An Array of Vibrant Petals

A set of floral shots from a few years back taken around Manito Park in Spokane, Washington. 🌼

Utah Cacti

These were all taken along Interstate Highway 15 between Saint George and the Virgin River Gorge. The cactus in the featured image is commonly called whipple cholla. 🌵

Friends!

For us taking pictures of friends is a real good time. 🙂 All of these shots come from the context of adventure times with friends around Utah and Washington. All taken using Canon equipment, mostly with a Rebel using a 18-55mm macro lens.

Back From Another Short Break

Took a couple days off of posting to tend to some family and work priorities. Real busy helping to get Ellipses and Semicolons made most recently. I stumble onto old photos I’m fond of pretty regularly when I sort through my Lightroom library. For example, here’s one of a fantastic cosplayer from the Lilac City

The waters of Eastern Washington

Living in Spokane gave us a lot of opportunity to hang out around all the inland northwest rivers and lakes.

Additional Bugs and Blossoms

More insects and plant life from photos around Utah taken in years past. There was a fire up Diamond Fork Canyon some years ago but the seasonal wildfires would not be dissuaded from their yearly growth.

The Flora and Fauna of Midsummer

My partner and I have a persistent fondness for the aesthetics of floral life cycles. The local bugs seem to be pretty big fans as well. These were all taken near Diamond Fork Canyon.

Red, Green, Blue

Took a day off from posting to focus on other stuff and to recharge my batteries, so to speak. Here’s another set of Southern Utah shots. As a family, we’ve taken thousands of landscape and nature photos over the years. I enjoy going through old raw images as a way of remembering and exploring new

Spanish Fork and Diamond Fork Canyon

All the relevant text can be found in the title and photo captions for this post. 🙂

Inland Northwest Mushrooms

As you can see the vegetation alongside the rivers and lakes around Spokane and Idaho can be cartoonishly healthy. The varieties and frequency of mushrooms in the region is sincerely impressive.