This picture was taken at my NCO (ALS) graduation right before I put on SSgt....My husband and I were both in the Air Force......since then he has gotten out, but I'm still aroundSSGT

I have always loved taking pics and having pics all over my house, but last year I've gotten really into it.
The pics are from Mt. Rainier last Christmas, when it was cold and there was plenty of snow....and I just happen to catch a beautiful Washington suset somewhere a long the way......snow cold Mt. Rainier sunset

My Pups  Hunter Madison

Washington State beaches:

Moclips
Ocean Shores
Ocean Shores
Ruby Beach
Ruby Beach

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lonely
lonely
lonely
find somebody

When I first saw Port Angeles, WA, I knew that this is where I'd retire. I fell in love with it's beauty instantly. PA (as we call it) is located on the upper Olympic peninsula and only a few miles from the most northwest point in the lower 48 states (Neah Bay). To the north is the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Victoria Canada is only 20 miles across. To the south is the Olympic MountainsView of Hurricane Ridge Olympic National Park and from one of the country's largest natural spits the view is awesome. Storms from the north / northwest tend to travel through the Strait of Juan De Fuca and the cloud formations are sometimes spectacularClouds over strait
Port Angeles Harbor in a deep water harbor and is refuge for many ships in need of repair. The waterfront trail offers beautiful views of the harbor View of harbor and from the pier, the views are spectacular in all directions. Pier, Port Angeles Harbor PA is also host to A Coast Guard Base US Coast Guard Base which is located at the very end of the spit.  
From Port Angeles, you can access The Olympic National Park from several points and all are within 2-3 hours away. The main entrance is located in Port Angeles and allows access to Hurricane ridge. Lake Crescent is situated in the Park and only 20 minutes from PA. Lake Crescent
Well that's a quick tour of where I live and I hope you enjoy it. I'll be doing photo-stories on the Hoh Rain forest (one of the few temperate rain forests in the US)where the annual rainfall averages 145 inches year and as high as 240 inches, and on the coastal part of the Olympic National Park, specifically Ruby Beach.

St John's Cathedral, Spokane:
exterior
steps
walk
 doors

Vacation last week. Went to Seattle and San Juan Islands. Orcas, specifically. Seattle broke its rainy day streak when we arrived and we had most days with no precip. :] Pictures were tough due to very low light and I forgot my tripod at home. I did use a little table-top tripod for some shots, though. I tried for some good landscapes. As usual, though, I can't stay out of absract mode for long. Here's some of the pics:
Mukilteo Beach
ripples and grooves
ferry
a wake
From the Inn
aquatic plant life
inner surface
Moran State Park 1
Moran State Park 3

Went to the Pullayup Fair (Washington State).  

We had to wait for Krystal as usual on the bench

This is my dad...Dad Happy

He buys ice cream at the same stand every year Ice Cream

As usual Moon and I were together
:-) Moon and Me

Remember Amy by the campfire? Amy campfire

She was with us at the fair.  She loves dogs
Dog Lover

the sun rises * and rises * the clouds rush by * silent buildings watch * the doors remain closed.

I can't tell you how much this depresses me. I went to a nearby lake and took a few pictures at the resort there: summer's end.

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Son & daughter-in-law visited Mt. St. Helens Helens and found it to be AWSOME!. We camped close-by and in the morning captured several neat pics spider . Later we visited Mt. Ranier DESCRIPTION_HERE .

As I get older, I love the fall more and more. This year especially, as mushroom hunting is a new favorite pasttime of ours. 13 pounds of chanterelles, our biggest haul to date, meant we had to forego highly amusing gastric opportunities.

same place as that other one...marker.

this is looking the other way from the lake pic I posted a couple of nights ago: Calm.

After I took this photo I skipped some rocks across it. I had to!

another shot from my jaunt...this from an old Catholic cemetery out in the middle of nowhere: IHS.

sunset on Sprague Lake.

Not long after this today, these barrels were filled with food for the Food Bank: empty.

Every year the University bookstore I work at puts on a food drive in conjunction with Homecoming. This year we had tons of contributions from groups on campus. More pix will eventually be here once I get through them all.

I'm beginning work on a website for a local nonprofit that provides low-cost spaying and neutering services. I took some pix yesterday of friends and their pets. Here are some outtakes:

Nipper1, Nipper2, and  Nipper 3. Nipper is a Jack Russell terrier.

Then there was  Zuzu, who was recently adopted by Kate. Kate's friend (whose name I've suddenly spaced) just got a terrific beagle pup named Harley. Here the friends pose together as one happy family. More to come!

Fall is in full force on campus. Take a guided tour: Fall. And here's one that didn't fit: reflect.

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