If you aren’t following my daily pics, here’s the week in review. All of them have captions. I feel like I had a pretty good week. Don’t forget; if you click the first shot, you can scroll through with your arrow keys or by swiping.
This scene is located just behind our development’s clubhouse and offices. A lovely pond sits between the building and the golf course (which is not part of Trilogy). I thought that as the sun began to set, it would make for a nice picture.
I have mentioned that we live in a 55+ community on Redmond Ridge, just outside of Redmond, WA. It’s a large area; I should know how many square miles it spans but I don’t. Suffice it to say we have over 1,500 single-family homes here, all of which are nestled among some of the most beautiful forests you have ever seen. We have miles and miles of trails, which means hidden within those forests are small lakes, ponds, and bogs. This one is located right in the middle of two sets of homes, but we had lived here for more than a year when I was out walking and stumbled upon it. You have to take one of two specific trails to find it. With all the cold weather we have been experiencing, I was hoping to find this lake completely frozen over. Even though nighttime temperatures have dropped below 30°F, the daytime temperatures have been reaching the mid-40s. It’s a completely different situation when it’s frozen, maybe in February. We shall see.
Today, I made a trip into town, which allowed me to take a photo of the Sammamish River flowing out of Lake Sammamish all the way to Puget Sound. I think my favorite part of the shot is the reflection.
In honor of the amazing Aardman Studios receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film for Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, I present you with the closest I can get to Gromit flying in a plane…in my office. With a little Photoshop magic, he can soar all around our house.
Puzzling, isn’t it? Just going along with our life today, we old people finished a jigsaw puzzle. Appropriately for us, the world travelers, this was one featuring all kinds of maps and travel posters. This mid-century modern seaside hotel was my favorite of the more than 20 spots on the page. I always find these kind of puzzles to be easiest. Large pieces, lots of typography (allowing you to put together words) and individual sections that we can work on alone or together. This one came together quickly.
I had an appointment in Bellevue today, a nearby city, so after I finished, I stopped by the 520 Bridge overlook in Medina. It’s a beautiful day, and I’ve always loved taking photos of this bridge. It is the world’s longest floating bridge; yes, it actually floats on Lake Washington. Kathleen drove this bridge every weekday for more than 10 years to get to work. It connects the Eastside suburbs to downtown Seattle. In the close distance, you can see the University of Washington and the University District. In the far distance are the Olympic Mountains, which are way over on the Olympic Peninsula.
Today was busy, and I nearly forgot to take a photo, so here’s a Nifty-Fifty (50mm f1.4) shot of some bunnies and their shadows. I promise to improve tomorrow.
Sunshine! Sunshine! Sunshine! It’s damned cold but sunny. Keeley and I went for a walk of over 5 miles, and the Cascades looked so stunning in the distance that I had to go back and photograph them after we returned.
Photography can be a way into worlds and memories that words sometimes fail to convey. —Stacy Martin
