RHH's photos with the keyword: northwest

Larrabee Sate Park, Northwest Washington.

Those virgin lilies, all the night Bathing their beauties in the lake, That they may rise more fresh and bright, When their beloved sun's awake. Thomas Moore

The local Northwest Washington Fair.

In Explore August 24, 2009, #345. Taken at the local fair in the flower displays.

Taken at the Northwest Washington Fair, Lynden, Washington.

Taken at the local Northwest Washington Fair.

In Explore August 26, 2009, #218. Thanks, martinsanford and rsingleton for the id. This is Amaranthus viridis, a shrub-like perennial that I photographed growing outside one of the show barns at the Northwest Washington Fair.

There are large flocks of swans feeding in the fields south of the town where we live. I was out today and took some photos of them both on the ground and in the air. It appeared that the flocks were a mix both of Tundra or Whistling Swans and Trumpeter Swans. I believe the swans in this shots are Trumpeters. As you can see, the sky is rather threatening and by the time I finished taking pictures a storm had moved in and it was beginning to rain. Trumpeter Swans were hunted for their feathers and were hunted nearly to extinction in the early 1900's but have made a comeback and are quite common now. These birds can live to be as old as 30 years and often mate for life. There is some great information on Trumpeter Swans at this address: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Trumpeter_Swan/lifehistory

Magnolias are native to Asia and the Americas and include some 210 species. Many of them are grown as decorative tress and shrubs, some of the first trees to bloom in the spring in temperate areas. For more information check the following link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia

Taken last autumn on a neighborhood walk with my wife. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/12/autumn-afte...

This room at the Chihuly exhibition in Seattle is very different from the others. It not only contains many smaller glass object, bowls, vases and decorative pieces, but contains a collection of Native American baskets (the inspiration for some of the glass pieces), old photos, and blankets. Instead of trying to show the room, I thought I would post a photo of just one piece, one of the vases or bowls that are mixed with the basket collection on shelves along the wall. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/07/chihuly-gar...

I've been posting close-ups of the wood and bark of the Pacific Madrone or Madrona (Arbutus menziesii) and thought I ought to post a picture of the tree. This photo, too, was taken at Clayton Beach in Larrabee State Park. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/08/larrabee-st...

I have not been able to upload anything for the better part of a day and it has also been very slow. Flickr, it appears, is all messed up again, and I just made the mistake of renewing. There are many places like this in our northwest forests that I would not venture because the undergrowth is so think and tangled. This is the Fragrance Lake trail once again. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-wet-walk-...