Cache machine...

Up at 4:00 this morning, and on the road. Not out of town this time, just a day wandering around Monroe with a bunch of friends, finding geocaches.



From Monroe to the cliffs above Index, we spent the day walking and driving from one beautiful place to another. There is much I don't like about my birth state anymore, but I can't fault the scenic beauty.

On a back road, on the south side of the Snohomish River, we followed a trail down to a beach full of cliffs and boulders, and still clear water.

Share where you live... Green

It's not hard in this part of the world, to find green everywhere you look. Even in June, when it's starting to heat up, the woods are still brilliant green.

For this entry in the Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt, the task was to find five different leaves. In this wooded park between Hwy. 101 and the Pacific Ocean, I didn't even need to move my feet.

Go on a nature hike... find five different leaves | #1

This is #1 on the @twistedroadstudio summer photography scavenger hunt

Normal...

We get up early to meet caching friends for coffee, have breakfast at a nearby cafe, then come home for chores (does the laundry ever get completely done??). I see a flash of brilliant color through the cedar tree, and finally drop everything and go out with my camera to capture it.



I finish the blocks for a new quilt, and make a miniature block for the label. An old friend has returned to posting photos to her blog every day, and I am pleased. She is has an amazing eye for photography, and I've missed her daily writing and pictures.

Bubbles...

In a small waterfront park, in a small town... really, really big bubbles.

Share where you live... sign collector

After an hour or two walking the old streets of Port Townsend, I spotted these paintings on the side of a brick building, and stopped for a photograph. Then I spotted the arrow. Since I always take pictures of these old murals and signs, I didn't need the hint. Then I realized that the arrow pointed the way to where I'd parked.

Arrow... where does it point?

This is #11 on the @twistedroadstudio summer photography scavenger hunt

Reflections...

It's hard to pass by any reflection, especially when I find a river that flows so slowly, it mimics a lake. This is the Hoquiam River in the late afternoon, full of shadows.

We recently spent a whole day driving along the Washington coast, stopping at Forks and La Push and Rialto beach, and deciding spur of the moment to stay for another night before heading for home.

Share where you live... Shadows

On our way home from the ocean, we were still chasing a few more geocaches before we lost the light. And when we got close to the abandoned cooling towers at Satsop, DW hopped off the highway and drove across the river to take a look. All those years driving past, and it's the first time I've been up close and personal.

Ladder - show where it leads | #25

I stood in the weedy parking lot, so close I had to crane my neck to see the top of the 480-ft. tower. And all I could do was wonder how many steps were in this staircase... and be glad I would never have to find out first-hand. I love how the late-afternoon light created beautiful shadows from this vertigo-inducing ladder. 

This is #25 on the @twistedroadstudiosummer photography scavenger hunt

Misty grey...

On this grey, grey June day, the only color was the grass along the river, and the distant evergreens on James Island and his much smaller siblings.



The wind was blowing, and the clouds were full of mist. Being there brought back so many memories of family time at the ocean when I was growing up. Especially the mist and the grey... picking the right time to be at the beach is a crap shoot, especially in the days before webcams and weather predictions on a smart phone.

But the sand between my toes and the sound of the waves are part of me, deeply ingrained. So I don't mind when the sun doesn't show its face. And I take off my shoes and walk to the edge of the water, and love every feeling that rushes through me.

Share where you live... yellow in a garden

A weekend on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula... to pick up wine and enjoy live music, do some geocaching, and shop for new lavender plants for the garden. The lavender farms are just starting to bloom, but Sequim is full of gardens in full bloom.

Visit a garden or greenhouse, find something yellow

Share where you live... flags

My blogging friend, Sarah of Twisted Road Studio, is doing something fun this summer: a photo scavenger hunt to to give us some inspiration to get out with our cameras, but without the stress of a doing a daily post. And I decided to play along. There are 28 prompts, and we have until the end of August to finish the list.

Find a flag | #7

This approach is perfect for me. I've tried following daily prompts in the past, and it just doesn't work for me. I always get sidetracked by quilting or gardening or geocaching, and hate when I miss a deadline, however minor. So I'm going to have fun with the list.

I'll post my photos here or on my Instagram page, Pennylane_53 (or maybe both places).

Do a search for the hashtag #sharewhereyoulive2019 to see what others are posting.
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This is #7 on the @twistedroadstudio summer photography scavenger hunt