IOA photohouse

Dearest Washington.. You’re certainly a moody place this time of year. I almost wrote you a letter describing all the gloom and doom you bring with the buckets of rain you’ve been pouring over us, and how you’ve accosted us – with heavy, sometimes smelly, fog – for weeks now.. But then, I realized, this is our fourth winter in Washington, and I have grown to love you. I love your overcast days and foggy mornings. You’ve embedded yourself in my being, and I am grateful.

Ty took the one above, I’m in love.. Our humble little bay. It’s ever changing and oh so lovely, especially trapped in a foggy dusk..

I was down by the canal in Port Gamble.. I took this only for that little black dot on top.. That Stoic Eagle. I was almost upset with myself for leaving the house without a longer lens.. But now, I think I like this! Foggy morning on the water.. There’s always something beautiful to find.

Hood Canal foggy morning.. I love only barely being able to discern the horizon.

This one I took last year at this time.. I was just talking about it the other day, so I thought I would share it. I see this woman all year walking, so it’s pretty special, to me. It was a cold and foggy wintery morning..

All of the above being said about this lovely time of year, I couldn’t help but look back on some pictures of last spring and summer, to allow me some remembrance. Not only of what we have to look forward to in the next few months, but also of a time when my kids were younger and Ty and I took loads of pictures, for the sheer fun of learning and growing and documenting. Before we ever imagined the idea of a website, much less a blog, much much less telling stories with our photos. It’s something Ty’s been wanting to see up here for a while, so I hope you’re happy love!

Oran.. Oh my son. I love these, an immense amount. And that love has nothing to do photography. I love them because I can see my little son, before his first hair cut, before he could walk this entire 2.5 mile trail with me, before now. Time is flying quickly my friends..

I love this place all year round, but this field in the spring.. I want to bring a blanket, a picnic basket and my family, to play in it, for days!

This is a ‘Bushtit,’ pretty common here in Washinton where we live. Their nests fascinate us, and if you camp out with a long zoom, you can catch them feeding the young-ins’ inside. These remind me of sharing a camera with Ty, when one of us would run around trails with the kids, and the other would go find something interesting. We almost never do that now, we stick together, take photos together, of each other and the kids, and moments like these, if we’re so lucky! I’ve been walking by these exact nest sites for months now, thinking, wow, this tree has no leaves.. Only a few months ago, there was so much life!

So much sunshine.. I can’t wait for this! I almost brought the exposure down on the whole lot of these, but I really couldn’t do it! This is how it was, and what I’m longing for..

Ty’s beautiful pictures.. I love coming home to look at what he’s shot for the day. Flowers, bees buzzing around flowers, in focus, totally amazing! I’ll stop here for today.. With thoughts of spring, summer and sunshine. Have a great weekend everybody!