35mm fun on a layla walk..

Here are some shots I took this morning. Nothing too special, the light wasn't that great and neither is the camera....oh, wait..neither is the photographer... hmmmm... Course, when you have such a beeeeautiful subject, I guess you can't really go wrong.. Anyhow, the big black fins in the top pic were chopped off naval subs and stuck in ground to resemble orca dorsals. They (the fins) are actually named after real orcas in local pods.. There is a small brass plate on the side of each fin with the name of the sub, and the (human assigned) name of the whale.... Not really sure if we could pronounce what they call each other.. yeeeeeewaaahahhhaaaamemeeeeeeeaahhaaaaa-I think it might sound something like that... but i'm still learning... whalespeak, that is....

September is blackberry pickin' season in Seattle. A walk down pretty much any trail, and most streets, can be a tasty endeavor. What amazes me is that there aren't more birds taking advantage of the buffet?! The other shot is the view out our kitchen window. Depending on the clouds, the mountains can be really beautiful..

Bandera Mtn.

Here is the official launch photo of our new blog. This is a picture of allie and layla enjoying the view of Mt Ranier from atop Bandera mtn. About 45 minutes outside Seattle, and right on I-90, this mountain rises to an elevation of around 5500 feet. Considering we began our day at sea level, it was quite the hike to the top! Of course the bottle of wine we packed with us to the top made the descent a bit easier!