Spring redux
These are some pictures I took a year ago, on March 1, 2016.
Memory Monday, Week 18
Leavenworth, Washington, located in the Northern Cascade Mountains, is a tiny town incorporated in 1906 and relying heavily on the railroad and the timber industry. By the 1960s the town was struggling for economic survival — and that was when the leaders came up with the idea of remodeling Leavenworth as a Bavarian village to attract tourists. As a child, my […]
Memory Monday, Week 17
Hearst Castle, near the central coast, is one of the most amazing spots in California. It was created by William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan and completed in the mid 1940s. One could wander the house and gardens almost endlessly and never tire of the experience. I’ve been lucky enough to visit twice, but it remains near the top of […]
Memory Monday, Week 16
Japanese Garden inside The Butchart Gardens, Victoria B.C. On the Queen of Alberni, ferry to Vancouver, BC. My dad took the picture on the bottom right, below, to show how hard the wind was blowing — the Canadian flag was standing straight out. State capitol building in Olympia, Washington. (I apologize for the poor quality of the images — I […]
Memory Monday, Week 14
June 1978 — We spent two very full days in Victoria, and I’m certain we still missed a lot of great sights there. The Rolls Royce shown above was parked near the Royal London Wax Museum (which sadly, I just learned, was closed in September 2010); we didn’t pay to go inside, but I was entranced by the figure of […]
WPC: Against The Odds
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of February 15, 2017. This week, share a photo that says “against the odds.” Maybe it’s a photo of an unlikely occurrence. Maybe it’s the photo itself that goes against the odds — a shot you never thought you’d get. Maybe it’s a photo of something you’re not sure you’ll be […]
Memory Monday, Week 13
June 1978 — We spent a couple of days in the area around Leavenworth, Washington — this was where my mom spent the happiest part of her childhood. This small town is surrounded by towering mountains with alpine forests, close to Lake Wenatchee and the rushing Wenatchee River (Wenatchee means “boiling water”); it’s not surprising she still loves this place. After […]
Memory Monday, Week 12
In the summer of 1978, I took a road trip with my parents from Sacramento to British Columbia, Canada. We passed through Oregon and Washington State, making a few stops along the way to see the sites. Sadly, back then I wasn’t much into photography — but I made up for that shortsightedness (slightly) by taking copious notes and keeping […]
Orangevale Avenue Bridge
This historic bridge is pretty close to my house. It’s not exactly famous, nor is it part of a major thoroughfare. It was built over Gold Creek in 1915, with a length of 160 feet, and was apparently designed to last for roughly 50 years. These photos, unless otherwise noted, were shot in January 2005, when the bridge was still […]