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March 2019 ~ The Month in Pictures and Words

A new family member, a camping trip and a film festival made up a fairly easy going month. First meet … More

"gig harbor film festival", "short films", abandoned, abandoned homestead, eastern washington, filmmakers, ghff, ghost towns, journal, kittens, young filmmakers

Jazz and Photography

…..and saying YES to possibilities. I’ve been listening to jazz since I was 17 years old. I’ve been taking photos … More

art, creativity, goals and dreams, jazz, jazz music, journal, knkx, knkx 88.5, knkx885, live jazz, live music, Motivation, music, npr, Photography, photos, project, public radio, reflections, say yes, self improvement, Thoughts, vision

Rainy Days and Photowalks in the Pacific Northwest

So what do you do during the spring months in the Pacific Northwest if you’re a photographer and enjoy being … More

buskers, creativity, kells cafe, money, Pacific Northwest, Photography, photos, Photowalk, pike place market, pnw, puget sound, rain, rainy days, seattle, street photography, travel, Washington state ferry

Learning To See Less

The 30 Days of Black and White wrapped up a few days ago. Since then I’ve been wondering how shooting … More

creativity, fuji lens, fuji xt1, fujifilm, learning to see, minimalisim, minimalist photography, project, seeing, self improvement, the daily post, Thoughts

GoGo Penguin Live Studio Session at KNKX

This was my lucky day.  First it’s well known that I love Jazz.  It even says so on the back … More

abe beeson, gogo penguin, jazz, knkx, knkx 88.5, live music, music, musicians, studio session

Fun with the Fuji 16mm f1.4

It’s always so much fun to get a new lens for my camera and this one is special in a … More

fuji 16mm f1.4, fuji lens, fuji xt1, journal, learning to see, Photography, photos, pike place market, seattle, vision, westlake center, wide angle

Team Rust

I’ve been asked who Team Rust is and why we go by that name.  So I’ll try here to tell … More

abandoned, abandoned homestead, camping, historic, history, homestead, journal, landscapes, Pacific Northwest, Photography, photos, road trip, settlers, story telling, team rust, the past, the wild west, travel, vision

Team Rust Rides The Rails in Idaho

A short story of riding abandoned railroad tracks in Idaho

abandoned rails, camping, idaho, journal, landscapes, Pacific Northwest, Photography, photos, rail karts, railroad tracks, Riding the Rails, road trip, story telling, travel

Desert Southwest ~ Road Trip

  Not sure why this hasn’t happened before now but finally a Road Trip to the Desert Southwest got scheduled. … More

canyonlands, desert southwest, journal, landscapes, road trip

Astoria, Oregon

Astoria, Oregon is the city connected to Washington State by this beautiful bridge.  It’s also the city we Washingtonians drive … More

astoria, astoria bridge, astoria oregon, atomic motel, beer, brewing, bridges, fort george brewery, landscapes, Pacific Northwest, Photography, photos, street fourteen cafe, travel, water

Rainy Northwest Days. Stay Home or Get Out In It?

The Pacific Northwest is wet.  We have rain forests.  In the winter months it can rain a lot. So what … More

fungi, hiking, hiking in the rain, hiking pacific northwest, old growth trees, olympic mountains, Pacific Northwest, Photography, photos, quinault, quinault lodge, quinault rain forest, quinault river, rain, rain forest, travel, water, water falls

Changing Times and Going Small with the Leica D Lux Typ 109

Since going “small” and mobile about a month ago using only my Leica D Lux Typ 109 and an iPad … More

leica d lux typ 109, mobile photography, Photography, seattle, Tacoma

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