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I decided to drop in on Mount Rainier this weekend, hoping to catch some light. I have been here many times, and the moutain as always eluded me. After I had taken my shots that I wanted, I stood there in silence just taking in the view. Even thought there were other people around, I felt like it was just me and the mountain. We were finally at peace.

Ripened heads of native grasses hang heavily along tree shaded, walking path of Highline Canal at Green Valley Ranch Golf Course, Denver, CO

This is the Milkyway over Mount Shuksan on Picture lake. We had started at the top of Baker, but quickly realized that the Milkyway would be almost directly over the mountain. We grabed our gear and headed to the lake. There were a few clouds surounding the mountain. We decided to wait it out, and eventually the clouds began to clear. As I stood there looking around, all I could see was the darkness of the night. It was so quite, the only thing you heard was silence. It almost gave me an erry feeling being out there. But it was also so peaceful. Sometimes we get caught up in trying to get the shot, we foreget to enjoy the moment. So, next time you are out shooting at night.. take a moment and listen to the night.

This is the majestic Mount Shuksan, in the Mount Baker area of the North Cascades. I had tried to hike this area in late May, but was unsuccessful. This time however, the roads were open. This was the first evening of a three day trip, we got to spend in this gorgeous area. There was still a fair amount of snow in the higher elevations, but will definitly go back to explore this area further.

Some bulrush leaves blowing in the wind.

I never noticed how much beauty there is in the common grass that grows in any field. I knelt down and shot this image on Thursday, where I park when shooting photos of herons from my kayak. I had loaded up and was ready to drive away, when it occurred to me to take a photo of the grass where I park and unload the kayak. I particularly like how the 'grass bokeh' turned out on the right side of the photo. Any comments most welcome!

A freezing,morning fog has coated the grasses of a local new home sales office landscaping.

Maybe posing, maybe just curious

I don't come across horses very often plus, it's not doing anything exciting compared with the typical horse shots on here. However, it's a starting point for next time I come across one. :)

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Despite being battered by the wind and the rain, many of its petals munched away by bugs and also trodden on by Ruby Dog, this daisy still looks lovely to me. :)

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Does anyone else get fed up trying to think of a title for their images too...?

Tree seedling found before a heavy snow.

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I was so excited to wake up to a crisp and frosty Winter's morning, particularly as it was the weekend so I could go out and have some fun. I was focusing so hard, I didn't even realise my bare toes were on the frost. They don't appear to have gone black....yet. :)

This is for the Sunrise/sunset challenge.

On this particular day, the smoke from the fires had been really bad. We had wanted to go out shooting earlier in the day, but it was just too smokey. I had not totally given up hope, and thought that with all the smoke in the sky, that it could create a pretty sunset. So at the last minuet, we grabbed the gear, braved the smoke, and headed out. We were looking for the perfect spot, when we came upon these trees. We quickly pulled over, as we were running out of time. We only had just a few minutes to set up, before the sun started to set. Out of all the devastation the fires caused, it did make for some awesome sunsets.

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The Mount Baldy Wilderness Area, best accessed by a 4x4, in early October. The pass takes you over a summit of almost 11,000 feet and offers breathtaking views of Colorado's alpine tundra.

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Because they were there,

Emerging from the grass, as soon as he saw me..."Time to look good for the camera"

Let those old chains lie another year,
The harvest season's over
Grass and grit won't do no harm
Just watch it with the mower

Orson bumped my arm while I was editing the curves on this one, ended up liking it so saved a copy.

Been out dewing again.

I was crouched down as close as I could get to the ground in my white dress and sandals trying to get this shot when a jogger ran by and probably wondered "What the hell?" and asked me what I was shooting the ground for. "Oh, grass!" He said... " Most of us just run right past"

Didn't get my dress dirty though. So its a win.

Not the sharpest but that's kindof the point. I LOVE this image.

Sparkle and sunshine,
yellow dandy mornings
Dew tell me your secrets
Little Heart thought bubbles
floating into view

I was taking senior pics and while I was waiting for the subject to be ready I was playing around....

The leaf in the heart of dew that begins the autumn season.

May have gone overboard with the dew shots.
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God I missed fall.

Cropped image.

A drop to rule them all.

Little dew soldiers marching all in a row. Along the crest of a single blade.

Taken this morning. The first dew I have seen since the end of the drought these last few days.

Was shooting some candid work for my son while he was training some athletes. This shot intrigued me because it appeared he was coming out of a hole in the ground.

I noticed these swaying in the breeze in the wild meadow area of my park, and couldn't resist crouching down amongst them to take a better look.

Taken off by one of the scenic outlooks on the Northern Shore Drive on 61 in MN

Nikon D3100
Exposure 1/400 sec at f/10
ISO 800
Focal length 55mm

I was looking for interesting insects or arachnids in the grass, and saw what I believe is the aril or coat from a seed. Probably left behind from one of the firs or hemlocks by one of the squirrels, which was caught on a small strand of silk which disappeared in the out of focus area.