The Delta, Northern California
Before Dawn Breaks
Dawn Arrives
Sunrise
Morning Birds
“Piering” Beyond Our Reach
Observation
What are you observing today?
What is next to you? What is in front of you? What is in the distance?
Observation
Looking beyond what you think stands in your way will give you the freedom you desire.
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It’s just Beachy
Saving the best for last on this summer road trip
Cannon Beach, Oregon
I discovered this beach years ago and each time I return I am never disappointed. It is the perfect blend of Carmel, California and Sea Ranch, California. Cute grey shingled cottages with white trim, adorable main street with unique shops and restaurants (lots of gluten-free options! Yay!) and looooong beaches that you can walk for hours on.
I rented a studio on VRBO and enjoyed an entire week of relaxation and picture-taking. This was the perfect way to end my 6 state road trip and a lovely way to end my detailed travel blog. My next adventures will still be shared but instead with more focus given to my visual creative endeavors.
Never forget to have fun on your adventures!
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For The Love of The Arts
It is mesmerizing to watch a glass artist create a stunning masterpiece as the lava hot glass is twirled and formed into whatever the artist has imagined right before your eyes.
Who has been known as the artist of all artists of glass masterpieces? Why, Dale Chihuly, of course.
Being in Seattle, one sees a peak of glass thru a fence when standing in line for the Space Needle. The small glimpse of brightly colored glass captures one’s curiosity and soon you find yourself wandering in a garden of glass sculptures at the Chihuly museum.
Gardens of Chihuly
Inside Chihuly Museum
Baskets of Chihuly
Chihuly – Up Close and Personal
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Soaring Above Seattle
Seattle Down Under
Onward summer road trip! Do not miss the beautiful drive from Leavenworth to Seattle!
I love discovering the history of places I visit. But this time, I had to go underground to learn more about this great city.
Many tourists proudly show the freshly aligned fruit and fish photos they have taken at Pikes Place Market. Little do they know that just around the corner you can take an underground tour of Seattle and learn about it’s remarkable history.
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Guten Tag!
Would you like to experience your German roots without leaving the United States?
Then, Leavenworth, WA is the place for you!
Last year’s road trip needs to end soon so I am leaving Palouse behind (only to return via artwork) and I am excited to share the beautiful murals of Leavenworth. This town is a feast for the eyes to behold, has amazing food and activities for all ages and interests. Here is a link if you would like to learn more about Leavenworth, WA.
How Leavenworth came to be the place it is today is an advertiser’s dream come true!
Check out the history section on the link I provided earlier.
Wir wünschen eine gute Reise!
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Ode to The Rustic Wood
Who knows when my love of wood started. Yes, I said, “wood.” I did love climbing oak trees as a child. I taught myself how to refinish furniture as I grew older. Still to this day, I marvel when the beauty of the veins within the wood seem to pop as I apply stain. Making something discarded or forgotten once again loved and appreciated by another has always brought me great joy.
I had a friend who tried to analyze my fascination with old wood buildings once. Let’s just say she went on about me being represented by the old building and how I felt abandoned and alone because it was located in a sparse field…yadda, yadda, yadda…
Well, that was so far off from what I was thinking. To me, an old building represents a life/lives that should be remembered and not forgotten. It has been fun to imagine who might have lived there and the day-to-day activities that might have taken place. I have a much more positive outlook on life than my friend. Can you tell?
But it is all about perspective isn’t it? Some of us see only in black and white while others seem to be looking through rainbow glasses. Neither is wrong or different but for some reason we find comfort with one or the other.
Today’s pictures not only show my love of old wood and the Element of Line but I like to think that they celebrate our individual perspectives as well.
1 Palouse structure with more than 1 way to look at it.
If someone has a different perspective than you, learn why.
As humans, our depth of understanding of others can only bring us closer.
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Palouse Dreamland
Isn’t it funny how places you have been to end up in your dreams?
Sometimes, it is nice to sleep a little longer and dream a little more.
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Palouse Revisited
Nothing is better than visiting a place and yearning to return some day. You made amazing memories and want to relive the experience once again, right? Well, why not return during the same trip? So, I did just that. I headed from Kalispell to Spokane, Washington in hopes of visiting the Palouse region once again.
It was exciting to see how much had changed from June to July. The bright green wheat fields were now changing to a beautiful champagne color. So, once again, I couldn’t help but spend countless hours taking as many pictures as I could.
I am so excited to share with you what I saw. Please enjoy.
This last pic was a reminder that the wheat season was ending and the fields would be prepared for their next bounty.
This place is ever-changing and so inspiring as each season enters and then exits.
My Travel Treasure 