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Endicott Arm
Sailing up Endicott Arm fiord southeast of Juneau on a cloudy/foggy day, I asked a couple to take a photo of me as we approached Dawes Glacier.
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Crazy Quilt
This quilt in the Alaska State Museum titled “The Ladies of Alaska” of velvet and silk was a farewell gift to a District Court judge in 1888.
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Icons
These beautiful Russian Orthodox icons and incense holders in the Alaska State Museum reflect different styles of devotional art from the Russian period of Alaskan history.
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Moccasins
These Kachena moccasins in the Alaska State Museum have beadwork typical of the upper Yukon and Tanana River people from the early 20th century. We have a much smaller pair of similar moccasins that my dad wore as a child when my grandfather was a doctor in Tanana in the early 1930s!
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Old Basket
”Old” is an understatement when the basket remains are 5,450 years old. Coastal natives were making similar baskets of spruce roots into the 1800s, like the one on the right, for gathering shellfish.
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Lodge Wall Painting
We visited the Alaska State Museum in Juneau, which features some amazing native artwork like this wall painting from a lodge that includes a couple of salmon pointing toward the entry door.
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Welcome to Juneau
First view of Alaska’s capital is the busy cruise pier (King Crab!) and mountains covered by clouds and waterfalls. The totem pole by a Tlingit carver honors (from top down) the White Frog (supernatural), Raven (group), Coho Salmon (clan), and a clan member at the bottom.
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Whale of a Tail
This humpback whale dove near our cruise ship in the waters of Southeast Alaska, showing off a big white tail that scientists can use to identify specific animals.
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Cash Fortune
The casino on the Westerdam reflected off the ceiling during our cruise to Southeast Alaska in early June.
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Stairway
Looking down a curved stairway on the Westerdam, the gold railings and mirrors made a striking pattern.
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Seattle Harbor
Cruising out of the harbor, we could see sailboats, the port’s docks, and Mt. Rainier rising above it all.
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Cruising from Seattle
After driving across the state on June 1st, we boarded the Holland America’s Westerdam and sailed out of Seattle’s harbor on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
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Orange Sky
Sunset on a smokey evening created an orange glow behind a pine tree above the Spokane River near Nine Mile Falls on the last day of May.
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Power Pole & Moon
The new moon rose through the wires of a power pole near our house on a spring evening.
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Rhody Bud
The lilac-colored rhododendron in our front garden began to open deep purple buds in late May.
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Yellow Saints
”The little yellow flowers by the side of the road that nobody notices are saints looking up into the face of God.” – Thomas Merton
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Deep Pink
Should a photo give the big picture or zoom in on the details? I opted for the latter in this shot of a tree in our neighborhood in May, while still giving a sense of the rest of the tree.
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White Tree
Is it an apple or a crabapple? Whichever, this tree blooming in our neighborhood was a delicious sight. I enjoy focusing in on one bunch of blooms to highlight their delicate shapes.
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Raspberry Sherbet
How many deep pink blooms can one tree hold? This tree at the entrance to our neighborhood was like a pink beacon along the highway.
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Pink Blooms
These fluffy pink blooms were hanging from a cherry tree next to a parking lot. Find beauty all around you this spring!
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Glowing Gold
When sunset light hits the petals of balsam root flowers on a hillside above my house, the result is a golden glow!
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Yellow in the Woods
The hillsides and the ground under pine trees around Spokane have bright yellow balsam root flowers peeking out at the start of May. My favorite spring wildflowers!
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Balsam Root Sunset
This bunch of balsam root flowers were perched above the Spokane River.
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Yellow Hillside
Bunches of balsam root flowers cover this hillside above the Spokane River along Northwest Blvd in late April.
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Pink Fingers
This small tree in our neighborhood spread its long, pink fingers toward the afternoon sun.
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