Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
I had over a dozen candidates for today’s City Daily Photo theme day, “Photo of the year.” This, however, was the only one that I’d enlarged and hung on a wall. I took that as a sign. It was taken on a walk in the Olympic National Park Hoh Rainforest, a place of incomparable beauty.
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Happy new year!
Some of my favorite moments behind a camera are when it’s pointed at eagles. I caught these eagles in a disagreement over who got lunch — a dead seagull that they had no doubt hunted down together.
I was pleased to catch this eagle landing.
This eagle was simply being too regal to ignore on election day.
The City Daily Photo theme day for January 1st will be “Photo of the Year.” As I search for a favorite, I’ve found a few that I especially enjoyed last year. I liked this little goldfinch on my window sill. Is it that it was a special moment or just a cute little bird? I can’t say. Probably both.
And this is another favorite. It also happens to be food for goldfiniches.
When I’ve taken pictures of other sparrows and pulled out my bird book to identify them I’ve seen this one several times in the book but hadn’t found it. At last I have. The book describes them as small (5-1/4″) and secretive. For perspective on it’s size, just remember that those rose hips aren’t much bigger than your little finger.
We don’t like to brag but Sequim is home to famous and important people.
Who am I to drop names?
The more years I experience the Pacific Northwest the more deeply I peer into winter. The first winter here all I saw were bare twigs, colorless landscapes and the ubiquitous evergreens. These days my camera is teaching me to better curate what I take in.
Take this corkscrew hazelnut, or Harry Lauders walking stick. It’s an interesting and pretty plant when it has leaves. But winter brings out its gorgeous architecture.
So…I wonder if leaving Santa so many cookies is such a good idea…