1967 Ford Galaxie

1967 Ford Galaxie

Seattle's UpGarden P-Patch
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#upgarden #uskseattle #watercolorpainting #urbansketchers #fordgalaxie

Northern Flicker at the suet feeder, Tacoma WA

Dark-eyed junco at the UpGarden, Seattle WA

Crow landing on the beach, mouth of the Columbia River, Washington side

I believe this to be a Bewick's Wren, Tacoma WA

Some of the local visitors. We just got a suet feeder and we're lucky enough to spy a Flicker soon after putting it up!

I think birds are difficult subjects to photograph. They always seem to be looking in the wrong direction when I want to photograph them. 🤣

#photography #PNW #UpGarden #birds

Saints John (saint of writers) and Cecilia (saint of music), York Minster, York, England

Lenin saved from a scrap pile when the USSR fell. Fremont neighborhood, Seattle

Guan Gong, the Chinese god of wealth, found object, UpGarden, Seattle

Aztec Chac-mool, the intermediaries between humans and gods. Mexico City, Mexico

Per Webster's: a statue is a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting

But there is so much more to them. They are saints, sinners, gods and everything in between.

#photography #PNW #UpGarden #york #mexico

Passionflower and bee, UpGarden, Seattle

Cosmos, UpGarden, Seattle

Cherries in my lap, Port Townsend, WA

Red currants, UpGarden, Seattle

Joining Bluesky has made me go through my pictures and evaluate them.

Is this a good shot or just mediocre. Even if I like it, it's it relevant to others?

Good news, I have been able to delete a lot off my Google photos. Bad news, thousands to go 😭

#photography #PNW #UpGarden #flowers #fruit

A beetle of some kind just along for the ride. Mount Rainier, WA

Bumble bee on lavender, UpGarden, Seattle

A praying mantis. Which in my humble opinion is one of the coolest insects ever. Seattle, WA

Catipillar, he is so psychedelic he should have a top hat and a hookah. Anacortes, WA

Today in my files, I found some bugs! Glad I like insects. 😁
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*Some beetles glow in the dark.

*Bumblebees shiver to keep warm.

*Praying mantises can turn their heads up to 180 degrees

*Caterpillars use toxins from host plants as a defense.

#photography #PNW #UpGarden #insects

A sea stack off the coast of Trinidad, California. This was taken using colored film.

Bird on a branch in the UpGarden, Seattle WA

Seafarers Memorial in fog, Anacortes, WA

This picture is disturbing. The gaps in the lighted feathers makes it look like I have captured a demon with wings on film. Daniel, we need to talk.

Let's talk silhouettes.
Per Webster's dictionary - silhouette suggests with all detail blacked out in shadow leaving only the outline clearly defined.

The first picture was taken with my Minolta SRT 101 in 1986, the rest are digital.

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#photography #PNW #silhouettes #film #UpGarden

Poppies at the UpGarden, Seattle

A Teddy Bear sunflower, UpGarden, Seattle

Show N Tell dahlia, UpGarden, Seattle

Trumpet honeysuckle at the UpGarden, Seattle

Hello my Bluesky peeps. Today I want to talk about a unique outdoor spot in Seattle Center called the UpGarden. It is a P-Patch garden on top of a garage.

During the pandemic, it was a lifesaver. Space enough to social distance but to still be a community.

#photography #Seattle #flowers #UpGarden