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  • Soapstone… An Alternative Meditation
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  • Autumn In Pacific Northwest Forests: Flagler State Park, Port Ludlow and Surrounds
  • Well folks… it’s shroom season in the Northwest…
  • Our 2023 Shoulder Season Cruise Finale: Bedwell Harbour, Hunter Bay… Port Ludlow
  • Dogfish Bay (AKA Kendrick Island), Valdes Island, BC, Canada… 9/15/23
  • After Prideaux: Galley Bay, Then… Powell River.
  • After Cortes Island: Prideaux Haven and… Galley Bay
  • Departing Waiatt Bay and Exploring Cortes Island: 9/1/23 to 9/10/23
  • Images of Our Shoulder Season Travels in Great Northern. 8/15/23 – 8/31/23, Hunter Bay to Waiatt Bay and the Octopus Islands, British Columbia
  • Gorge Harbour… Late August, 2023
  • A Photogenic Tapestry: Waiatt Harbour and the Octopus Islands, Quadra Island, BC, Canada; August 2023
  • 10/28/23.  The Discovery Islands:  Rebecca Spit to Waiatt Harbor and the Octopus Islands
  • 8.26.2023, 20:00; Drew Harbour, Quadra Island, BC
  • PNW Shoulder Season Cruise, 2023
  • An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods
  • Images of Our 2025 Timeline
  • Compelling Images…
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  • Soapstone… An Alternative Meditation
  • Tis Middle Autumn… Leaning Towards The Cusp of Winter
  • Autumn In Pacific Northwest Forests: Flagler State Park, Port Ludlow and Surrounds
  • Well folks… it’s shroom season in the Northwest…
  • Our 2023 Shoulder Season Cruise Finale: Bedwell Harbour, Hunter Bay… Port Ludlow
  • Dogfish Bay (AKA Kendrick Island), Valdes Island, BC, Canada… 9/15/23
  • After Prideaux: Galley Bay, Then… Powell River.
  • After Cortes Island: Prideaux Haven and… Galley Bay
  • Departing Waiatt Bay and Exploring Cortes Island: 9/1/23 to 9/10/23
  • Images of Our Shoulder Season Travels in Great Northern. 8/15/23 – 8/31/23, Hunter Bay to Waiatt Bay and the Octopus Islands, British Columbia
  • Gorge Harbour… Late August, 2023
  • A Photogenic Tapestry: Waiatt Harbour and the Octopus Islands, Quadra Island, BC, Canada; August 2023
  • 10/28/23.  The Discovery Islands:  Rebecca Spit to Waiatt Harbor and the Octopus Islands
  • 8.26.2023, 20:00; Drew Harbour, Quadra Island, BC
  • PNW Shoulder Season Cruise, 2023
  • An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods
  • Images of Our 2025 Timeline
  • Compelling Images…
  • The Captivating Contronym: Raveling
  • Blog Feed
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Author: frabl

Yesterday They Were Here. Today They Are Long Gone.

Les and I were in the pilothouse enjoying our morning coffee. Ours is a simple and informal coffee clatch… just … Continue reading Yesterday They Were Here. Today They Are Long Gone.

Sunrise, Sunset and a Sun Dog, Montague, Gulf Islands, British Columbia, July 2025

We are back. And Canada welcomed us with open arms. Well… really we just slid across the border and called … Continue reading Sunrise, Sunset and a Sun Dog, Montague, Gulf Islands, British Columbia, July 2025

Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.

The Salish Sea was whispering it’s siren song to us.  Beckoning.  Enticing.  Sweet-talking. We’d been preoccupied and had not slipped … Continue reading Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.

An Early Morning Photo of Roche Harbor

A hint of sunrise coloration. Windless. Glassy water. Reflection… It pays to get up at 0430, make some coffee, and … Continue reading An Early Morning Photo of Roche Harbor

Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, 5/2025.

Geologic Time.  An interesting concept studied by many but understood by few.  Where you stand, hike, swim, ply your craft, … Continue reading Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, 5/2025.

Pollo Affumicato Con Fungi Y Orecchiette (Smoked chicken with mushrooms and Orecchiette pasta)

OK Dudes and Dudettes and whomever else I missed (trans, non-declared, whatev…) I can’t remember if I sent this out … Continue reading Pollo Affumicato Con Fungi Y Orecchiette (Smoked chicken with mushrooms and Orecchiette pasta)

So There’s This Place… It’s Ancient, and New

There’s this place near Ludlow Falls.  It’s a little over a mile from where we spend our winters.  It’s an … Continue reading So There’s This Place… It’s Ancient, and New

3/1/25. Twas Brillig. And… We Had a Nice Long Winterish Weather Window to Play With…

Juxtapose those two data points in the title together in a symbiotic manner… good weather and time to play… And … Continue reading 3/1/25. Twas Brillig. And… We Had a Nice Long Winterish Weather Window to Play With…

Today’s (1/12/25) Best Picture

Its a male Hooded Merganser in winter, mating plumage. Quite common around Ludlow in winter. They generally hang in Alaska … Continue reading Today’s (1/12/25) Best Picture

Images of Grandeur

I wanted to entitle this tome: “Visions of Grandeur”.  But… after a bit of rumination, I concluded that using the … Continue reading Images of Grandeur

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