A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
We spent our last day on the island hanging close to home. Laura and I went out to the Padilla Bay Reserve in the morning for a walk around the bay, and I went out a couple of time to shoot pictures, but other than that it was a day for packing and getting things … Read More “From Washington to Washington, then home” »
A trip to Skagit wouldn’t be complete without a a ride in the Cascades, shopping in La Conner, a ferry ride, Deception Pass, and a meal at Chuckanut Manor. Tonight was our meal at Chuckanut, and it was one of the best we’ve had there. Background Chuckanut is a fixture in this area. It’s been … Read More “Chuckanut Manor” »
The weather was not what we had hoped for, but was not unexpected. After yesterday’s brilliant skies, we awoke to rain and clouds. I guess it is the Pacific Northwest, after all. Despite the weather, we decided to go ahead with our plans to take the ferry to Friday Harbor. We were a bit early … Read More “Washington State Ferries” »
09-19-07 Morning Light It seems like I can never get away from work, even in a paradise like this. Subsequently, I was awake half the night worrying about something, then got up at 5:00 AM to make some calls before folks headed out for the morning on the east coast. Since I was up before … Read More “Skagit Valley Light” »
09-18-07 Skagit River Valley – Chasing Salmon Even though it was overcast, we decided to head up into the mountains. Our plans were flexible, but mostly involved following the Skagit River up into the Cascades. We started on the south side of the river, rather than taking the more crowded Cascades Highway. There were several … Read More “Chasing Salmon” »
09-17-07 At 6:00 PM Saturday I was in bed. I finally got out of bed at 6:30 AM Sunday morning – 12.5 hours of glorious sleep. Sunday was overcast with rain threatening. It was the perfect day to recouperate and regenerate, and that’s pretty much what we did. Duff came over from next door with … Read More “La Conner” »
Seattle 09-15-07 Sometimes I hate travel. Specifically, I hate the feeling of being herded while running a fever. It seems that every time that I’ve flown lately I’ve been sick. I’m sure my fellow travelers weren’t too happy, but there was not much I could do. The flight to Seattle itself was uneventful, which was … Read More “Touring Seattle” »
To quote Scott Adams, right now I’m in a happy place where the Internet don’t shine. Laura and I are at her mom’s on Samish Island, ‘way up in the Puget Sound. All I have is the occasional dial-up access, so I haven’t been posting pictures, etc. I have been typing and processing images, though. When … Read More “Northwest Passage” »
BoingBoing featured a link to a collection of French art from 1910 which was supposed to show life in the year 2000. As with most futuristic art from that period, the artist took the familiar and extrapolated what it would become. As with other collections of this sort, some of the images are eerily prescient, … Read More “That Grand, Glorious Future” »
I noticed the flags at half-mast as I drove by one of my schools, and I remembered. It was also Tuesday six years ago. We were gathering for our regular staff meeting, as we were today. Our meeting was interrupted with the news of the attack on the towers. Today we took a moment to … Read More “9-11 Coincidences” »