April 5, 2018 BUFO — Burien UFO Fest — It was a Cool and Misty Night . . .

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It was a cool and misty night — fewer sightings (and photos due to rain) than BUFO 2016, but that didn’t put a damper on the festivities — alien life forms, music by the Lovecats, street artists, UFO shorts in the Tin Theater, electric vehicles that landed in front of the Hayes Feed & Country Store, and a saucer carrying two film makers that beamed down from Olympia. My picks for highlights of the experience were the alien covered platter … Read More

August 21, 2017 — Trip to Totality

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On August 20, 2017 Chuck and I and a friend, Scott, headed to Madras OR to view the eclipse the following day. We stopped in Goldendale at the Maryhill Museum to view Sam Hill’s amazing, eclectic art collection and then up to the Goldendale Observatory for their 4PM “Solar Show”. Maryhill Museum Upon visiting the Maryhill Museum, founded by Sam Hill, one is first struck by the beautiful view of the Maryhill vineyard and the Columbia River Gorge. Sam Hill was a successful … Read More

Shadows of Spring

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I spotted this image on NW Market Street yesterday. In my peripheral vision it looked like a tree, but since few hardwoods have begun to leaf out in this unusually cold spring, my sub-conscious mind made me do a double-take. I made a U turn to get a better look, parked my car, and in the narrow grass strip between the road and sidewalk, began shooting.   And next to it, a slightly more ominous Shadow Tree.   As I was framing the 3rd … Read More

Mystery Orbs

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On February 6, I woke up to a beautiful snow-covered landscape. At dawn, I grabbed my camera and took a few photos, one towards West Seattle in the the NW and one directly west over the Salmon Creek Ravine. When I viewed them in Lightroom, I noticed they were peppered with beautiful orbs that varied in size and transparency, but I had not noticed the orbs through the view finder nor with my naked eyes. Also, the sky appeared to … Read More