Tag: photography
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…and to all a good night
Shooting grainy on-the-fly night photos doesn’t always yield the best results, but it’s done a great job of documenting this year’s Season of Light. I hope yours is as warm and bright as ours has been, and that you are surrounded by joy while the sun makes its way back to us. Good Yule, and…
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Apple blossom time
I took this photo of one of our apple trees a couple of weeks ago, when the blossoms were at their peak. Now the tree just has a couple of blooms still hanging on— —but if you look closely, it has other surprises in store.
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Weekend revels
I took a rare day off on Friday, to get out of the studio and gather some inspiration in the…um..field. My trip turned into a mini-adventure, full of Washington wonders. Catching the moonrise on my way home was an extra-special bonus, because it reminded me to set an alarm— —so that I could catch a…
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The road goes ever on and on
I just got back from over a month of traveling—first by way of a road trip to the bottom of California and back, and immediately afterward, a one-way Florida-to-Washington drive with a friend. In 33 days I logged well over 8,000 miles, and crossed several vastly different regions of the country. So even with the…
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Their favorite time of year
To me this season is not about a certain day, or even a series of holidays—it’s a collection of moments. It’s those moments that I cherish above anything else—especially when they happen with the people I love best, in this part of the world I call home. I hope your season, however you might celebrate…
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Messing about in boats
At this time of year, the rainy season looms just ahead, waiting to drop like the proverbial other shoe. So any extra warm sunny days we’re given feel like a huge, magnanimous gift. And since this little slice of Indian Summer fell on a weekend, it felt like I just had to get out on…
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Daytripper
Saturday was a scorcher—I wouldn’t normally pick a day with the temperature in the mid-nineties to hang out in a concrete jungle, but it was a special occasion. You see, it’s a rare treat to get to have a tasty meal and a good conversation with a roomful of talented illustrators. Photo by Sophie Dufresne—thanks,…
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Focal Point
If you earn your living by drawing pictures, you have to spend a lot of time with your head down and your eyes on your paper. Yet at this time of year, with spring coming along fast (at least in the Northwest…), life hurries by at a frantic pace. I hate the idea of missing…
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Let’s get this snow on the road
The Tailor and I are off on a winter road trip to spend the holidays with family and friends. I chose this picture out of pure wishful thinking, in hopes that the mountains in our path will be bare of snow… …though I have a feeling they’re going to look a lot more like this.…