Puget Sound crossing calm water fog clouds and blue sky
Puget Sound crossing Washington, USA ©2011 Ed Book Although I live on a peninsula in Puget Sound, I don’t often cross to Seattle on the ferry so I never get jaded by the experience. To me, every crossing is different. Last week we crossed when there was a low thin fog just over the water [...]
Bald Eagle and Great Blue Heron intimidation confrontation
Bald Eagle Great Blue Heron confrontation – Images by Ed Book ©2011 Ed Book This heron must have found a sweet, or rather fishy spot as none of the other herons along the shore were being harassed but even when two or three herons would frequent this spot, the eagles would take offense and [...]
Reposting this from my Alpenglo LiveJournal
I’m posting this for Mike Bay, a local friend in response to an image he posted on FaceBook and also because not all who subscribe to this LJ also see the posts at my Alpenglo LJ (which is really messed up now that I no longer have the image server that I linked to for [...]
Dyes Inlet from Washington Narrows on the Kitsap Peninsula
Alpenglow on Dyes Inlet near Tracyton on Puget Sound’s Kitsap Peninsula – Washington state ©2011 Ed Book A few days ago, I was in Bremerton to visit to see his spiffy new electric motor scooter and pick up the box that it was shipped in (I always need large strong cardboard for shipping large framed [...]
tumbling water to travel down deep canyons and across tidal flows to the Hood Canal in Puget Sound
this water will flow into Cedar Creek and then down the Skokomish to the Hood Canal in Puget Sound ©2011 Ed Book Last week, I spent a few days up the drainage of the South Fork of the Skokomish River in the Olympic National Forest on the south side of the Olympic Mountains. It’s an [...]
Beaver Pond Serendipity
Beaver Pond Reflections on Ripples at Kitsap County’s Anderson Landing Nature Preserve ©2011 Ed Book Yesterday, I was out and about and driving by Anderson Creek near the Hood Canal, I noticed that the stream bed seemed different with lots of rock debris so I stopped to investigate. I found that the mega [...]
making her entrance – Daisy Duck’s country cousin
Mallard duck hen (Anas platyrhynchos) swimming in Takhlakh LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington ©2010 Ed Book …and friend of Walter T. Duck Peace
Takhlakh Lake and Mount Adams
12,281ft Mount Adams and its reflection in Takhlakh LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest, Cascade Mountain Ranger, Washington state ©2010 Ed Book I stopped at Takhlakh Lake a few weeks ago when I went down to the Indian Heaven Wilderness and to the Klickitat Canyon in the southern Washington state Cascade Range. There is a forest service [...]
My LiveJournal Blog is nine years old
On the 15th of this month, I will have Nine years of posting in my LiveJournal. In the spirit of celebrating the anniversary of my birth for a week vice day–which I started doing a few years ago when I missed my actual birth"day"–I’ll celebrate this LiveJournal anniversary for a week… whatever that entails… maybe [...]
Meandering through a meadow in the Indian Heaven Wilderness
a meander through an autumn dry meadow in the Indian Heaven Wilderness Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington ©2010 Ed Book A few weeks ago, I was in the Cascade Mountain Range between Mt St Helens and Mt Adams. I spent most of a day in Takh Takh Meadow near the Mt Adams Wilderness. [...]
fjords/bays/peninsulas of west Puget Sound
In my last post I mentioned the peninsulas/islands/hills/fjords formed by the last ice age. Here’s a view from the top of a hill near here: Hood Canal – Dabob Bay – Quilcene Bay Kitsap Peninsula – Toandos Peninsula – Olympic Peninsula of western Puget Sound in western Washington state ©2010 Ed Book It’s rural but [...]
I want a pond…
…was just looking at some photos a Facebook friend posted of their new pond/waterfall feature in their backyard. My own pond is still under construction… In case you dear readers/watchers/observers don’t remember from way back in this LJ, I used to post photos of the progress on my hill/waterfall/pond as it progressed… I haven’t posted [...]
Reflections and flying heron at Big Beef Creek at the Hood Canal
Abstract Reflections on Big Beef Creek at the Hood CanalKitsap Peninsula – Puget Sound, Washington, USA©2010 Ed Book
Palouse Falls on the Spokane River – Washington
Palouse Falls, Spokane River – Washington, USA ‘saw where a kayaker went over (on purpose) successfully recently. The river appeared to be at a high flow rate. Peace
Seabeck Bay wondering where the fish are…
‘nother over at go look, I’ll save a place here for you Peace
a scene from last April
along the Puyallup Ridge ski trail – Mount Tahoma Trails, Washington, USA ©2008 Ed Book Peace
overnight frost and lake surface freeze lasting till mid afternoon
Mount Rainier in Reflection Lake early ice ©2008 Ed Book winter isn’t just lurking ’round the corner… Peace
a visit to a waterfall friend this week
tumbling water near Walker Pass – Olympic National Forest – Washington ©2008 Ed Book Before my Daughter and my Grandkids flew back to the east coast, I spent a few days camping with them and my Son, Seth and my new Daughter-in-law Victoria. On the way home, I visited an old friend, this waterfall along [...]
snowstorm in Paradise
Paradise with twenty feet of snow – Mount Rainier National Park ©2008 Ed Book last week on big snowshoes Peace
taking a short break sometimes means…
working on something different a little while ‘ call it refreshing the palette. I’ve been optimizing and printing images for my ‘featured artist’ show next month at the Silverdale Fine Arts gallery … all new prints and in one theme… I’m quite busy getting everything ready… more about it soon. Hood Canal and the Olympic [...]