What place? Here!
Life has kept me too busy to post lately. This blog is an important creative outlet for me, and I really miss it.
Feeling desperate, I’m stealing a few minutes from my other life (quote unquote!) and posting a few recent photos:
Big Four Ice Caves, Cascade Mountain Range, 20 miles east of Granite Falls, WA. The ice caves were behind me. It was mid June, and there was still plenty of deep snow up there.
Oak fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris; Big Four Ice Caves Trail.
Small unidentified grass. Here I tried free lensing – taking the lens off the camera and holding it backwards against the camera to get an unusual focus effect. Thanks to Leah, the fantastic photographer at Uprooted Magnolia, for the idea.
A grass at the Center for Urban Horticulture, in Seattle (shot normally).
Rather a theatrical daisy portrait – placed against watercolor paper, in sunlight.
And finally, a self portrait taken into and through a window on top of the Smith Tower in Seattle, with reflections and a view of the Space Needle in the distance.
I hope you’re enjoying summer! More soon….I hope!
bluebrightly 
An imaginative miscellany.
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Thank you Louis – I always liked that word! I’m one of those people with wide ranging interests and loose associations..
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it’s great to see you, literally, in that final shot! they’re all beautiful photos; you are so very talented!
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Lisa, you’re very kind. Wish our worlds were closer – how I’d love to spend a week at your place, and then to see what you would make of this part of the world, too.
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Beautiful “postcards” from a busy life – lovely to see you!
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Thanks Patti!
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#2 is exceptional. This is not just a postcard. It documents your vision of your surroundings. Perfect.
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Love it! Great work my friend!
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Ah, thank you! And thanks again or your inspiring blog – so many great images, and a generous spirit behind them!
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Lovely photos, Blue. Sometimes it’s enough to just post a few photos! A few moments outside your other life can quell those feelings of desperation.
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You’re right – you two scamps are really very wise!
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It IS important to have a creative outlet, to get into a zone…it’s almost a form of freedom, isn’t it. I love your photographs, and thought the shot you took with the lens “inside out” was amazing. Thanks for the tip, and for the tipper, I look forward to checking out Uprooted Magnolia.
Elisa
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…a form of freedom, yes. At least it does feel like one is trapped when one doesn’t get the chance to exercise those creative muscles. Thank you!
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Wow…just WOW! Incredible images all!
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As you’ll see soon, I’ve just been back to your blog after too long away and was wowed by so many of your photos, so I’m flattered!
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Blogging is my creative outlet too. Love these photos, Lynne – especially that free lensing shot. It’s beautiful!
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Thank you Lynne, for taking the time to comment –
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And we miss you! Daisies are my favorite flower, so I must say I am rather partial to that pic. That said though, taking the lens off the camera, that is a pretty cool trick! Glad you stole some time! 🙂
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I appreciate the support! Oh, and 🙂 back at ya –
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for sure it is good to leave Seattle and discover nature for your second identity!
thank you for your comment at
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/aaa-challenge/#comment-43603
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Beautiful photos as always, Lynn. I love the way you did that grass photo. Especially love the daisy portrait and that pink flower. 🙂
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There you are! I couldn’t find you, but I knew you would appear…so I’ll be on my way soon to check your new blog & see what you’re up to. And I’m always interested to know which photos you like best – thanks!
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Yes, Lynn, I’ve been traveling for nearly a month now, so I’m way behind in blogging and in reading other people’s blogs. You can find me at http://www.catbirdineurope.wordpress. com. I’ll be back in Virginia by Thursday evening!
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So soon! – I read a few posts and enjoyed them – have a great trip – you may be on board a plane already…
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Not yet, but I will be in about 4 hours! 🙂
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great series…. thanks for sharing your compilation… some I have not seen…. 🙂
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