Monday, October 27, 2008

October 26 2008

steps down

Some of the 100 plus steps from the neighbors' house down to the road, a shortcut of sorts.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

October 25 2008

Reflections on the Twisp River

Reflections of fall colors on the Twisp River. Blue skies and golden cottonwoods continue to dominate the views around here.

October 24 2008

Reflections on the river

On the Methow River, near its confluence with the Columbia River at Pateros.

October 23 2008

October cosmo and bumblebee

A late October bumblebee gathering pollen from a cosmo at my house in East Wenatchee. For more images of this bee see my Flickr Photostream

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Saturday, October 11, 2008

October 10 2008

Slate Peak lookout

Slate Peak Lookout. On the far side is the Pasayten Wilderness and then Canada.

Friday, October 10, 2008

October 9 2008

on Glover Street in Twisp

A place to post notices on Glover Street in Twisp. Very handy for finding out about upcoming events.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

October 7 2008

Luna on the event of her 2nd birthday
Luna the labradoodle, on the event of her second birthday. She doesm't much care to have her picture made.

Monday, October 6, 2008

October 5 2008

Mountain Bike Racer
MVSTA hosted mountain bike races at the Chickadee trailhead. This racer is passing by Patterson Lake.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Much thanks to Mary Warren for patiently explaining to me how to post bigger images to my blogs! And thanks to Blue Orchid Designs http://www.blueorchidblog.com/2007/10/how-to-have-large-photos-on-your-blog.html for spelling it out so well. It took me a while but now I think I understand.

October 3 2008

Sansaveira flower
10/3/08 Sansaveira flower. I've had this house plant for twenty years or more and it has suddenly burst into bloom!

Friday, October 3, 2008

October 2 2008

Sam in the Twisp River

10/2/08 Sam swims in the Twisp River

October 1 2008

Northern Hawk Owl at Harts Pass
10/1/08 A Northern Hawk Owl, a rare visitor south of Canada. A lifer for me. Thanks to Khan Tran for first sighting it and reporting it to Tweeters

September 26 - 30

9/30/08 Still life with pears


9/29/08 Irrigation pipe in Pearrygin Lake

9/28/08 Sam has a small wound

9/27/08 Siting in the muzzle loader

9/26/08 Jerome, the Garden Gnome

September 21 - 25

9/25/08 Shaggy Mane mushroom that has seen better times

9/24/08 Sam says, can I go now please?

9/23/08 The last standing Sunflower, til the deer ate this one too

9/22/08 Butterfly from the neighbor's garden gate

9/21/08 Kayaks lined up at the West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium

September 16 - 20

9/20/08 Kayak on a sidecar.

9/19/08 Trucker

9/18/08 Seattle reflected on a ferry

9/17/08 Girls just want to have fun

9/16/08 Bubblicious

September 11 - 15

9/15/08 Kelly, another member of our pack.


9/14/08 A buoy marking a crayfish trap on Patterson Lake

9/13/08 Ponderosa Pine Tree


9/12/08 Wind surfer on the Columbia River near Beebe State Park

9/11/08 Sharp-shinned Hawk held by an intern at the Chelan Ridge Hawk Watch site