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Fireworks

steve — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:56:02 +0000

I took these photos during the fabulous Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza in Steilacoom, using the “Fireworks” setting on my camera. All photos were taken from The Boyfriend’s deck, which I estimate to be 2 to 3 miles away from where the fireworks barge sat in Puget Sound.

Unaltered (click on a photo to enlarge it):

Altered (increased fill light):

Fall (3)

steve — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:29:30 +0000

Blown

steve — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:24:22 +0000

Fall (2)

steve — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:24:07 +0000

Nasturtiums are a sure sign of fall:

And piles of damp leaves are a sure sign of fall in Seattle:

More flora (1)

steve — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:58:09 +0000

Fall:

Fell:

Fall Friday Flora

steve — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:36:35 +0000

Every year, I tell myself I won’t take any more “fall foliage” pictures. And every year, I take a bunch of “fall foliage” pictures. Because every year, I’m captivated by the amazing colors. And every year, the colors are a little different. Some years, yellow and gold prevail for weeks. Other years, red predominates. Or orange explodes, eliminating green and bypassing gold and red.

So, expect more “fall” pictures from me this year … and in years to come.

This doesn’t necessarily fit with the fall theme, but I like it:

Also not fall-related, but a gorgeous plant:

I think it’s another variety of the plant in the last two photos in this post.

Fall

steve — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:59:40 +0000

More snowbirds

steve — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:08:05 +0000

Hummingbirds aren’t the only birds that come to my deck. I also receive occasional* visits from at least three gorgeous, bright-blue birds. They look like this:

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I think they’re Western scrub jays. Or Aphelocoma californica as they’re known in Wikipedia. In describing the appearance of these birds, the Wikipedia article (as retrieved on 12/23/08) refers to the birds’ “grayish underparts.” (Bird bloomers?) I’ve never heard/seen “underpants” used before to describe a bird. Too funny!

*The frequency of the visits increases in direct proportion to the amount of nuts left on the garden table or balcony railing.

Snowbird

steve — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:52:19 +0000

It’s snowing in the Seattle area today, and this poor hummingbird has not migrated to a warmer climate. First shot is a close-up of the bird; second shot shows the snow, with the bird at the top left.

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Kirsten Gallery

steve — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:14:01 +0000

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The garden at Kirsten Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle.

(Taken with my cell phone camera. At least now I know not to use the zoom feature.)