This week, the 20th of 2025, was a good one. Took lots of photos, got some good ones and some that surprised me (how much I liked them), but I am happy with them all. The car photo surprised me because I like it a lot more than I thought I would. My best is probably the eagles, but my favorite is my amazing wife and her wonderful daughter.
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Yesterday, you received the weekly Keeley. You thought we only had one pet, but in reality, we have four more. This is our bedroom menagerie. Each of them holds special meaning for us. From right to left, we have… Take Care, Teddy Bear. He was given to Kathleen by our grandkids when she had her hip replaced quite a few years ago. The white guy in the front row is a Hallmark talking dog (at least he used to talk when he had good batteries). I gave him to Kathleen on one of our first Valentine’s Days together. On top of him is our new coo. We got him last June when we were in Scotland. We love coos. Lastly, there is his royal highness Clarence, who is supposed to be one of Queen Elizabeth’s corgis. We bought him when we toured the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh on our second trip there. So each of them holds special meaning, and no, we are not ashamed to be in our early 70s and still have stuffed animals.
With the sunny days we’ve had, Mother Nature has been providing me with a source of color I just can’t ignore. The first two are totally colorful, followed by a green-on-green plant. All are from our yard, which grows more vibrant every day.
Took Keeley for a longer walk today while the sky was cloudy and found a Trilogy trail I had never walked on before. It wasn’t far from our house. Keeley likes the shade (she gets really hot), and since I don’t usually walk the trails but stick to the streets, I had never run into this one before, with the looming clouds in the background.
You are receiving the weekly Keeley a few days early this week. We had to be out of the house for a little while, so we took her to the dog park to chase her ball—something that she loves to do. She had a great time, and it gave me a chance to capture some real action before we head to Africa in July. Until then, she is the closest thing to a gazelle that I have to shoot.
Looking for something to shoot, I stopped at Duck Lake. I had previously taken photos there back in January when it was almost frozen over. I captured about 30 photos, but as I walked back to our car, I thought, “Wow, the way the car is sitting there, framed by the trees, it’s almost like a car ad.” So I took that shot as well. And here it is: my car advert. We drive a Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV (Electric Vehicle), and I have to say, it is by far the best car I have ever owned. It drives as smoothly as silk, is one of the fastest cars on the road from 0-60 when in Sport Mode (I NEVER drive it in Sport Mode ?), and is a true luxury vehicle on the inside. Plus, I think it looks pretty damn cool as well.
Since today is Mother’s Day, we ventured north to the kingdom of Bothell, where a sumptuous feast prepared by Kathleen’s wonderful daughter, Michelle, commemorated Kathleen’s motherhood. We do this pretty much every year unless we are out of town, and I think it’s been a couple of years since I took a mom-daughter photo, so here you have it.
Photography can be a way into worlds and memories that words sometimes fail to convey. —Stacy Martin
