My favorite photos of 2011

by | Adventure, Creating a Living, Inspiration, Photography, WW

I’m still learning to use my new camera, but I sure got a lot of practice with all our adventure this year. Here are some of my favorite photos.

 

We learned that bears like to eat dandelions

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My daughter discovered the most fascinating animal at the zoo

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I spent a little time in our back yard capturing ducks and lily pads

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my daughter showed off her fashion sense

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I trespassed in a beaver family’s back yard

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I listed my 10 favorite places to be 

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I got up close with some Poppies – I had no idea they were so hairy

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I tried out the macro lens chasing down raindrops

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My daughter and I explored Turnagain Pass in Alaska

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I went tourist at Pike Place Market

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I got all deep and philosophical about a Foggy Day

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and I can’t finish this post without including another picture of the sweetest little girl in the world

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Green

Green

by | Adventure, Living Well

We saw so much beauty and variety on our trip from Seattle to Alaska, but the predominant color was most definitely green.

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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, even better, I’ll have a camera that records GPS coordinates in the photo’s metadata. I’m all for technology that allows me to be even more lazy.

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Dandelions

by | Adventure, Parenting & Family, Tools & Skills for Living

I love dandelions.

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They are such simple, earnest, friendly, happy flowers. I understand that people tend to despise the weed, but they warm my heart.  They’re like children; they may make a mess of the yard, but really they just want to make you smile.

Besides, their greens are yummy.

These bear cubs thought so too. They were making quite a nice meal of Dandelions right alongside the highway. (We were a little east of Whitehorse, YT, here.)