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Harmony Hill

Cancer

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged breast cancer under 40, harmony hill, life is what happens when you're making other plans, not just surviving but thriving, photography, washington state, What Really Matters, Young Survival Coalition, ysc

I’ve spent the past two days working on a couple projects that have had me knee deep in photographs from the Young Survival Coalition. That’s had me a little emotional, to say the least: memories, faces, friends… One of those projects a presentation on our getaway to the Harmony Hill Cancer Retreat Center. I’ve just […]

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Bagpipes and the Sea

Adventure

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged bagpipes, Beach, ocean, photography, The Husband, Washington Coast, washington state

Beautiful day by the ocean in Moclips, Washington. The sun was shining, but it wasn’t too hot. Aaron got out his bagpipes and played to the sea. It’s not so loud when the pipes are competing with the surf… There was quite a bit of wind stirring the dust and sand, and making for some […]

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Green

Adventure

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged adventuring, Alaska, Alaska Trip 2011, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Elsewhere, Idaho, photography, washington state, Yukon Territory

We saw so much beauty and variety on our trip from Seattle to Alaska, but the predominant color was most definitely green. Yes, I know I should label all the pictures with the specific locations where they were taken. Maybe next time I take a trip, I’ll take better notes to accompany the photos. Or, […]

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Somebody big was napping here

Adventure

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged Alaska Trip 2011, bears, critters, leavenworth, photography, washington state

Walking on a boardwalk on the wild side of the river in Leavenworth, I encountered this very large matted area in the grass – it was about four feet in diameter. My first thought was that something very large must have been napping in this space, after which I proceed directly into the woods… and […]

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Old School Hydro-Electricity

Adventure

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged adventuring, harmony hill, hood canal, photography, washington state, water

Originally built in 1923, the Dalby Water Wheel was one of the first hydro-electric plants on Hood Canal.

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Trillium

Photography

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged flowers, Photography, trillium, union, washington state

After taking these photos while I was at a retreat in Union, I checked facebook and saw that a friend on holiday 35 miles away took the same picture at the same time. 🙂 Trillium are perennials, and picking the flower can damage the plant so much that it takes a few years to recover. […]

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Running Away

Cancer

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged education, harmony hill, homework, hood canal, washington state

I’m running away for the weekend; leaving Seattle in my wake. Let’s just pretend that I don’t have 30 pounds of text books packed in my suitcase. I’m headed off for a weekend of girl talk, yoga, beach combing and chick flicks with my ‘cancer girls,’ as my husband calls them. He always uses the […]

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Salt Water

Adventure

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged Awesome in Seattle, Beach, gem, Golden Gardens, Photography, sea, washington state

Isak Denison once wrote that the cure for anything is salt water: tears, sweat, or the sea Personally, I’d much rather take my cure from the sea, than sweat or tears. We really should get out here more often. This wasn’t Gem’s first trip to the beach; last time she was just a few months […]

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