking some photos of them when they opened.  And now, the first […]

Photography

Photography Practice

 All the photography articles I’ve been reading lately have said late afternoon/sunset  is the best lighting for outdoor shots.  So I set out to take some pictures on one of the trails in our neighborhood right around 8 o’clock.  My daughter agreed to be the subject.  I envisioned a woodland musician, with […]

Photography

Pink Surprise

Well, hello there Ms. Gladiola.  And just where did you come from?                   I haven’t seen you in any of the neighbor’s yards.  I know I didn’t plant you, so I am very curious as  to how you came to be in […]

Photography

John 15:8

                      Yep, it’s another pic. from Washington.  Blackberry bushes surrounded our apartment complex in Bothell and were heavy-laden with ripe, sweet berries for several weeks toward the end of the summer.  Every day, in between showers, we would head out for […]

Photography

I Miss Washington

 If you’ve ever been up to the Pacific Northwest, then you know what I mean.  Yes, it rains a lot, that’s true, but the results from that incredibly high average rainfall are worth it.  It’s breathtakingly beautiful. I was looking through some of my photos from our year up there and came […]