Mountains and Dunes floating on a sea of more dunes ...
Revisiting White Sands National Monument,
New Mexico, November, 2009
New Mexico, November, 2009
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
REPEATING
I came across these two fashionistas at the Elephant Seal nursery in San Simeon, January, 2010 -- thought they might be worth a few smiles for a Wednesday Hump Day!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
ELIZABETH WARREN
"Every now and then, someone comes along and says something that makes everything clear. Elizabeth Warren just did that, and the world is taking notice."
"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there -- good for you."
"But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory..."
"Now look. You built a factory, and it turned into something terrific or a great idea -- God bless! Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a{nother} hunk of that and pay it forward for the next kid who comes along."
Just sayin'
"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there -- good for you."
"But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory..."
"Now look. You built a factory, and it turned into something terrific or a great idea -- God bless! Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a{nother} hunk of that and pay it forward for the next kid who comes along."
Just sayin'
Friday, September 9, 2011
MORE "BEEN THERE..."
Sweet Memories of BRITISH COLUMBIA, July, 2007
Through the mountain and into the trees
And the ever-stunning Lake Louise
Monday, September 5, 2011
SOUTH CAROLINA
A few of those "Been There, Done That"
Sweet Memories. This one at daybreak, Outer Banks, 2009
Charleston, SC
Priceless Seagrass baskets
And an "abstract." Sort of!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
I WAS WRONG!
Again. Although the Sierra is still my favorite mountain range, the Cascades have earned a special place in my heart. Maybe because this range of (we hope) extinct (or at least inactive) volcanoes is so in your face when the skies are clear and blue. Mt. Baker, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, and all the way south to Lassen are peaks that on a clear day, one can see for miles around. And they are stunning in their white-cloaked majesty.
For the folks who live in the shadow of Rainier, you can often hear, "The mountain's out? Ho-Hum. What's this? Our ninety-third hour of Summer?!!! "Big deal!! But what do I know? I'm just an awestruck tourist!
UP HERE
DOWN THERE
Thursday, August 25, 2011
MYSTERY PLANT
Does anyone know what these curious little plants are? The leaf structure resembles that of an anemone (noticeable when the second photo is enlarged).
Shimmering in the sunlight and their beards fluttering in the breeze, they reminded me of miniature garden gnomes -- tiny, feathered sentinels for the colorful treasures in the meadows around them.
Common Buttercups
Owl's CloverRockjasmine
Aster
Bear Grass
Delicious Lupine that filled the meadows with the scent of Nehi Grape Soda!
All photographed at the foot of Mt. Rainier.
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