Rattlesnake Lake

Rattlesnake Lake is a small lake south of North Bend. It use to be an even smaller lake before Seattle dammed the Cedar River. The smaller lake a small town named Moncton along the south shore. Unfortunately for Moncton, the area around Rattlesnake Lake is a glacial moraine. And to make matters worse the moraine leaked badly and to make matters even worse the pool behind damn caused the moraine to leak even more. By June 1915, the town was underwater and by winter it had been condemned. The city of Seattle paid the residents $47,000 in damages. So tonight two pictures of Rattlesnake Lake, one at high water and the second at low water.

Dan

The Road Less Traveled?

The road less traveled can be a nice way to pass a Sunday afternoon. Or it could be a nice way to accidentally check out your neighbor's driveway. Personally I like the road that connects two points not just goes for a couple miles and then ends, because who wants to see the same thing twice and it avoids embarrassing driveway intrusions. Then of course the long drive way makes for a nice picture now and again so its hard to say. In fact I am sure I don't know what I am saying.

Dan

Oh Well

Well last night I didn't get a chance to blog, mostly due to what I thought was a business trip to Sacramento today. Turns out today was actually tomorrow and then late June, so here I am. I just wanted to clear that up, I was not waiting for the 120th anniversary of the first professional baseball game played in Seattle. Mix ups aside, I decided to feature Paar family photos tonight. Once a while back I showed off Court family photos, I don't have as many Paar photos, for whatever reason. So tonight a photo that was identified as my Great-Grandma, my Great-Grandpa and my Great-Great Grandmother. If they are not who they are reported to be, then at is simply lost to dusty time.

Dan

On a Cold May Night...

Pictures from a warm February Day.

The Body of Work

There comes a time when after taking 25,000 or so photos you lose track of some of the older stuff, and for that matter some of the newer stuff too. Then there is stuff that you really like once upon a time and now don't, either because it doesn't stand up to other photos or your critical eye may have changed, or whatever. These all stand to be lost in the dusty places in your mind, as you continue to accrue additional images. Tonight one such image, I remember once really liking this photo a lot. I still like it, but I don't really revere it, or consider it anymore. Taken June 1991, a couple weeks before my 21st birthday, this is taken from Magnolia Bluff looking down upon the lowest tide of the year.

Dan

May 18th Once Again

So today marks 30 years since the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, it really doesn't seen that long ago. I found myself telling my son about the eruption today, 30 years, my time marches on. I remember going to the mountain back in 1984, the greyness and lack of life, not of void of life, just lacking it in most places. Wild flowers here or there but mostly grey. Then 4 years ago going again, and seeing the green and young forest growing. Time indeed cannot be stopped, one day this date will only exist in history books and wikipedia. For those lucky enough to understand first hand the event, we have a better understanding of both the suddenness of change and slow relentlessness of change. As well as the magnificence of both.

The Photographer at Work

Tonight photographs of the photographer, actually taking photos. This sort of thing is much easier to do these days with remotes and all, but so what. Anyway these photos were taken one usually sunny and warm February day at Ocean Shores. I can remember driving out there and passing an ex-girlfriend on the way to her wedding, I'm sure I had the better day, but that's beside the point. Tonight's photos were taken by my wife as I photographed beach trash. Apparently this piece of plastic didn't make it to that spot in the Pacific were all the world's trash goes to be photographed and video taped for documentary mini-series about the spot in the Pacific were all the trash goes. Film crews come and go, but the trash remains. Again that is beside the point. What was the point, oh yes the photographer at work, I took a more recent photo at Cannon Beach of photographers waiting to shoot the sunset, maybe I'll share that one sometime, it is amusing is certain sort of way. But tonight the photographer as shot by his wife.

Enjoy

Dan

The Woman I Love

Today a couple photo's of the woman I love.

Hair

It has finally happened, I have been wanting to do it for a while, and now after about a six month break, I am scanning photos again. And after struggling through yet another week of middle management, it is nice to look at photos. First thing that struck me was the hair, I once had. Fond memories, indeed...

Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day so pictures of my favorite mom, Cicely. She's not my mom, but she's my kid's mom, so I like that and her and the kid. Pictures of the 4 Mother's Day. What that 4 Mother's Day, we found out about the kid on Mother's Day 2006.

Enjoy

Dan

Longer Days

Now that the days are getting longer, and hopefully warmer. It is time to return to the Meadowbrook Farm and watch the sunsets and the elk. It is something I truly enjoy, and it is a lot more fulfilling that ranting about over development in the valley.

More Birthday Wishes

Today is my older sister's birthday. Once upon a time I use to make fun of her age and tell her she was getting old. Now that I am older and wisher I don't do that anymore, and besides it just makes me feel old. So happy birthday Jerrie, without quips about your advancing years.

Dan

Open Space for Open Minds

Today is the 207th anniversary of Mr. Jeffereson's great constitutional crisis, that is of course the Louisiana Purchase. Think of how miserable we would all be if the good ol' USA only extended to Mississippi River, all cramped up on the east coast. Or worse yet, still out west but speaking french or something. But on the topic of space, we all want our own and that's fine. With that though, comes the profiteer, and this profiteer comes in many forms, the land owner, the local leaders, state government, etc. These profiteers have set themselves up to make money from your desire to have a bit of space. Locally, our land owners and local government had to wait 10 years to get into the run away development act and to make matters worse the market is crap. That's not going to stop the locals from rubber stamping every half-assed development scheme out there. They want there part, even if it is not a good idea, either locally, globally or both. Think of it, lets build more homes too far from peoples jobs, so they need to burn more fuel and create more warming gasses to destroy the planet (if you believe in that sort of stuff). Speaking of fuel, I've notice a rise in the voices of those who want to do away with drilling in America. And that's fine too, if you don't drive and don't use plastics, etc. Otherwise, all you are saying is that, the rest of the world can have oil slicks and spills and toxic air and water, not America. Sadly the gulf spill is nothing more than a reminder of the true cost of the American lifestyle, but this time it's close to home and it's on T.V.

Tonight's photo the road less travelled.

Dan