Month: February 2020

It’s Leap Year – So Let’s Leap!

Happy February 29th! ~ Susanne

Photography Fun – A 2020 Space Odyssey

I hadn’t photographed the moon yet this year  – how could I with all that rain? – so when I saw it glowing last night in its crescent form with Venus nearby I thought I’d give it a whirl. The sliver you see is… Continue Reading “Photography Fun – A 2020 Space Odyssey”

Makaha Beach and a Surprise Lunch on Oahu’s Remote Leeward Coast

Time to drop back in on Oahu and take you to the remote west side of the island.  To get there we left our base in Waikiki and headed northwest to the Farrington Highway where we had the ocean on one side and the… Continue Reading “Makaha Beach and a Surprise Lunch on Oahu’s Remote Leeward Coast”

Playful Benji

It goes without saying that I miss the boys whenever I’m away and I’m certain they miss me too. So I need to make it up to them as best I can. Tiger is happy with a good scratching but Benji wants to play.… Continue Reading “Playful Benji”

Oahu! A Walk at Ala Moana Park and Waikiki

It’s always hard to return from vacation and it’s even harder to share your enjoyment without putting your reader to sleep. (Remember the neighbor’s slideshow of no interest to anyone but him?) So I’ll break our trip into chunks and dole them out over… Continue Reading “Oahu! A Walk at Ala Moana Park and Waikiki”

Ordinary Days after Oahu

Some of you asked that I bring back the sunshine from Hawaii and I obliged – at least in the Pacific Northwest. When we left for Oahu last week, the skies over Seattle had been gray for weeks on end, the rain unceasing and… Continue Reading “Ordinary Days after Oahu”

Aloha from Oahu!

Apologies for not tending to your blogs last week but I managed to escape from the soggy winter of the Pacific Northwest to the perpetual summer and island paradise of Oahu! Did you know that Hawaii has the longest life expectancy of any state… Continue Reading “Aloha from Oahu!”

Pull Up a Seat

There’s nothing better than a couple of Adirondack chairs – Next to a field of lavender, Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, On the dock at Lake Washington, Or in your own back yard. For Pull Up a Seat, photo challenge. ~ Susanne  

The Raw Beauty of Idaho

As you know by now I’m from Washington and I’m rather proud of our beautiful state. But  right next door we have a wild and rugged neighbor, Idaho by name, that I have neglected on this blog.  So I rummaged through my photos and… Continue Reading “The Raw Beauty of Idaho”

A Winter Walk at Seattle’s Lincoln Park

The year started out balmy, lulling us into thoughts of spring, then surprising us with sloppy wet snow. Then came the endless days of rain and even the locals grew weary.  Did we let that stop us?  Nope. We managed a walk whenever we… Continue Reading “A Winter Walk at Seattle’s Lincoln Park”