Every spring, the streets and parks of Seattle are ablaze with a variety of floral blooms, from the bright cherry blossoms, the vibrant camelias, the regal magnolias, the colorful tulips and daffodils to the tiny flowering plants including daisies, phloxes and bluebells. I found this carpet of lawn daisies at a park in Seattle particularly captivating
Seattle
WA USA
Cabin in the woods
Even though it is spring in the Pacific Northwest, it doesn't feel like one. The temperature still dips below zero in the mountains, and the clouds still bring snow down to the lower elevation. It is in times like these I often fancy escaping to a cozy cabin, complete with a sauna, hot tub and all the creature comforts.
Many thanks to the Pine Marten cabin for this snug cabin which left me filled with hygge.
Packwood
WA USA
Rolling Greens of Palouse
The velvety greens of Palouse have me salivating for a trip to eastern Washington in summer. It is a landscape remarkably different from the urban scenes of Seattle, the lush forested landscape of the PNW or the snow-capped summits of the Cascades. And in the right light and location, Palouse really shines.
Steptoe Butte State Park
WA USA
Above Eagle Falls
The draw of Emerald bay in Lake Tahoe is its unique setting: a large bay in an even larger lake, ringed by mountains and thick pine forests. It used to be one of my favorite haunts when I lived in California, for, in the right light, it offered remarkable opportunities for hiking and photography.
Emerald Bay State Park
CA USA
The Dark Lord Rises
Every October, some of the most fanciful balloons gather in the high desert landscape of New Mexico. Chariots and lighthouses fly shoulder to shoulder with bees, dogs, hearts, and the occasional Vader. I wish I could go back and relive my time there.
Albuquerque
NM USA
Leaning Away
Visiting tulip fields is aboud admiring the the rows and rows of neatly planted tulips, in all shades from brilliant whites to deep purple. But not all end up blooming successfully, and add a bit of variety to the monotony of the parallel lines of tulips
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm
OR USA
Spring of Flowers
Springs in California were spent driving around to various parts of the golden state to seek the colorful blooms of wildflowers. Hills, brown and dry during the summer and fall, transform in February to a verdant English landscape, and play host some of the largest varieties of wildflowers. Resplendent blooms of the california poppy, pygmy lupines, fiddlenecks, asters, daisies and many others carpet the sunlit slopes of the Sierra foothills. I am yet to witness such a transformation in any other part of the country.
Table Mountain Ecological Reserve
CA USA
Golden Honor
Seems like just yesterday I was hiking through a larch forest in peak fall foliage. I spied endless mountain slopes covered in resplendent gold, glowing in the morning sun under a crisp autumn sky.
How is it that six months have passed already?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
WA USA
Blue and Yellow Tribute
Weekday photography means dashing to the fav spots to seek out the twilight sky.
Seattle
WA USA
A Fallen Rose
From above, the tulip fields were geometrical patterns of straight lines of different colors: yellows, blues, whites, pinks and reds. Coupled with assortments of an agricultural life, these patterns were interesting to photograph.
But down below, the compositions and scenes were strikingly different. Gone were the patterns where details were lost. Instead, I tried to focus on the minutiae, and on the uncommon occurrence.
Woodburn
OR USA