Spokane
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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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Cherry Blossoms
Spring weather in late April brought out the colors on trees around Spokane, like these cherry tree blossoms.
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Sunset Towers
Towers holding up their high-tension power lines march into the sunset on a clear, winter’s evening near our home.
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Anniversary View
For our 39th anniversary, Elaine and I spent the night at the classic Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane. It was the first time that either of us had stayed there, so they upgraded us to a corner suite on the 12th floor that had this impressive view of downtowns different architectural styles.
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Crackle
During the cold days of mid-February, I enjoyed finding crackle patterns in the ice along our street.
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Frosty Weeds
Sunshine illuminated the frost on these weeds one morning, setting them aglow for a few minutes before melting the ice crystals. Beauty is often found in the most unlikely places, if you keep your eyes open to it.
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Spikes in Snow
An inch of fluffy snow can make even prickly weeds look interesting. I noticed these when walking my dog past a vacant lot in January.
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Wings of the Wind
Delicate clouds leave feathery trails in the sky as the jet stream blows these “wings” above Spokane on a cold but sunny January day.
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Tower of Triangles
Looking up into a high voltage power line tower on a sunny winter afternoon reveals a symmetrical structure of triangles disappearing into the sky. I dare you to count them all!
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High Voltage
Power lines, and the towers holding them up, look a little shaky when reflected in a puddle after a winter rain in Spokane.
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Full Moon2
The pattern of clouds on a lovely November evening was lit by the full moon above and the lights of Spokane from below.
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Full Moon1
The full moon in the middle of November was peeking through the clouds in Spokane every now and then.
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Field Patterns
Flying back to Spokane, the recently harvested wheatfields of the Palouse create patterns similar to integrated circuits when viewed from a mile overhead.
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Dinner Time
The grassy lawn outside Saint George’s School attracts deer in the evening to manicure the grass between mowings.
