Often, I find that the only way to get truly interesting photos is to get myself into some uncomfortable position so that I can frame the shot in some quirky way; sometimes, though, nature just presents something that looks like a work of art entirely on its own, no creative framing necessary 🎨
I called and left messages and emailed Senator Murray (D-WA) since the beginning of the genocide in Palestine, asking her to support a #ceasefire. She has been completely absent on providing a response to me and the thousands of her constituents who have demanded the same thing. She is usually quick to respond on any issue you would reach out on. Turns out when you accept over $680k from #AIPAC it is easy to deny Palestinian suffering.
Very few trail scenes beat the look and feel of running thru a silent and still misty forest. It's like all the rest of the universe drops away, and all that remains is my body, the trail, and a small bubble of peace and tranquility that moves with me through the cool, gray void 🌲🩶
Lilo pretends that she's considering going around the puddle rather than thru it, but she and I both know what's really gonna happen as we run down this section of trail 😆
I like how the water looks almost like ice in this still; more, I like the lesson that even the smallest waterfall is mighty from a certain perspective 💦
When you've been running for a couple hours and you reach that sign deep in the forest reminding you that you have miles yet to go to get back to where you started 🏃♂️😅
Here's another photo of a scene that isn't extraordinary in the places I love—but ordinary or extraordinary, I love it all 💚
Grateful to the trail volunteers who hike out to Bumblefuck with tools and lumber to make bridges that protect sensitive waterways from the soles of souls such as mine 🙏
I wasn't sure I would share this photo because it's a scene that feels common in the forests I love, but then I realized that's exactly why I should share:
Not all the magic of life is extraordinary—sometimes we live with magic all around us. It's important that we remember to pause and be grateful for everyday magic 🙏💚
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Here's another example of Sol's mighty power, the light of our life so bright that its radiant orb occludes a tree trunk set between the sun and the camera. I love that ☀️😮💛
I captured both of these scenes on the same day, on the same run. Crossing the snowline, in both directions, was like stepping into an entirely different world. Magical 🤩
I found this mushroom on a short walk thru Long Lake Park, and I loved the smaller cap growing halfway down the mushroom's stem. The photo came out well, I thought; but then someone I love asked for a photo of a single mushroom so she could make something with it, and what she sent back to me was so much better than just a simple photograph 🍄❤️
Bushfire Watch and Act - Evacuation Warning #Manjimup#WesternAustralia - #Callup, #Crowea, #Meerup#WA
bounded by the intersection of Ryder and Lewis Road
N/W to Plantation Road
Stockpile Road
East to Gloucester Road
South to Rifle Range Road
Holliwell Road
West to Ryder Road