Brown Landscape with Punches of Green I cannot seem to get over the difference in landscape between the mid-western and southwestern parts of the United States. Although both are beautiful in their own ways, I have to say that I prefer green over brown. Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Yucca Valley, as well as the surrounding…
travel photography
Silent Sunday: Joshua Tree National Park
Little Known Fact Series #2: The Green Flash
Some months ago I started on occasional series called Little Known Facts. It might not be a series yet, because there has been one, and only one, post to it. It was back in July and called, Little Known Fact Series #1: The Wisconsin Connection to the Niagara Escarpment. My aim with this series is…
Silent Sunday: A Tribute to West Maui
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Wonder
This photograph definitely was accompanied by a state of wonder! It was taken Christmas Morning, 2015, as the sun rose over the clouds at daybreak on Mt. Haleakala, a volcano on the island of Maui. We were at the summit with a few hundred other TOGs and families. We were blessed with a clear morning,…
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Domes, Arches or Half- Circles
Here are my submissions for this the Cee’s Photo Challenge: Dome, Arches, or Half Circle of this week. Enjoy! Each photo is captioned near the bottom if you hover over the photograph with your mouse.
The Daily Post: Word Press Photo Challenge, All Time Favorites!
I learned this week that The Daily Post by WordPress will no longer be offered prompts – which I rarely used, or Photo Challenges, in which I did participate regularly. As their last challenge, they have asked for participants to photo their all time favorite photos. I hope you enjoy mine. It will be hard…
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Unlikely
This is of the known but unlikely visualization of fresh mountain rainforest water meeting the salt water of the Pacific Ocean. It was taken on the island of Kauai at Hanakapiai Beach: The most dangerous beach in Hawaii Beach – a walk in only beach. There are many signs here warning visitors not to go in the water, for many…
Silent Sunday: Some Cactus
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Rise/Set
Some of my favorite photos are those of the sunrises and sunsets. I have been known to run and grab my camera when the sky is ablaze with color, no matter where we are or the time of day. Given this fact, my photographic submissions for The Daily Post’s challenge for this week are from…